This cache is an easy but interesting find because of where it is located in the Redmond Watershed Preserve. An interesting feature near this cache is at a large “out-of-place” rock beside one of the main trails used by hikers, runners, bikers and horses. The path is smooth and easy walking and biking; the surrounding forest is restful and quiet.
400 ft south of the cache is a large rock that is the biggest of several glacial erratics in the area. A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Many scientists believe that erratics were carried great distances by glaciers during the last ice age and were left in their present locations when the ice melted at the end of the last ice age about 10,000 years ago.
Two smaller erratics are nearby at N 47.70683 W 122.04861 and N 47.70626 W 122.04862. If you spot other erratics in the preserve, please post their coordinates when you log your find of this cache. Why is the cache not hidden at the large erratic? Good question - the answer is GeoCaching rules say that caches must be at least 528 ft apart and the erratic of interest is too close to two other nearby Premium-member only caches.
The Redmond Watershed Preserve is a wonderful example of efforts to preserve the wonders of nature in the midst of an expanding urban area.
Pets are NOT allowed in the preserve so you have to leave dogs at home.