Buckley Trail Traditional Cache
Rock Rabbit: The cache owner is not responding to issues with this listing, so I must regretfully archive it.
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This is a regular cache on Buckley's section of the rails to trails. www.piercecountytrails.org
The whole CJDD gang wanted to have a cache near by so that we could watch it closely, as well as have a Bug stay over, that would be quick for others to utilize. We all put in things that each of us had to share. Even Sammy our puppy dog put some treats for her friends in there. (seal in baggies)
You should check out the town if you get a chance. The trail is really nice through town and they have a neat history museum open on certain days.
You should be able to drive right up to the cache, jump out, grab it, and back into the car to do the trading. The difficulty is because of all the muggle traffic that you will encounter. Please cover back up 30 cal ammo can, when rehiding.
Some History/Information: Nestled in the foothills of beautiful Mt. Rainier, Buckley offers many opportunities for recreation and enjoyment. No matter what your favorite playtime activity, you are sure to find opportunities for it in and around Buckley.
The Foothills Trail is a 12-Ft. wide non-motorized asphalt trail for bicycles, walking, in-line skating and wheelchairs. It also has a soft shoulder path for horses. The Foothills Trail begins in downtown Buckley next to the National Guard Armory on River Avenue and continues down River Avenue toward Wilkeson. A trailhead is also open at South Prairie, which continues all the way into Orting and to McMillan. When complete, the trail will extend all the way from Buckley to Puyallup. Plans are also underway to connect the trail east to Enumclaw.
The effort to transform what had been a railroad line into a non-motorized pathway began in the early 1980s before the tracks were removed for scrap. Two Buckley residents thought a trail for walking, bicycling and horseback riding would be a nice amenity for future generations who will live in the area.
For certain The Trail will accent the history of the region. Roads weren't of much use in the 1880s. Communities and towns depended on rail service for almost everything: they traveled on it, received their supplies on it and sent the commodities of their labors out to market on it. Beyond farming, most of the settlers of this area mined coal, cut timber or cut sandstone. None of those commodities could be loaded onto a horse drawn wagon and travel across muddy dirt roads to where they were needed.
Coal and sandstone encouraged the Northern Pacific Railroad to lay track from Tacoma to where both of them were discovered in these foothills northwest of the "big" mountain. When the line was opened in1877, it was part of the only railroad in what was called Washington Territory. The N.P. was chartered by the U.S. Congress to build the second cross continental railroad. It was granted land by the federal government for connecting the Great Lakes with the Pacific Ocean. Laying track to cross the Cascade Mountain Range began in 1885 from a point 1 mile east of South Prairie. That spot became known as Cascade second cross continental railroad. It was granted land by the federal Junction and it will again be a dividing point where trail users can leave the valley floor and head up to either Buckley or Wilkeson. From 1877 until 1900, cross continental trains traveled through Cascade Junction and Buckley on their way to St. Paul, Minnesota. The biggest years for rail traffic were from 1900 to 1925. The rail lines became inactive in the 1980s. Traveling along the Foothills Trail will be a great recreational opportunity and a chance to imagine what this area might have looked like when riding a train was the way most people got around. Current projections are that the trail will be completed through South Prairie to Buckley by 2005. The branch trail up to Wilkeson and on to Carbonado also will be partially opened or under development during that time.
I put some print cartridge envelopes in here so that you can take 1 and mail in your used print cartridges. The "Rails to Trails" gets $4.00 for every print cartridge.
Please let me know when they are getting low so I can refill it.
10/17/06 ----- Buckley Trail (III) is back online. If it stays awhile I will think about upgrading it back to its original container.
3/2/08 ----- Buckley Trail (IV) - same spot better camo.
Congrats Innkeepers for FTF on July 11, 2005
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