Not the Main Line (read guidelines before search) Traditional Cache
Not the Main Line (read guidelines before search)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
After spending 3 hours in the area and seeing at least a dozen trains in the distance, unfortunately for me, not one of them came down this line. I did enjoy many wildflowers, though. For a complete listing, check http://www.wnps.org/plant_lists/counties/thurston/documents/MimaMounds.pdf
The flower pictured on this page is Saskatoon, the Native American name for what we now call Service Berry. I got to name my street after it, and have visited that town up in Saskatchewan.
This is the fifth of the six caches (5 traditionals and 1 earthcache) placed in the West Rocky Prairie area of the Mima Mounds, with permission from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Here are the regulations for visiting this very fragile area:
1. Stay on roadways. (The caches I have placed in the area may be a few feet off the roadway; however, each cache location has been approved by a staff person.)
2. Foot traffic only. No bikes, horses or motor vehicles. Strollers would be acceptable.
3. Dogs must be on a short leash and kept on the roadways at all times. It might be easier to leave them home.
Following these regulations will preserve the natural environment while still allowing the public to enjoy it.
Even one single short walk off the roadways will cause soil compaction. Compaction prevents the natural plant life from growing and allows hardier, invasive species to take their place.
Let's keep this area open for all to enjoy now and in the future by honoring these requests.
Don't forget your Discover Pass.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
lbhe fvqr bs srapr cbfg, va pbgbarnfgre, haqre fabjoreel
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures