Ooper's Cache
A
cache
by Tozainamboku & Brainerd
Hidden:
9/13/2003
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This cache will take you on a wonderful hike to the
top of Mt. Cahuenga in Griffith Park. This peak is the highest
summit in the Hollywood Hills.
Bring plenty of water and hiking boots/shoes on this trek to the
summit. The various hikes are not treacherous, but they are long
and have vertical gains from 660 to 1,310 feet.
There are many ways to the summit. Here are 5 routes from which
you may choose.
- From the South by Southeast (least
difficult):
- Option #1: This will take you on a
paved fire road up to Mt. Lee. There you can stop to look at the
backside of the Hollywood Sign and grab the
Hollywood Views cache. The last third of a mile to Ooper's
cache is on a single-track path. You will not need to scramble on
this path, but the drop-off in one section is fairly dramatic. The
trail head is through an arched doorway and the coordinates are N34
07.817 W118 19.154. Parking is available on the downhill side of
the street just before you reach the trail head. A one-way hike to
the cache is about 2.1 miles. The vertical gain is about 660'.
- Option #2: This will take you on a
dirt fire road up to Mt. Lee. There you can stop to look at the
backside of the Hollywood Sign and grab the
Hollywood Views cache. The last third of a mile to Ooper's
cache is on a single-track path. You will not need to scramble on
this path, but the drop-off in one section is fairly dramatic. The
trail head is up a horse path. Parking is available at N34 07.744
W118 18.888. A one-way hike to the cache is about 2.3 miles. The
vertical gain is about 900'.
- Option #3: This is the longest, but
most 'cacheable' route. It will take you on a dirt fire road up to
Mt. Lee. On your way you can grab the
Batman's Cave,
Slumbo's Broken Heart, and
Cub Scout 351 caches. Then at the top of Mt. Lee you can stop
to look at the backside of the Hollywood Sign and grab the
Hollywood Views cache. The last third of a mile to Ooper's
cache is on a single-track path. You will not need to scramble on
this path, but the drop-off in one section is fairly dramatic.
Parking is available at N34 07.499 W118 18.821. If that lot is
full, turn around and go back a tenth of a mile to N34 07.364 W118
18.933. A one-way hike to the cache is about 3.5 miles. The
vertical gain is about 1,160'.
- From the West (medium
difficultly): From this direction on the path to the cache
you will see some great 'aerial' views of the Hollywood Reservoir.
The trail is clear with and mostly free of overgrowth. It follows a
rocky single-track trail that switchbacks (.25miles to the cache)
up to a ridge then follows the ridgeline to the summit. Parking is
available at N34 07.911 W118 20.273. Walk up Wonder View Drive to
the trail head. A one-way hike to the cache is about 1.45 miles.
The vertical gain is about 915'. (From the West is
Brainerd's favorite route to the cache).
- From the North (most
difficult): Coming from
Jacks View - The Last Bro cache. It is a steep climb on on
overgrown trails from Forest Lawn Drive past
Jacks View and up to the ridge. Parking is available at N34
08.824 W118 19.923. The trail head is just 200' to the East. A
one-way hike to the cache is about 1.6 miles. The vertical gain is
about 1,310'.
The cache was placed by both
Tozainamboku and
Brainerd. It was named in memory of Brainerd's 14-year-old cat,
Ooper,
who passed away on July 4, 2003. When placing the cache, Brainerd
spread his ashes at the summit. Fear not -- the ashes are NOT in
the cache container!
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DETAILS: The cache is
located at an altitude of 1,810 feet. The cache container is a 50
caliber ammo box. The original contents of this cache are/were: A
bunch of cat and dog toys, a tape measure with a torpedo level,
some of
Strapped for Cache's army men, a small fan, a badge holder, and
some stickers. |
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Decryption Key
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)
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 August 10 by dbir (1027 found)
Nice spot for a short rest while on my way to the final location of DOOWYLLOH. Thanks.
[view this log] |  April 18 by Lounging_at_Walden (363 found)
Ooper's cache is doing great! I was going to call the famous guy listed -- and grab the $100 he mentioned in his log, but someone beat me to the cache, errrr, cash first. --- J
[view this log] | April 7 by robb_dogg (6294 found)
Hey I finally got to see Ooper's Cache, and UP CLOSE! It is always a running joke to say we can see this cache when out caching, and now it is great to finally be here. Thanks for the fun, while out bagging some of the local peaks.
[view this log] | April 5 by benandjayme (1418 found)
We were happy to find this one quickly after a couple tougher searches earlier in the day. The views were outstanding today from the high point of the hills because there was minimal haze. South to Palos Verdes, Catalina, Long Beach, and lots of the OC. Northwest and north across the whole valley and out to the Grapevine. East all the way to snowcapped San Gorgonio and San Jacinto. Outstanding!Enjoyed reading all the logs from previous finders and muggles. Has anybody actually called the guy who has apparently visited 3-4 times and left his phone number in the log every time with a claim that he's "famous"? Or maybe that's the alter ego of a previous finder? Funny stuff. We didn't trade anything but we did remove a couple previously left food items (trail mix, gum) from the cache that would have attracted animal attention. Onward we went to Mt. Lee, Mt. Chapel, and beyond. TFTC!
[view this log] | January 21 by GWRoss (1939 found)
Came in "From the West", picking up "Thoughtful Spot" and "Cahuenga Flat" on the way.Easy find. Found the cache before my GPSr even had a chance to boot up. Took Pez; left finger puppet & Starbucks iTunes card. Thanks for the cache!
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Current time: 11/21/2009 8:05:43 AM
Last Updated: 11/8/2009 7:46:25 AM
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