- Traditional
- GC7Q4F0
- by goblindust
- Location:
- Washington, United States
- N 47° 26.798′ W 122° 50.177’
Along the shores of Washington’s Hood Canal, the Union River winds through wetlands and estuary habitat where salmon, wildlife, and geocachers all share the landscape.
At the Salmon Center in Belfair, visitors might expect to encounter wild flora and fauna and the obvious: salmon. But something big is hiding among its peaceful surroundings, and we mean big. B.R.T. (GC7Q4F0) proves that finding the cache can be the easy part.
Once parked, the hunt itself shouldn’t take long. Cache owner goblindust makes no attempt to disguise the scale of this hide, which is rated as a large cache. Spotting it, however, doesn’t earn you a smiley just yet.
The unusual, oversized container is a weatherproof boat TV antenna casing decorated with compass-style artwork. But standing tall and pretty is not its main task. More importantly, the casing protects the geocache, its logbook, and many other fun items.
A keypad stands between you and the log sheet, and tugging, prying, or forcing the container won’t help. As goblindust puts it, finding the cache should be no problem, but getting to the logbook is the real challenge.
This is one of those rare moments when experienced geocachers should resist the urge to save the hint for last. Take a look at the cache page, decrypt the hint, and do a little arithmetic. The result provides the code needed for the keypad.
Punch in the correct combination, and a door on the opposite side of the container blasts wide open. A compartment opens to reveal the geocache tucked safely inside a bag, along with SWAG, trackables, and other cool items. Don’t close the door just yet! Take a moment to admire the growing collection of colorful stickers that past geocachers have left behind, and perhaps add one of your own.
After signing the logbook and returning everything as found, there’s no need to hurry away. The Salmon Center and surrounding Union River estuary offer a chance to linger among the landscapes and wildlife that the cache page encourages visitors to appreciate. Just remember that both the property and the cache are available only from dawn to dusk.
B.R.T. (GC7Q4F0) is a great reminder that memorable geocaches don’t always have to be difficult to find. Sometimes the real fun begins when the cache is in sight, but the cache isn’t quite ready to give up the goods. So keep your eyes open, put your thinking cap on, and remember: finding the cache is only part of the adventure.
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