Flag over Palm Springs Traditional Geocache
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Patriotic flag over Palm Springs
Sometime around 10/4/2001 a very nice American flag was placed atop
Smoketree mountain south of Palm Springs. I first noticed the flag
from my front yard. Flag is about 1.5 miles from my house and i can
occasionally see people on the peak through binoculars. The peak is
a regular hike of mine with great views of Palm Springs and the
surrounding desert. I'm not sure the exact date the flag was
placed. Whomever placed the flag did an outstanding job. It was
very pretty.
The original flag disappeared around 11/19/2001 which is a shame. I
think it was malicious since i found the original flagpole thrown
down off the peak minus the flag. Someone else has put up a much
smaller plastic flag as a replacement but it's not quite the same.
On 11/23/2001 i hid a cache near the peak the flag is on. The
coordinates now reflect this new cache. The new cache is about 50
yards south of the peak in a large Altoids tin hidden in some
boulders. Continuing with the patriotic theme the tin contains
various flags, flag stickers and buttons. If you visit the cache it
would be nice if you tried to keep to the patriotic theme in
leaving items.
The most popular trail for this peak is the Garstin trail off of
Bogart Trail at about 33N 46.555, 116W 31.848. Another good way up
is via my nearby Araby Hope cache. See GC9FD for details.
I have photos of this cache on my geocaching page...
http://www.stargazing.com/geocaching/
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