01/25/08 Update: The cache was recently tampered with by muggles.
Everything was left scattered on the ground at GZ, and two travel
bugs are missing. (It's possible they're still somewhere on the
ground near GZ; if you see an airplane keychain or geocoin, pick it
up
) Use your own judgment about
leaving TBs in this cache. And please rehide it better than
you find it; I'm a fan of palm fronds.
This cache is part of a series of caches highlighting places
that have excellent Christmas
light
displays.
Christmas Tree Lane (actually Santa Rosa Avenue, between
Woodbury Avenue and Altadena Drive) is recognized as the oldest
large-scale outdoor Christmas display in the world and is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places. Nearly 135 Deodar Cedar
trees have been decorated annually since 1920 in what's known as
the “Mile of Christmas Trees” (containing 10,000 lights.)
The Lane is generally lit at a "Lighting Ceremony" on the second
Saturday of December. The lights will go on at dark and will turn
off around midnight. The lighting will continue until New Year's
Day.
The Lanes lights are put up every year by volunteers who start
working in mid-October on weekends and most years finish just in
time for the lighting. The volunteers are made up of locals,
members of the Christmas Tree Lane Association, and service
organizations, although anyone is welcome to join. All the light
bubs are put onto lines and then put on the trees by hand with the
help of pulleys and ladders.
For more information, visit the Christmas Tree Lane
Association website.
To get to Christmas Tree Lane from downtown Pasadena, drive
north on Lake Avenue, turn left on Woodbury and right on Santa Rosa
to Altadena Drive.
In order to be able to access the cache year-round, the cache is
not located on the actual Lane. You'll have to be stealthy to get
to and from GZ, but you should be able to search for the cache
without being observed. You DO NOT need to enter a private drive.
You DO NOT need to enter anyone's nicely mowed lawn to retrieve
this cache. If you have any doubts about what area to start
looking, please check the first hint. Oh, and watch out for thorns.
Placed with permission.
Other caches in the Christmas
light
display series are
Happy Holidays!