Mount Tamalpais - Ground Zero Traditional Cache
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Mount Tamalpais - Ground Zero
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"Ground Zero"
This is one in a series of of ammo-box caches that will bring you
to trailheads or areas where you might find many trails to take you
into Marin's Woodlands for hiking or biking.
Mount Tamalpais is known for being "Ground Zero" for a lot of
things. One is that this area is the jumping off point for
countless trails that are renowned for taking you to some of the
best views in the world. Its also been "Ground Zero" for the film
industry as they have shot hundreds of Movies, Television shows and
Commercials here because of it's beauty.
Although this is not a puzzle cache, you may have some questions
regarding other things about "Mt. Tamalpais". For instance:
What are things that Mt. Tamalpais is known
for that might also relate to "Ground Zero?"
(I can't tell you...)
How did Mt. Tamalpais become "Ground
Zero?"
(I can't tell you...)
Why is there a can of Lysol in the
cache?
(I can't tell you...) (but here's a hint ---> SOD at State
Parks)
What I can you tell you is that this area is one of my favorite and
fun places to hike and explore and that's why I want to bring you
here! And just like all the other State and National Parks that we
have all been to, I hope we can all take care of them and be good
Wardens of Our Lands by following the rules and guidelines of our
Parks System. Here are a few things I didn't know while researching
our California Park system.
"The California State Parks is asking visitors to be aware of their
surroundings and suggests a few things we can do.
* Do not collect and transport plant material (including
leaves,twigs, branches or firewood).
* Do not collect soil and avoid muddy areas.
* Park your vehicle only in designated parking areas.
* Clean soil and mud from shoes and mountain bikes."
There is parking for a fee at Pan Toll Ranger Station if you plan
on hiking or biking on any of the numerous trails that are
available to you here. However, if you only plan on finding this
cache, there are two spaces provided for 15 minutes of free parking
in the lot (which is plenty of time to find the cache!).
You don’t have to delete the waypoints from your GPS units
after finding and logging the caches the first time. You may want
to keep them handy in case you would like to re-visit the caches
each time you pass by on your way to or on the way back from your
hike.
A special thank you to Erickson, who through his observations and
his logs has helped educate me (and others I am sure) on how we can
be better geocachers and hikers.
Mount
Tamalpais - California State Park
Additional Hints
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