I love Mountain Misery because when I smell it the air always
seems so clean. One of the highest concentrations I have seen of
Mountain Misery is just a couple miles south of here near Sly Park.
But the name didn't work out for several reasons. Most obvious is
that I didn't see ANY Mountain Misery 
. Instead I ran into a young and rather
thick Maple Forest (okay - I'm not the sharpest with my dendrology,
but I do believe those are maples as strange as it seems). Next,
when I see Mountain Misery, I usually don't see any poison oak
mixed in with it. Today I did see a few stray sprigs of PO so be
careful.
My intentions were to get you a good glance of the South Fork
Canyon from here, but that didn't work out either. But I DID run
across something that had Scoobert written all over it, hence the
Bearing Tree name. Again, I'm not the best with my dendrology, but
I'm SURE those were bearing trees 
.
Note that this is a traditional cache, so the cache is at the
posted cordinates. At least I think it is, reception wasn't the
best. I tried my best. That's why I'm giving you the bearing
references. If you can't find the cache, try using the bearing
references from the Bearing Trees.
Bearing Tree 1 (higher on the hill): Bearing 29
Bearing Tree 2 (lower on the hill): Bearing 79
Monument: Bearing 74
I used my compass to take these since my readings with the GPSr
were too inconsistent.
If none of this makes any sense, that means my coordinates are WAY
off. Expand your search area and look for red. Once you see red,
you'll find the cache.
I'd recommend long pants and good boots for this one. Otherwise be
prepared to leave some blood. Not for the faint of heart, but it is
a short and excellent adventure. It's not a coincidence that the
parking coordinates are at an Emergency Call Box.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL and remember, the point of this IS
to have fun!
