Sycamore Rest Stop
A
cache
by Don_J
Hidden:
1/10/2009
Size:
 (Small)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This is always a good spot to stop
and take a rest while hiking through Sycamore Canyon. There is a
large stand of dormant poison oak stalks just west of here, so be
careful.
The Team Dakiba's "Mighthy Pair"
cache used to be across the road. (Major hint). I remember it
taking about a half hour to find it because of the whacky way your
GPSr spins around at this particular location. Also, because of
Dana's reputation, I was thrown off by the cache name. After all,
at the time, there was a pair of "Porto pottys", a pair of bear
proof trash receptacles, a pair of picnic tables. It turns out that
he spelled it wrong. (Or did he?) On later hikes, I remember
walking by about six more times and simply looking over and seeing
this great cache. Then, one day, it was gone. It was a great cache,
and I have duplicated it at least twice.
Oh, By the way, your reader will
always be 40-60 feet off. Read the hints, read the logs, and stay
out of the Poison Oak.
Additional Hints (
Decrypt
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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)
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Gur ybar nez
(Decrypted Hints)
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 September 16 by TOHiker (2573 found)
I have been overlooking this section of trail for quite awhile. I'm out today to catch up on all the caches here. Heeding the previous logs regarding the coordinates accuracy, I spent several minutes looking in likely spots, far from GZ. When I came to my senses, I went to GZ and started over. Found it quickly. Thanks for the hide. TNLNSL.
[view this log] | August 21 by McCachers Simi (498 found)
Took a bike ride thru the canyon. Miss having "What a pair" here, but were able to find the new cache. Note: This is a picnic spot for mosquitoes! Be quick! TFTC
[view this log] | July 22 by VCTrails (1687 found)
Found this one on my second try. As others have noted, GZ was about 50' away for me, but in the same spot it was last time. I didn't see any PO around the cache but the footing was a little unsteady to say the least. TFTC!
[view this log] | July 19 by ProfNate (243 found)
This one took a while because of the crazy coordinates bouncing around, and because of the poison oak. It has grown a bit, and I had to step on a few leaves and tiny sprigs to retrieve the cache. It will likely get worse.
[view this log] | July 11 by ureca (1517 found)
Took a short break after finding the cache. The rest stop was an ideal place. Left a quarter and nickel. Took nothing. Signed log. TFTC.
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Current time: 11/22/2009 8:37:50 AM
Last Updated: 9/17/2009 12:37:37 AM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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