Consolation Prize

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

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A nicely-framed view of Santa Barbara from a rocky perch.

We were trying to find the Rocky Pine Ridge cache, but I think we wound up on the wrong trail. It was a beautiful hike, nonetheless. As a consolation prize to ourselves, we hid this cache above a convenient resting spot.

The trail offers many spectacular views, but the hike is somewhat strenuous, so be sure to come prepared. The cache site is approximately 2780 ft. above sea level.

Appropriate to the name of the cache, the quality of the container and contents are not suitably rewarding for first place finishers. But hey...the fun is in the hunt, right? And the view is a definite winner.

The container is cylindrical and made of transparent plastic with a screw-on lid. It's larger than a micro, but the opening is only 2 inches in diameter, so it's good for pencils, glow sticks, and other slim items.

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)

Hc ghaary genvy. Va n abbx ba lbhe yrsg nf lbh pyvzo hc gur ebpxf. (Decrypted Hints)

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Cache Logs

February 21 by 1XL-on-XR650L (521 found) I looked hard for this one! My GPSr was acting up a bit, but I really wanted to find this one, so I spent the extra effort to "get-r-done". I was hoping to find a fork in the trail here, but I must have gotten a hold of some bad data off of the internet! I had to turn around and hike back down the same way I came up to find a way off of the hill. TNLNSL and thanks for the cache! [view this log]

February 10, 2008 by gsmx2 (4295 found) #1319 I found myself a nice shady spot for lunch. When we left, I actually FOUND this one, then we moved up the hill. Thanks for this find. [view this log] Resting in the Shade Climbing back on the trail

February 10, 2008 by MaxGold (4536 found) I went on a fun hike up to Camino Cielo and we did find Rocky Pine Ridge after much hiking. We lunched by the dry waterfall and then found this one. TFTC [view this log]

January 31, 2008 by Puppy Dawg (2132 found) Found on a nice [cold] day of hiking, running, and caching, Thanks for the cache. [view this log]

January 19, 2008 by finderofthingz (1528 found) The bod took a LONNNNG time to warm up on this hike with Gotfish?... we stopped at the ledge for a food & wadda break, and whaddyaknow, there was a comfy-cozy mineral-based recliner all the way up there with amazing views!! I couldn't pass up the opportunity to close my eyes and soak up the warm sun. A nap-break on a hike??? That was a first! We finally moved on to find this cache once muggles showed up. I enjoyed the scramble to the cache. Thanks for the destination & TFTsmiley!! [view this log] Trail with a View

Current time: 11/22/2009 1:10:13 AM
Last Updated: 2/21/2009 11:13:44 PM
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