Sundown or Indian Cave? Traditional Cache
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Located at the end of spur 400 off of FS 2270 in Olympic National
Forest, otherwise known as the Wynoochee Pass Trailhead.
Cache is a small plastic container, hidden in the base of a large tree, about five feet to the left of the trail. This is the shortest route to Sundown Lake, my favorite place in the Olympics.
There are two ways to get there;
Easy way – wait until May when the gates are open, drive to within 1/3 mile, then hike the flat road to the cache site. Rating 2/2.25
ruck way – mountain bike up the closed road eight miles, climbing 1,600’. Return trip much more fun. Rating 2/4
The Story behind the cache;
Several years ago I mountain biked up the road, past washouts, scouting the area, prior to bringing my Boy Scouts in to camp at Sundown Lake. I rounded the last corner to see an eight man tent, several coolers, a backwoods table and the sound of music playing on a radio with no one anywhere around. We ditched the bikes, headed up the trail, and returned an hour later to find the occupant eager to socialize. He told how he was camped for the summer, searching for Indian artifacts, attempting to prove a specific tribe had been in the area, even though experts say they never ventured this far north. Since I never saw anything on the news, I assumed he wasn't successful. In the spirit of Columbus Day and exploration, I returned to see his search area myself. Originally, I planned to set the cache at the dig site. However upon finding it, decided not to subject other cachers to that kind of abuse. Those willing to downclimb 600’, with no trail, to the river, can visit the site themselves, at N47°30.805 W123°32.217.
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