We didn't have to go far to find the first one. It was a short ways outside the park. We climbed a small hill and searched around the boulders. The cache was a small plastic container about the size of a pop can tucked between two rocks and a bush.
Doug popped it open and laid out the treasures while I signed the log book inside with our geocache name and the date. The last time this one was found was September. There wasn't anything that we wanted but we left a Washington State 25th anniversary lottery coin.
The next cache was only about a mile away. The gps pointed us to the sign for the Diamond Zen Center. We searched and searched for the mini cache and finally discovered it.
It was buried inside a fake rock nearby. It sure looked real! Once again, I signed the log book and we took nothing. I guess it's just the thrill of the chase. And geocaching leads us to some interesting places that we might not otherwise find.
When we got back to the park we checked out a section that had caught our interest earlier in the week. It was fenced off and marked Silent Valley Indian Preserve. We grabbed our cameras and walked a short way in.
There were huge boulders with grinding holes from the Indians. Unfortunately, they were all full of rain and leaves and debris due to the storms that had passed through.
Some boulders had only one deep hole and others had two or three. It was great fun seeing a bit of history and climbing from rock to rock to discover more holes. It was great that the park recognized the value of these and protects them.
The rest of the day was spent cleaning the coach and mundane chores.
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