This cache is located less then two hundred feet from the posted coordinates. Your GPSr will get you close just like a real bench mark. you can use your GPSr to project way points using known landscape features and distances in the description. Most bench mark descriptions start with a known place such as a post office, city hall or some place in a near by town easy to locate. You can start at what ever point you choose, I usually go to the posted coordinates and then use the clues in the description and my GPSr to locate the bench mark. This is meant to be fun yet provide a challenge for some of the more seasoned veterans. If you feel that the description is in error, you can e-mail me with the updated info and I will try to update the description just like a real benchmark. To find the cache, read the description below, use what ever part of it you need to to locate your prize and don't forget to sign the log.
STATION DESCRIPTION (1939) TO REACH FROM PORTLAND TRACTION RAILROAD YARD, BORING, OR. HEAD NORTH ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILES TO THE MARK ON THE LEFT. 171 FEET NORTH FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A BRIDGE OVER A COUNTRY ROAD, 25 FEET EAST FROM THE NORTHEAST LEG OF A TRANSMISSION TOWER, 5 FEET WEST FROM THE WEST RAIL, 1 FOOT BELOW GRADE. IT IS A 1 1/4 INCH PIPE DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND WITH A BRASS SCREW CEMENTED IN THE CENTER.
STATION RECOVERY (2010) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (IPA) (2011) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW TO REACH AND DESCRIPTION IS NEEDED. FROM THE US POST OFFICE, 28515 SE HIGHWAY 212, BORING, OR. HEAD WEST ON B ST/SE WALLY RD TOWARDS OR212 W/CLACKAMAS-BORING HWY NO 174 FOR 0.5 MILES, TURN RIGHT HEADING NORTH ONTO SE 272ND AVE FOR 0.7 MILES TO THE INTERSECTION WITH SE TELFORD RD AND SE HALEY RD, FROM HERE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SECURE PARKING AND PACK NORTH ALONG WHAT IS NOW THE SPRINGWATER CORRIDOR TRAIL FOR 0.4 MILES. 171 FEET NORTH FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF A FOOT BRIDGE OVER SE TELFORD RD, 25 FEET EAST FROM THE NORTHEAST LEG OF A TRANSMISSION TOWER, 8 FEET WEST FROM THE CENTER OF A GRAVEL PATH, 6 INCHES BELOW GRADE. IT IS A 1 1/4 INCH PIPE DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND WITH A BRASS SCREW CEMENTED IN THE CENTER. ACCURATE COORDINATES FOR THIS MARK: NAD27, CONUS N45°26'46.34630" W122°23'0.96567".
STATION RECOVERY (2011) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (two finders keepers) (2011) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
STATION RECOVERY (2012) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (Rheo & Collver) (2012) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
STATION RECOVERY (2013) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (Zombie Response Team) (2013) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
STATION RECOVERY (2013) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (Geo2some) (2013) MARK NOT FOUND. TRAIL HAS BEEN TOTALLY REDONE WITH A PAVED 8' WIDE SURFACE AND A NEW GRAVELED SHOULDER AND BANK.
STATION RECOVERY (2013) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (IPA) (2013) MARK NOT FOUND. VERIFIED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 10 FOOT WIDE PAVED PATH HAS MOST LIKELY DESTROYED THE MARK.
STATION RECOVERY (2014) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (IPA) (2014) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. A NEW MARK HAS BEEN SET IN PLACE OF THE OLD ONE. IT IS A 1 INCH COPPER PIPE CAP DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND AND STAMPED “2ZE1K RESET” THE TO REACH AND DESCRIPTION FROM 2010 IS ADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY. EXCEPT TO NOTE THAT THE GRAVELED PATH IS NOW A 10’ WIDE ASPHALT PAVED PATH AND NOT GRAVEL. ALSO THAT THE MARK IS NOW ABOUT LEVEL WITH THE PATH. OTHERWISE ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE ACCURATE.
STATION RECOVERY (2021) RECOVERY NOTE BY GEOCACHER (IPA) (2021) RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION. TOOK SOME WORK TO UNCOVER THIS ONE, PLACED SEVERAL FIST SIZE STONES IN A PILE OVER THE MARK TO MAKE FINDING IT EASIER NEXT TIME.