This cache is a decon container, heavily camouflaged and left out
in the open for you to find. It is a replacement for
That's Just Not Natural, which went missing with some
regularity. When placing this one, I saw the muggle culprits-
zillions of mini-muggles visiting the site for science camp, and
sitting right on top of the old hiding place. Hopefully this will
escape their notice.
It's hard to get a good signal here, but I was able to get the
reading above with about 19' accuracy.
Just to be sure, it's not under a log or a bush... In fact, it's
not under anything, so no bushwhacking!
Please take care when replacing, those lids are hard to snap on
correctly. I like the idea for this hide (thanks MysteryInk), but
not the execution, so I may tinker with it a bit. Feel free to
write me with suggestions.
There is parking very near the cache. The park officially opens
at 8am.
On your way up Big Basin, stop by some of my other Saratoga
caches:
Cache
Out In Trash
Moulin
Jagra Architecture
About the Youth Hostel:
Originally named "Welch-Hurst" the log style house was built in
1908 as a summer home for the Honorable Judge James Welch and his
family. The architecture of the building is unique for the time as
only a handful of structures included the hexagonal room design
seen in the dinning area. In 1955 Welch Hurst and surrounding lands
were sold to Mr. Vernon Pick who previously made his fortune
prospecting uranium in Utah. Interesting enough Mr. Pick used part
of his fortune to carve a nuclear bomb shelter into one of the
nearby hillsides, now closed to the public. The property was sold
again in 1969 and during the next several years passed between
several owners. The county finally bought the land in a measure to
double the size of Sanborn-Skyline County Park.
