Chief Paulina: Lakehunter joined me 8 years ago on an adventure to hide this cache on the top of a lookout mountain. It seems only appropriate that he join me in the verification/retrieval/archiving of this same cache.
The cache was in place, a bit damp but in good shape. It had been found once in 2009. It also had been logged in 2013 by a fire crew, tho not logged online.
Perhaps we tested the limits of our adventuring geocaching friends. Some said that they didn't do micros, others just never got up to this landmark in the Oregon desert.
I still don't understand the reason I had to travel 5-1/2 hours to verify an existing cache with no known reasons for concern. While I have enjoyed the last two visits, I have no intention of coming back up here in another 8 years to verify. It has been removed and now provides only a great memory.