Compound W

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In California, United States

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A short hike with a scramble at the end, with terrific views of Tujunga Wash and Hansen Dam.

There are multiple approaches to this spot near the junction of the Oliver Truck Trail and 2N94. If you ascend from Foothill Drive, you can see your destination looming like a wart on the ridge above. Don't panic as you near the cache, it's not as bad as it first appears, but do use utmost caution on the final ascent.

Cache is a large painted poly jar containing typical geoswag tchotchkes. Please replace carefully.

The trail is very exposed, hot, and dry— please take necessary precautions, and carry adequate provisions: lots of water, sunscreen, etc.

Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

jryy, lrf, vg vf hc gurer... (Decrypted Hints)

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Cache Logs

March 8 by Journeymnn (1655 found) I'm glad you put some calming words in the cache page, as the sight of this thing would otherwise have struck terror into my mildly acrophobic heart. Nevertheless there is a perfectly reasonable approach for the patient geocacher. Thanks for the spectacular view. [view this log]

September 21, 2008 by erik (6874 found) Slick in tennis shoes. Cheers. [view this log]

April 10, 2008 by dshadovi (801 found) What a great time! There are yellow blooms all over the hills. Three of our group of four clawed our way to the cache. We described the contents to the one who remained on terra firma, and then ignored his repeated pleas to trade for a certain item. I appreciated the view of Tujunga Wash, in which our family has geocached several times. We continued on a short way to Oliver Saddle, where we climbed on that giant spool thingy. Anyone know what it is? The Saddle offers a nice view of Little Tujunga Canyon Road, on which we've travelled in the recent past to get to Mendenhall Ridge, Limerock Canyon, and Oak Spring. [view this log]

March 10, 2008 by GeoCraig (5089 found) I did the caches along the road today. An enjoyable afternoon walk. This is another of colin&daddy's patented "If this doesn't kill you, it will make you stronger" caches. I wouldn't recommend the last pitch without a good set of hiking sticks and a good sense of balance. To see some photos of the area, please go to my geocaching blog at (visit link) [view this log]

November 10, 2007 by SHot70 (391 found) It's all fun & games until some one loses an eye. I saw the W while coming up from Geode Cache 2 and thought to myself, "I bet it's on top of that thing..." When you get there and go up it a crumbly loose sand & rock mess and going down a butt dusting, plant grabbing slide. I think I lack the grace for this. Nice spot though. [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 2:46:52 AM
Last Updated: 3/9/2009 3:32:08 AM
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