GC1FN5M To everything - turn, turn, turn (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by batch218

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batch218: Although I always think I have this well hidden, the cache container is - once again - gone. My thanks to those of you who were able to find/log this on earlier occasions, and my apologies to those of you who spent a fair amount of time searching for a Muggled cache. -batch218-

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Hidden : 8/24/2008

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Size: Size: small (small)

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A small “brush covered” cache in McNee Ranch State Park, about 75-feet northeast of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey “TURN” station mark.

A small “brush covered” cache in McNee Ranch State Park, about 75-feet northeast of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey “TURN” station mark: (visit link) TURN has also been documented by begneiss on waymarking.com: (visit link)

In addition to hunting geocaches, begneiss has me hooked on chasing survey marks, some of which are in pretty unusual places. Arguably one of the best things about geocaching is that it takes you to venues you might never visit otherwise, and chasing survey marks (and other waymarks) is another mechanism for doing the same. The cache is just a few feet from a popular hiking trail, and relatively close to the TURN Triangulation Station mark. The cache is relatively well hidden in a brush-covered area, so don’t give up your search too quickly! In addition, be sure to check out the station mark when you’re in the area, just 75-feet away.

The closest parking to the cache location is on the east side of Highway 1, just across from the entrance to Gray Whale Cove State Beach. Information on Gray Whale Cove SB can be found here: (visit link) Approximate coordinates for the Hwy 1 parking area (no fee) are N37 33.800, W 122 30.750. There is a marked trail leading from the SE section of the parking area into McNee Ranch State Park, and you’ll find there are a couple of different ways to reach the cache and nearby station mark.

(From the book "Montara Mountain" by Barbara VanderWerf, Gum Tree Lane Books):
"McNee Ranch State Park, on the southern flank of Montara Mountain, offers hikers, bicycle riders and horseback riders magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean and the San Mateo County coast. From the park you can reach North Peak, the highest point on Montara Mountain (elevation 1,898 feet). If you make it to the top - and there is no fog - the view of the Bay Area, spread below your feet, will take your breath away. Where else can you scan from the Campanile at U.C. Berkeley to Hoover Tower at Stanford University, from Mount Diablo to Mount Tamalpais, from the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco Bay, and from Point Reyes to Pescadero Point?

"Within the boundaries of McNee Ranch State Park, you can trace all the human crossings of Montara Mountain, from a Native American Costano trail to the Ocean Shore Railroad to present-day Highway One. You can explore WWII bunkers and contemplate other WWII military installations from afar. You can imagine an old mushroom farm in Green Valley and an old dairy ranch on Martini Creek.

"All trails lead through Montara Mountain Coastal Scrub and Coastal Chaparral communities. Here you can observe plant associations found nowhere else on earth.

"McNee Ranch State Park shares a boundary with San Pedro Valley County Park. A good day hike (4.3 miles one way) begins on the north flank of Montara Mountain in San Pedro Valley County Park and ends on the south flank at Montara State Beach."

(Excerpted from the Park Brochure:)
"Welcome to McNee Ranch. This 625-acre park is a unit of the California State Park System. Visitors to the park are treated to sweeping vistas of the Pacific Coast, San Francisco Bay, and the rugged coastal hills. McNee Ranch is located on the west face of Montara Mountain, north of Half Moon Bay and south of Pacifica. Two beaches are within walking distance of McNee Ranch - - Montara State Beach and Gray Whale Cove.”

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