The final cache container is NOT at the listed coordinates, this puzzle must be solved first to discover those coordinates. It probably will be easier to solve the puzzle while using a computer.
Here are the final coordinates: N 44 14.ABC W 124 03.DEF
Be careful on these narrow one lane roads, you never know what you might meet around that corner. Coordinates could be a little loose here with all the trees and mountains.
Here is the puzzle:
1780s - Captain John Meares recognizes the excellence of Northwest timber for ship masts and spars.
1827 - The first sawmill is built in the Pacific Northwest.
1833 - The first shipment of Oregon timber is sent to China.
1850s - Four water-powered mills and the first steam-powered mill are in operation in Oregon. Lumber is traded with China, Hawaii, and Australia.
1870 - There are 173 sawmills in Oregon, 138 of which use water power.
1892 - The first timberland reserve in Oregon is set aside, Bull Run Reserve.
1920s - Logging with oxen is on the wane.
1935 - The chainsaw is invented.
1941 - Oregon law requires reforestation after timber harvest.
1947 - Oregon has 1,573 lumber mills, turning out more than 7 billion board feet.
1971 - The Oregon Forest Practices Act, the first of its kind in the United States, requires resource protection during logging
1979 - The northern spotted owl, with specialized habitat found only in old-growth system, chosen as indicator species for ancient forests.
1989 - The US Fish and Wildlife Service lists the northern spotted owl as threatened species in Washington, Oregon, and northern California.
1991 - The Endangered Species Act requires the US Fish and Wildlife Service to designate critical habitat for northern spotted owl.
Present - The amount of Oregon timber harvest is declining. Restrictions on federal land are greater than on private land. Approximately 10% of old-growth forests remain uncut, virtually all of which are located on federal land.
Be sure to check out the old photo's of Oregon logging operations back in the early days!