There are actually two finds here. One is a small soap container inside of a baggie which holds only a logbook and pencil. and possibly small items, and the other is a surprise that is often hidden too depending on whether there has been any pruning of the mock orange, hence the cache's name.
While you’re there, take the time to read about the history of both the legendary Columbia River, and this Castlegar-Salmo section of Highway 3.
The Columbia River was the major water route to the South Interior of B.C. in the 1800's. To read about this and the history of Castlegar click here.Castlegar History
The view of Castlegar is fantastic, the air is fragrant with the Mock Orange blooms in late June & early July, and the Mel DeAnna Trail starts here as well.
This is our first cache hide so we tried to make it a little challenging and in an interesting spot. Five years have passed so now we have hid another cache you can find right after this one (GC286GP) Celebrating 5 Years of Geocaching!t