Priest Hole Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/29/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

PRIEST HOLE GEOCACHE
by Zzzoey & illDRIVEuNav

A few years ago when the hot late-summer days became unbearable for us, we decided to seek out water. Nevermind that there is water much closer-(the Cove, Haystack Res, Prineville Res) we headed due East. By way of Ashwood we sought out the cool clarity of the John Day River. Along the way we found a treasure of a drive; a few streams to ford, historical structures and plenty of rock formations. When we finally pulled into the Priest Hole Rec Area, we yanked our lawn chairs out of the back of the vehicle and set them up in the middle of the John Day, unfortunately rather full of algae and slow flowing. It didn't matter. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. Since then we have talked about placing a cache here, one of the many put-in/take-out places for rafters along the John Day River.

Unfortunately, in September of 2002, a mysterious illness overtook and killed five dogs that had been recreating with their owners here. See this story on Bend.com. We took Barney with us on our visit this time to place the cache and watched him ever so closely. Nothing. I hope whatever it was has long gone and all pooches will be safe visiting this cache, but keep the story in mind if you bring your dogs. You decide if you want to take the risk.

Be sure to check out the nearby Byrd's Point rock and Burnt Ranch (which was named this descriptive name after LUCKILY the owner had taken his wife to the Willamette Valley and a band of disparaged Native Americans burned the ranch house and outbuildings to the ground.

On the approach road (which you can access from several different directions) you may think you are close enough to park. You don't need to exert yourself on this cache unless you choose to. You can drive to within 150 feet of it.

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