The Bridge at Forks Creek Traditional Cache

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An eventful eight year run. Thanks to Ohjoy, utox2rox, philgeorge, and Pa of Da2Svedes for doing the Last Call.

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Hidden : 11/15/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The Bridges of Pacific County, The Bridge at Forks Creek

Near the Forks Creek bridge, a logging camp by the name of Trap Creek was established in the early 1910s and grew throughout the 20s. The logging camp was owned and operated by the Quinault Lumber Company of Raymond. Some residents say the name "Trap Creek" was derived from the fact that both Indians and white settlers trapped animals in the vicinity. Others say that John Louderback and Job Lamley were blazing a trail from Naselle-Grays River to Willapa Valley when Lamley got his foot caught in the branches of a vine maple. Louderback, Lamley's brother-in-law, gave the name Trap Creek to the nearby stream.

Creosote WARNING!! There is a lot of creosote on the timbers around the cache site.

The Willapa Hills Trail will eventually stretch 56.2 miles between Chehalis and South Bend, rambling through pastoral valleys to the tidewaters of Willapa Bay. Currently only a few small sections of this rail-trail are paved or graveled. The rest of the trail is available on a "use-at-your-own-risk" basis. Current projections are for work on the trail to begin during or after 2015. Presently, for those that want to push the envelope, 32 bridges may be found along the way. We decided to make these available in order to give you the option to visit each.

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