Consider the Lilies....(of the Canyon)

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4.5 mi loop through Upper Big Sycamore Canyon in Pt Mugu State Park (start the hike at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa in Santa Monica Mts NRA) to find a hanging decon container; lousy GPS reception so do take the description.

This is a lovely hike, either as a cardio workout or an enjoyable family outing; children would enjoy this hike, as long as it's not too hot.

Rattlers are common here so do be watchful.

Park in main lot for Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa; turn onto entry road from Lynn Rd at Via Goleta.

Several trails head out from the Satwiwa Visitor Center (.5 mi from parking lot). Head S/E and you'll see the correct approach. You will drop down into the canyon, turn right (west) near Shandi's Cache, and after finding this one and others on this route, end at the paved road at the bottom of a steep grade, near a bridge and outhouse. Turn right (N/E) and hike back up the hill on the pavement - watch out for maurading mountain bikers.

You can also go in reverse (start by hiking down the paved road and turning left (S/E) at the outhouse/bridge) and going up-canyon.

I thought with all the rain this year the Humboldt lilies would be spectacular, but they were actually few and far between and pretty puny. Blig's attached photo, however, gives them the star quality they deserve. The scarlet larkspur, however, was startlingly beautiful!

Sorry, neither dogs or bikes are legal.

SPOILER: Check the laurel sumac where the water carrier meets the wood, approx 10' north of trail. Poison oak on the left (west), cache on the right(east).

Cache includes maps of Pt Mugu SP and flower seeds

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

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)

Lhc, V tvyqrq vg! (Decrypted Hints)

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Ain't Nature Grand!

Cooling Off....

Don, Laurie and Blig just S/W of the cache
Heartleaved Pentstemon

In full bloom everywhere
Sumac's Secrets

Spoiler

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Cache Logs

October 3 by w_bovine (3381 found) Darned if I could come up with this one. Very frustrating. And the bugs! Oh, the bugs! Madness I tell you. [view this log]

September 18 by Schoof (129 found) Think I should have looked at the spoilerfotos before... or better take them with me. I'll come again! Schoof [view this log]

September 12 by GeoCraig (5089 found) The hint helped with this one. I had a great day of geocaching in Point Mugu State Park today. For the full story, click here. (visit link) [This entry was edited by GeoCraig on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 1:20:06 PM.] [view this log]

June 30 by Puppy Dawg (2132 found) Didn't view the spoiler picture before we left. I suppose paperless caching has its disadvantages. Guessed at what a laurel sumac looks like, google confirmed it when we got home. No luck here. Maybe next time. [view this log]

June 20 by crossbow spartan (403 found) This cache was a very interesting cache to find. I loved the color of the container! TFTC! [view this log]

Current time: 11/21/2009 3:01:49 AM
Last Updated: 10/4/2009 3:24:55 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum