Dish Walk II Traditional Cache
homermayor: This spot has been messed up by a fallen limb. Cache is gone.
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Cache located below Stanford's "Big Dish", a short walk from
the parking area on Alpine Road
Constructed by SRI International in the early 60s for the U.S. Dept. of Defense and located on Stanford University land, the 150 ft diameter radio reflector
has become known locally as "The Dish." At completion it was the third largest antenna of its kind in the world. One of its uses is to monitor and measure L-band signals from GPS satellites so you should get good signals here! It has been used to listen to Spirit and Opportunity.
The area is a popular with hikers and joggers.
Closest (by far) parking is off Alpine Road at Piers Lane. It is about a 1/2 mile walk to the cache (well below the Dish) from the parking area with a climb near the end. Cross over two bridges and through the gate. Please obey all regulations which are posted at the entrance; the area is patrolled regularly by security vehicles. The cache is a short distance off the paved road and you need not (indeed, should not), go cross country. The area is open roughly from sunrise to sunset. The gates are locked 20 minutes prior to closing time.
The cache is a Costco nuts container concealed by the use of native material and contains a few trading items, & log.
This is the second Dish Walk cache. The first was archived after the grand old downed tree was pulverized by the clean up that followed two grass fires in this area in the summer of 2007.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Tebhaq yriry.