Coyote Creek Los Lagos Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 1/15/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Camo'd decon container located near a high-point on the Coyote Creek Trail by Los Lagos Golf Course

This is the third cache going north that I placed today on the Coyote Creek Trail north of Capitol Expressway. The Coyote Creek Trail runs continuously (so far) from Anderson Dam in Morgan Hill to near Tully Road in San Jose. The County Parks part of the trail stops at Coyote-Hellyer Park. North of Yerba Buena Road, it's a San Jose city park trail. Between Yerba Buena and Capitol Expressway is an old forlorn section that needs work. North of Capitol is a newer section that looks as good, or even better, than the county part of the trail. I put a series of caches here to draw attention to this new trail segment. This new section is sandwiched between Coyote Creek and the Los Lagos Golf Course from Capitol Expressway to Stonegate Park. Los Lagos is a public course, owned by the city of San Jose. The trail is gated at each end. The gate is closed after sunset. Don't get stuck between the gates after dark. You can park for free at the golf course, though it tends to be crowded on weekends. You can't technically access the Coyote Creek Trail directly from the golf course unless you are golfing. The closest place to park at the south entrance is at the shopping center at Tuers and Capitol. The closest place to park at the north end is at Stonegate Park at Tuers Road and Gassmann Drive.

This cache is located near a high-point on the trail. You get a nice view of the golf course from here. You can see why it's called Los Lagos. You can also see the creek and part of the golf course on the other side. The golf course is so close to the trail that a curved-top fence is next to the trail to protect trail users from errant golf balls. I wouldn't trust it, though. It can't protect you from a high trajectory shot. I always bike here with a bike helmet on. The cache is away from the golf course. It's about 20 feet from the trail. You may be able to hide from golfers and trail users here. There's some trash here, but I suspect it's historical trash from the days when this was a farm. The golf course fence ends near the cache site. The trail then drops downhill into an old orchard. It then pops up and leads into Stonegate Park, which is the end of the line for the trail.

Note that the best time to look for this cache is in the fall and winter. In the spring and summer, it may be inaccessible due to spikey plant growth.

Cache contents:
Logbook
Pencil
Medal
2 small cars
Golf ball (found south of Capitol)
Reflector

For more on the Coyote Creek Trail, see: (visit link)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

jnyy-gbc, yrsg bs er-one

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)


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