The Lookingglass valley has a unique history. The building you see before you was built in 1875, and was the terminus for the Oakland to Lookingglass stage and freight road. In the 1970s, Lookingglass, population 40 at the time, received national media attention for installing a two-horse parking meter, a telephone booth, and a fire hydrant. I know from personal experience that people still tie their horses to the posts outside the store when they stop to grab a snack.
The Lookingglass valley was named in 1846 by surveyor Hoy Flournoy, who said the beautiful green grass of the valley reflected light almost as well as a mirror. Flournoy later returned to settle in the area.
The cache is at the intersection of Lookingglass Rd and Coos Bay Wagon Rd. One direction takes you to Winston/Green, another can take you up the Callahan mountains, and yet another can take you into Roseburg.