If you've ever driven on Sunset Highway (Highway 26) to or from the Oregon Coast, you've undoutedly seen the signs for "Drinking Water" and people filling up bottles of various sizes at what's known as the "Spring Water Fountains", "Sunset Springs" or "Best Water in Oregon".
After doing some research, the reason the water at these fountains is special is that it is filtered through basalt and comes out incredibly pure. Most springs have various levels of iron or sulfur, but these fountains do not. It's arguably the most pure water you are ever going to find publically available for free.
If you're already a fan of the fountains, this will be a nice bonus for you the next time you come over the pass. If you've meant to stop but never have, this will be a good excuse. If you've never heard of them and are just coming for the virtual, I hope you enjoy!
To log this virtual as found, please post a picture of your filled water bottle (with or without yourself included is fine) at one of the fountains.
The posted coordinates are for the westbound fountain, which I'm guessing will be the more common direction people will approach this cache from. However, I have included the eastbound fountain as a waypoint as well, which is just a couple hundred feet further down on the other side of the highway. Either fountain is acceptable for a find.
This really is a 1.0 difficulty cache, but I've upped the difficulty to 1.5 since you may have to wait a few minutes to fill your bottle. I also have the terrain at 2.5 since you do have to pull off a highway. However, there is ample parking on the shoulders. Cheers!
CONGRATS TO Mrs&Mrs pdx FOR A 6TH FTF ON ONE OF MY HIDES!!!
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.