While out geocaching I remembered this road from years ago. This is the Original Highway 97 before they moved it sometime in the late 50's or early 60's. We use to drive down this road on our way hunting and the pavement was still intact. Down towards Bend more it was used for a late night dragstrip by some of the loacals so sometime in the late 60's or early 70's they came in and ripped up all the pavement so you couldn't drive on it then sometime later they came in and cleaned it up so it could be used again for a fire road. If you look close on the side of the road you can still pick up a piece of history in the form of a chunk of the old highway.
I put a reference point in for the road where you turn on off of highway 97, if you are coming from the South and heading North just turn at the reference point onto road # 9710 but if your heading south from Bend you will have to head to the Cottonwood exit around 2 miles down the road to get turned around and heading North to get to the turn off. After your on the gravel road take a left on the first gravel road you come to.
Most of the containers in this series are the same type with only room for the log and some have a pencil but bring along a writing stick just in case. This road is seldomly used and the caches are all fairly close to the road so parking in the roadway should be ok. This is the 1st one in the series and is on the West side of the road and will keep an eye on you. Please replace them as found and have a great caching day.
Note: To assure this cache Series remains active and available for all who seek these caches, this cache (and the others in this series) are maintained by the cache owner (geo51). Cachers are encouraged to communicate any caches requiring attention by placing a Needs Maintenance note on this cache page.
P.S. If you are a premium member don't forget to grab the gaget caches by RedRum13 if you haven't already.
Congratulations to Pato1954 for the FTF.