A score of 100% earns you the coordinates to a regular-sized cache somewhere on Squak Mountain, and you'll need them, since the posted coordinates might put you in someone's backyard. A less-than-perfect score may lead you to places unknown.
Enjoy the natives along your hike whether you find the cache or not. The cache is easy on the local flora, as you don't need to leave the trail to retrieve it. You might want to allow 2 to 3 hours for the round trip to the cache.
Final: N47 3A.BCD W 122 0E.FGH
Native Plant Pop Quiz
A. This native plant spreads by layering, suckering, and sprouting. Young leaves were chewed as a hunger suppressant.
0. Gaultheria shallon
1. Arctostaphylos uva-urse
2. Thuja plicata
B. This plant spreads widely by slender rhizomes, and has a vanilla-like fragrance when dry.
7. Dicentra formosa
5. Rubus ursinus
3. Achlys triphylla
C. This plant is prostate and trailing. In purification rites of the coastal Salish, the stems were scrubbed across a person's body before spirit dancing.
5. Rubus parviflorus
2. Rubus ursinus
3. Claytonia sibirica
D. This was one of the most important medicinal plants to coastal tribes. Its roots and greenish bark used for medicine.
8. Cytisus scoparius
3. Oplopanax horridus
0. Sambucus racimosa
E. The stems of this plant were used for snowshoe frames, drum hoops, and other small implements.
1. Alnus crispa
2. Acer circinatum
0. Ulex europaeus
F. Seeds of this plant are dispersed by ants; it's also known as Wake-Robin.
0. Lysichiton americanum
3. Trillium ovatum
7. Trientalis latifolia
G. Stems of this plant were used in basketry, and its leaves medicinally for strength and endurance.
3. Adiantum pedatum
9. Polystichum munitum
6. Blechnum spicant
H. This plant's bark and wood are yellowish inside, due to the akaloid compound berberine. Its berries were an antidote for shellfish poisoning when eaten in quantity.
0. Rubus spectabilis
4. Geranium robertianum
6. Mahonia nervosa
I. Also known as Indian potato, it's a perennial from slender rhizomes, with enlarged vertical tubers.
0. Trientalis latifolia
3. Cornus canadensis
9. Marah oreganus
J. Haida children were warned not to pick the flowers of this plant or it would rain. The common name is derived from Latin meaning "dovelike." Used in medicinal preparations for diarrhea and aching joints.
3. Aquilegia formosa
0. Dodecatheon pulchellum
7. Viola glabella
If you use a Garmin GPSr, Northwest Trails could prove helpful.
For more information on local flora, check out the Washington Native Plant Society site.