10 years ago my son and I were helping a Boy Scout with his Eagle project by
taking this wooded area, that belongs to the Beaverton School District, and
upgrading the paths for a science teacher at Whitford Middle School. We hauled
wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow of gravel down from the back of the school to the
paths that wind through the woods. It was probably the worst two days of my
assistant scout master tenure. The gravel made a base to be covered with bark
dust.
Park at N 45° 27.897 W 122° 46.974 All
sites are within walking distance.
From the starting waypoint, go to the other waypoints and gain
more info and eventually calculate and reach the hidden cache, a Tupperware
container wrapped in camo cloth. Also known as "steel pot bloomers".
Other than the multi-stage nature, this is a easy
one. There is more than one way to each location. All of the locations are on
a bark dust trail or grass. Please be careful, some of the bushes are
overgrowing the path and will snag you. No bushwhacking is required!
*NOTE: The waypoints to gather the information is on school property.
During the summer it is OK to do anytime. When school is in session, please do
after 4PM or on weekends. The cache is located in the park, not on school
grounds!
This is a good place to start. The rest you can do in any order you like.
Walk to the coordinates N 45° 27.870 / W 122° 46.963
What is the English name of this?
The total number of letters of the tree = U
U - 2 = A
Walk to coordinates N 45° 27.855 / W 122° 46.965
What is the Latin name of this tree?
The total number of letters of the tree = V
V - 12 = B
Walk to coordinates N 45° 27.847 / W 122° 46.962
What is the English name of this tree?
The total number of letters of the tree = W
W - 5 = C
Walk to coordinates N 45° 27.864 / W 122° 47.102
What is the English name of this tree?
The concrete post for the fourth waypoint (D) has been destroyed by vandals and the metal tag is missing. THANKS to Kyle S. for the update.
The total number of letters of the tree = 14
X - 14 = D
Walk to coordinates N 45° 27.863 / W 122° 47.030
What is the Latin name of this tree?
The total number of letters of the tree = Y
Y - 3 = E
Walk to coordinates N 45° 27.842 / W 122° 47.086
What is the English name of this tree?
The total number of letters of the tree = Z
Z - 4 = F
This will give you the coordinates to the final cache.
N 45° 27. ___ ___ ___
A B C
W 122° 47. ___ ___ ___
D E F
Please remember to hide the cache well and don't forget to sign the logbook . Hope you have fun and Happy
hunting!