Portland has an extensive array of parks and natural areas ranging in size from the 5100 acre Forest Park to the world’s smallest park, the 20 inch by 20 inch Mill Ends Park in downtown. Today I hunt geocaches in Forest Park and nearby Sauvie Island.
My wife and I were in Portland last October to assist with a daughters wedding plans. I knew I would have some free time for geocaching while the girls did their planning/shopping thing and decided to go out to Sauvie Island. Managed to talk my future son-in-law, Andrew, into coming along and seeing what this geocaching thing was all about.
I chose a series of four caches in the Wapato Access Greenway. They were on a loop trail skirting the marshy and wildlife-rich Virginia Lake.
After Sauvie Island we went to the far northwest end of Forest Park to look for one specific cache recommended by a local geocacher. It was off the main trail about 200 feet and hoisted thirty feet up into a tree! Very clever!
I am looking forward to exploring more of Sauvie Island in the future. The list of things to see is long, it may take several visits. That’s fine with me – its a beautiful place!
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