The Beverly Hillbillies is an American comedy television series
about a nouveau riche family of hillbillies who move to Beverly
Hills. Due to oil being discovered on their land they are now very
wealthy. However, they refuse to conform to society. Instead, they
wind up shaking up the privileged society in Beverly Hills.
Hilarity ensues in the 274 episodes that ran from 1962 -
1971.
Well, we don't have a Clampett family living here in Pescadero
Creek County Park; however we do have our own real live tar seeping
out of the ground (which is how Tarwater Creek got its name).
To bring people to this neat place I have placed an ammo box
along the Tarwater Trail Loop, very near where it joins Tarwater
Creek and Canyon Trail. There is a layer (sometimes very thick) of
tar floating in the pools of water. From what I read, the slower
the water flow in the creek, the thicker the tar. If you look
carefully along the creek (from the trail) you can even see where
it is seeping out of the creek banks. While you are here, take a
good whiff; the smell of petroleum is unmistakeable.
I first got the idea for this cache from talking to steamloco,
who then showed me this place so that I could hide a cache here. He
half joked that, with the price of crude oil now exceeding $100 per
barrel, talk may start up about drilling for oil out here.
The easiest way to reach this cache is from the entrance located
just off Alpine Road. Turn off Alpine Road at N37 17.227 W122
13.102. The parking lot will be on your left at N37 16.568 W122
13.457. To get to the correct end of the Tarwater Loop you will
need to cross the paved street (head just a tiny ways back the way
you drove in) and enter the trailhead on your left. Parking is
free. The park opens daily at 8:00 a.m., the closing time varies,
depending on the time of year. Please only cache during park hours.
Closing time as well as other park information (including trail
maps) can be found at:
Park information, trail maps, weather and
directions
Congratulations to SugarBoogers for getting the FTF and $10 REI
gift card.
