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!