GC539B ***Updated**** Lopez Canyon Coffee Can (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by Team PL

This cache has been archived.

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GC539B ▼

A cache by Team PL Message this owner

Hidden : 5/2/2002

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Lopez Canyon is the quiet twin of Penasquitos Canyon. This is the place to come if you want to get away from the hordes of joggers, mountain bikers, hikers, and equestrians that clog the main Penasquitos Canyon path. You might have the narrow trail to yourself.

The recommended starting point is located at N32 54.406 W117 12.434. You'll find a large paved parking area and a porta potty here. The cache is located approximately 1.33 mile from the parking area. Those wishing to cache and dash may find access from the residential area to the north of the cache. The trail to the cache is suitable for children and leashed dogs - mountain bikes are prohibited on all single track trails in the park so it is best to leave them at home.

Please try to limit bushwacking. Navigation through heavy brush is not required. At most you will have to travel through grassy meadows or along a rocky streambed. No digging is required to find the cache. If the cache causes too much disruption of the area it will be removed.

This is Team PL's first cache. We hope we have placed it out of view of the non-geocaching public. Let us know what you think of our first effort.

Thanks to Vagabond for suggesting this area could use a cache.

Update: Looks like a feature of the cache proved unworkable. The cache was placed too close to some poison oak. I don't want to lure anyone into a close encounter with poison oak. The coordinates remain unchanged, but the hiding spot is different than original. A new clue is listed below. Thanks to the first couple visitors for braving the pernicious weed.

Note: now that people are finding it the cache has earned a few more months of existance.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jr ubcr aba-trbpnpuref yrns gur pnpur nybar. [Explicit clue] Gur pnpur vf uvqqra haqre snyyra yrnirf ng gur onfr bs n gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)