Deschutes Crossing Traditional Cache
brokenoaks: missing. believed destroyed by wild fire.
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a short ways upstream from the mouth of the Deschutes River. a flat good trail and a short scramble off the trail to the cache.
Deschutes Crossing is another of our "Footsteps of 150 Years" series. Crossing the Deschutes River was one on the last big obstacles on the Oregon Trail before arriving at The Dalles Oregon. located near the crossing, the cache is an ammo container that initially contains several toys, tools, and the "Molly Blackwell" (spirit of the pioneers) travel bug. To get you on the correct side of the Deschutes river the coordinates for the suggested parking are N45 37.781 W120 54.722.
“Footsteps of 150 Years” is a series of caches placed near historically significant spots throughout 7 eastern Oregon counties. A stark contrast to the lush Willamette Valley and coastal areas of Oregon, these eastern counties afford a rugged beauty of sage covered rolling hills, high desert land, snow capped mountain peaks, and abrupt canyons. The cache series is placed along the approximant route of the historic Dalles Military Road. This will take you back in time on a journey through the remote back country of Oregon giving you a peek into the unique history of this area.
The earliest leg of this route was a supply trail from The Dalles to the Canyon City, Oregon gold fields. In 1867 The Dalles Military Road Company obtained a grant of land from the US government to improve and extend the road from Fort Boise to Fort Dalles. For many years thereafter vast amounts of freight and mail were conveyed by stage coach, pack trains, and freight wagons via this road. The route went into Malheur County from Fort Boise to Camp Colfax near Ironside Mountain. From there, it passed into Grant County to Camp Logan near Strawberry Creek, and down along the John Day River to Canyon City and on to Camp Lincoln, which is the present site of Dayville. Then from Camp Lincoln, it went to Antone on Rock Creek. From there it followed the John Day River to Camp Watson, Burnt Ranch, and through Antelope to The Dalles.
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