This is the big bay on Camano and is heavily used for launching
power and sail boats. (Residents prefer sail boats and kayaks).
Utsalady was the center of logging on Camano during its heyday
(1855-1895). Originally a spar camp and later a mill, possibly the
world’s largest.
The old timers tell stories of when the Salmon were so thick
they practically jumped in your boat. Many residents have given up
on fishing and it’s a hard way to make a living. Legend has
it there is an old three masted tall ship sunk in the main channel.
Many have seen its outline on their fish finder. Once a deep water
bay with a long dock for big ships, the run-off silt from logging
and new construction up the rivers has filled in a lot of the bay,
making it rather shallow.
You may find this a hard place to find parking depending on when
you come. Be careful, if you park on the side street, that parking
is allowed. If your really lucky, you can drive with in 25 feet of
the cache.
If you find the cache hide it as well as you found it. Have fun
and as always beware of snooping eyes. It is always a good idea to
have a writing instrument with you. Finally, please let me know if
there are problems with either the cache or its coordinates.
"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind
can read." Mark Twain