Asahel Curtis Cache Traditional Geocache
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Difficulty:
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Terrain:
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Size: 
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The cache is located just off the Asahel Curtis Nature Trail. The
trail is a 1.3 mile loop and is suitable for children with no
significant elevation gain.
This cache was
hidden on Father's Day 2006 on a trail which has become a family
favorite. You are looking for a lock-n-lock about six feet off the
trail. Please re-hide carefully as it is often busy with visitors.
Reception can be poor at the cache site, which is reflected in the
higher difficulty rating. Take I-90 to exit 47 and park at the
Annette Lake trail head (Northwest Forest Pass is required).
About Asahel Curtis Nature Trail (From
the USFS)
The nature trail is a short, easy walk through one of the last
remaining stands of old growth in the Snoqualmie Valley. The trail
crosses Humpback Creek several times before rising gently into a
grove of mature Douglas-fir, western hemlock and western red cedar.
Mosses, ferns, orchids and a large variety of other wildflowers
abound on the forest floor. Winter wrens can be heard from their
perches among the trees and occasionally a pileated woodpecker can
be spotted. This is an excellent walk for families with young
children as well as for older people; however, use caution for some
of the cedar boardwalk planks become slippery when wet.
About Asahel Curtis (From
Wikipedia)
Asahel Curtis was the most prominent Seattle photographer of the
early twentieth century, as well as a noted outdoorsman and
regional booster. Born in Minnesota in 1874, he moved with his
family to Washington Territory in 1888. Asahel photographed
Washington's natural resources and their related industries, as
well as the early cities of Washington State, historic events, and
its population. He once said, "One comes more intimately in touch
with the mountains when he travels the trails. In the valleys the
forests seem lower, the giant trees rise from one's side to
tremendous heights and the lower growth reaches out a friendly hand
to bid you welcome; but it is on the untrodden mountain heights
that the traveler receives a true reward for his toil. Here where
vegetation makes its last stand amid a world of ice and snow, with
the lower world stretching away to the distant horizon, nature
unfolds in all her beauty."
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Haqre ynetr, pebff-phg ybtf.