The cache is placed in an area with a view that makes the effort
worthwhile. The view is simply spectacular.
It is known that many of the places named on maps got those
names due to an event, noteworthy person, landmark, prominent
geological formation, etc. This cache will take you to an overlook
of Rattlesnake Creek and Little Jacks Creek. Remember that
rattlesnake part of the Rattlesnake Creek name when you go.
I was walking the rim to find the right spot for the cache. I
thought for a moment an ideal location had been found. It was a
place that was sheltered, out of the sun and weather, not too
difficult to access, but when I reached down to actually place the
cache, I heard and saw a rattlesnake, warning me he was claiming
that particular spot. After a brief negotiation with liberal terms
being offered by me, I found an alternative hiding place to put the
cache.
Note: For those interested in knowing what areas are still
open/available/accessible after the Owyhee Wilderness Initiative
took effect the following link will assist. Within this site you
can access several .pdf maps that will answer some of these
questions.
http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/owyhee_initiative.html
You can no longer ride to this particular lookout point. A
corridor exist through the wilderness that will allow you to get
within a mile or so of the canyon rim. An easy walk on the old road
or brushpopping will get you to the edge and cache.
The cache is a small container and in a sheltered but visible
location. Several rocks were placed one on top of the other at the
cache location, in the fashion of a cairn. The rocks are on top of
the rock ledge the cache is resting under.
We took a video of the canyon at the time the cache was placed.
That video can be seen at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIvQwOxzziM
Legalize: This is a very remote area and anyone who ventures
here needs to be prepared as there are no amenities of any kind
including cell coverage.
Be prepared to rely on yourself.