This series of caches are part of the historical Henness Pass Emigrant Trail. The Trails West Inc., a nonprofit group of historians and trail enthusiasts, have marked 22 locations along the earliest trail, from Reno to Marysville. This section of the trail is the most remote, connecting Highway 49, near the Oregon covered bridge, to the Jackson Meadows Reservoir. All the caches in this series will be near the markers, when possible. It is a beautiful drive, this portion is along Ridge Road, with spectacular views.
There is some confusion as to the correct location of the trail, as there is a parallel road to the north named The Henness Pass Road. Markers 12-14 are along the Ridge road south of the road labeled Henness Pass Road. The Emingrants used this route first, as it was the easiest. It followed the ridge and the pioneers didn't have to do much work on it. The slopes are not as steep and the passes aren't as high as some of the other routes. After a need was developed for a serious freight route the Henness Pass road was constructed to the North. So both routes were used, but the original, earliest route was apparently this one.
This is Henness Pass Marker 14. Find the cache container at or within 6 feet of the marker. Take a picture of the marker, with the words as you will need to answer some questions for the final Unknown. But don't post the picture.
The road is paved past Marker 14, coming from highway 49. It turns into a dirt road after marker 12.