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This cache takes you to Minthorn Springs, an 8.5 acre forested, shrub and open water wetland surrounded by suburban, industrial and commercial development. The trails are unpaved and unmarked, and if its been raining your feet might get a little muddy.
The cache is a small, 4" plastic container. There's a first finders certificate, along with a Sacagawea dollar, some Hagar the Horrible cards, a Grateful Dead dancing skeletons patch, and the log book.
Near a suburban shopping center is one of Milwaukie's hidden treasures, Minthorn Springs. Shoppers and other traffic pass by, more often than not without noticing it.
Minthorn Springs is an 8.5-acre forested,shrub,open water wetland surrounded by industrial,commercial and residential development. Over the past fifteen years,the wetland has been restored from a degraded blackberry and reed canary-grass infested wet place to a thriving,healthy wetland,home to lots of birds,mammals,snakes,salamanders,butterflies and dragon-flies.
Park across the street, then enter this world of ducks, beavers, and marsh at N45 26 526, W122 37 450.
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