The Pioneers of the Columbia Basin Traditional Geocache
Barking Frogz: Unfortunately I haven't heard from the cache owner, so I must regretfully archive this cache.
Thanks,
Barking Frogz
The Pioneers of the Columbia Basin
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This cache is a tribute to the Pioneer Farm families who came west with the openning of Columbia Basin Project.
The completion of Grand Coulee Dam brought irrigation to the desert area of the Columbia Basin. Construction of the Columbia Basin Project has brought some 671,000 acres under irrigation. The soil and climatic conditions are favorable to the growth of grain, alfalfa hay, ensilage crops, dry beans, fruit, sugar beets, potatoes, sweet corn, and seed and other specialty crops. Dairy farming and beef production are significant in the area.These farm families toiled to turned the Basin into one of the most productive farming areas in the nation. These farmers made the desert bloom with crops. Now as time passes so do these tough pioneers. As a group these pioneers agreed to leave the land in this cemetary as they found the land when they came to this area. There is no irrigation. You will find these pioneers buried with the tumbleweeds, sagebrush, and grasses native to this area. A land where only the strong lived and built a legacy.
The cache is a camo jar with a log and normal cache items. Do not drive through the gate. Let yourself in and make sure to close the gate as you leave.
Please enter with respect and do not disturb any plots.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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