"It starts...!"
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cache
by chaosmanor
Hidden:
9/18/2004
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
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(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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or, it ends, depending upon your PoV ;-)
This is a round, metal cookie tin, camoflaged with several colors
of rust-resistant paint, including a clear coat on the inside;
let's see if this helps keep these metal cans from rusting-out.
It's hidden a short distance up from the La Jolla Canyon terminus
of the Backbone Trail; it's maybe a mile RT from the parking area.
There is a nice view of the ocean and the beach here (and you can't
hear the traffic!), as well as nice views of the canyons of the
western half of Point Mugu State Park. There are a number of other
caches within a couple of hours' hike from here: some on flattish
ground and some at elevation. Pretty-much the entire
three-mile-or-so length of the Ray Miller Trail, all the way to the
Overlook Trail, has caches now
You can park on PCH for free, but that will more than double the
hike. For $8 ($7 for seniors), you can park in the lot, which has
some shade and more security. It's still cheaper parking than at
Disneyland, and it's an easy way to help keep the park looking
decent.
As we were hiking to the hiding spot, a number of people were
jogging down from the Overlook Trail, in groups of 2s and 3s and a
few singletons. Sharon asked one of them if they were part of a
running club, and the woman said that they were, then said,
"Actually, we're a drinking club with a running problem." We got a
big chuckle out of that
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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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Vg'f n srj srrg bss gur znva genvy, ba n tnzr genvy, haqre n ohfu. Ubj znal gvzrf unir jr ernq *gung* orsber?
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October 7 by dbir (1027 found)
No one on the trail on this nice cool day. Little hard for me to spot this one too -- nice camo job.BTW, parking at La Jolla is now $8 ($7 for seniors), which I was glad to pay, viewing it as support for the park service & rangers during this state budget mess. Saved me a bit of walking too.
[view this log] | July 25 by paleolith (433 found)
After The Beginning, then It Starts, right? Hey, who had the bright idea of quoting the name? Cachemate on my PDA doesn't exclude the quotes when alphabetizing, so it took me a few minutes to find when I wanted to make notes.It was around here that I noticed that I'd forgotten my hat.  Now, at this point I should have either gone back to the car to get it, or smeared sun block on my head despite the mess it would make. I got my first sunburn on my scalp ten years ago, and my natural cover has waned considerably since then. Apparently that decade hasn't improved my intelligence, as I took neither of the appropriate actions. By the evening my enlarging forehead looked like Rudolph's nose. It was even more apparent because I'd worn a sweat band most of the day, so I had a red nose and bright red upper forehead with a strip of unburned skin in between. I may have to tell people I'm wearing a red cap. Got a little help from TOHiker, though it was an easy find and I'd have located it quickly. Dropped a TB, replaced the pen, and headed up to Ocean Pacific. Edward
[view this log] | April 12 by cahikerchick (1538 found)
OMG. I forgot to log some of my caches while hiking with VCTrails. Sorry for the late log. TFTC!
[view this log] | April 12 by VCTrails (1687 found)
I was out with some others, hiking a loop and looking for geocaches along the way. This was the end for us, except for the micro at the trailhead - TFTC!
[view this log] | March 7 by pianofab (422 found)
Looks like I had the same experience as BWidget today. TFTC
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Last Updated: 10/14/2009 3:24:00 PM
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