Sheepish Grouse
A
cache
by DoeWalking & Tally the WS
Hidden:
7/2/2003
Size:
 (Micro)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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This cache is a companion to the
caches on Sawmill Mountain and on Mt Pinos. Climb along the ridge
of Grouse Mountain as you hike from Mt Able
to Mt. Pinos, climb four 8,000+ foot peaks, and find this 3rd cache
as part of your reward.
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Climb through the wildflowers in the
Chumash Wilderness on the west side of Mt.
Pinos. |
Four majestic 8,000+ foot peaks are
strung out in a row in the Los Padres: Mount Able, Grouse Mountain,
Sawmill Mountain, and Mt. Pinos. Despite their heights, none of
these is a particularly difficult climb. Both Mt. Pinos and Sawmill
have caches on them, so I have added this cache on Grouse to
enhance your caching experience.
You can start at Mt. Able, parking
on the road's edge about half a mile from the top of Cerronoroeste
Road. There is a lovely camp at the top of this road, if you want
to make an overnighter out of this one, but I did the walk from
this direction to Mt. Pinos and back in one 6-hour trip. Or you can
start from the huge parking lot near Mt. Pinos, climb to the top,
and head down the western side of the mountain towards Mt. Able.
This would make the trip slightly shorter and spare you the
gruelling last half-mile climb up Able.
The cache is in a cluster of rocks
and requires no bushwhacking. Its altitude is 8367 feet, even
though it is only along the side of Grouse. Covered in pine needles
for much of the way, this trail is mostly shaded and
well-maintained. You will be hard pressed to find a prettier,
quieter, and less crowded trail so close to Los Angeles.
Enjoy!
Directions for this hike from
either direction can be found in Day Hiker's Guide to
Southern California. In brief, take the I-5 to Frazier
Park exit & go west on Frazier Mtn Rd, then bear
right on Cuddy Valley Rd. Pass through Lake of the Woods,
then go about 5 miles & bear right (to get to the Mt. Able
trailhead) & go 8 miles on Mil Potrero Rd. to
Cerronoroeste Rd. Go left and follow approximately 7 miles
to the trailhead, posted on your right, half a mile below the
summit. If you are at the camp, you've gone too far.
To reach the Mt. Pinos parking
lot, bear left 5 miles after Lake of the Woods, and go 9 miles
to the Chula Vista picnic area. From there, it's another
mile on dirt to get to the trailhead for Mt. Pinos.
 This cache was
developed
by a member
and a canine affiliate
of the Southern
California Geocachers.
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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Na Nygbvqf gva, pbirerq jvgu n srj fznyy ebpxf, naq hc va n ebpxl uvyy sbeg fyvtugyl nobir gur znva genvy, jvgu fznyy genvyf yrnqvat evtug vagb vg.
(Decrypted Hints)
Find...
 SPOILER: looking right at its hiding place
Climb through the flowers on Mt Pinos
Tally at the top of Sawmill Mtn.
Sespe Wilderness area
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 July 19, 2008 by Don_J (3238 found)
We found this one and then rested a bit. Our goal was to go .2mi south to the actual summit of Grouse Mountain. We did it, but it really wore us out.
Thanks...
[view this log] | June 11, 2008 by EMC of Northridge, CA (20371 found)
Wow, this made my hike today really a tough one! The RT hike was about 8 miles. I camped at McGill to acclimate, and the weather could not have been nicer, though. Getting up and down the two peaks and back really made my feet hurt - eek! I came out here without the spoiler photo, too, so it took a few minutes to find this thing, but I certainly wasn't going to give up!For stories and photos about my caching adventures, please visit my weekly blog: (visit link)
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| July 13, 2007 by Insidevc (2679 found)
A great Friday the 13th and this was my turnaround spot. Took a few minutes to find. Thanks.
[view this log] | June 30, 2007 by hiker218 (136 found)
Yea Found it. All was good. The nugget from the previous visitor is still there. :-)
[view this log] | May 13, 2007 by graywacke (372 found)
We found the micro cache and left a gold nugget. It was in a beautiful location and took an extended break from our Mother's Day hike. Near there, we met up with six backpackers who had camped at Sheep Camp and were on their way back to Mt. Abel. They were the only other hikers we met along the trail between all the peaks.
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Current time: 11/21/2009 4:04:23 AM
Last Updated: 7/20/2008 6:03:59 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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