Napa Creeks: Redwood Creek Traditional Cache
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Napa Creeks: Redwood Creek
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A small pullout just downhill from the cache provides a space
for one car. As remote as it seems, the road can actually be very
busy at times and drivers are generally not expecting to encounter
pedestrians so use caution. GPS coverage can be spotty up here so
the hint may be required to get your hands on the cache. No need to
go bushwacking - the container could almost be grabbed with your
feet still on the roadway. Please replace the container as
hidden.
Redwood Creek begins 2,600 feet above the Napa Valley atop Mount
Veeder. From there, the creek descends through the Redwood and
Fir-lined canyons of the Archer Taylor Preserve before reaching the
gentle, bolder-strewn channel near the cache site. Within the
preserve, the creek crashes down through a narrow box canyon
producing a series of roaring waterfalls known as the "Devil's
Well." After being joined by Pickle Canyon Creek further
downstream, Redwood Creek skirts Redwood Road as it makes its way
toward Napa. Along its course, the creek undergoes a peculiar name
change, becoming Napa Creek after its confluence with Brown Valley
Creek just east of Westwood Hills. The creek continues its way
through downtown, meandering its way through backyards, culverts,
and under city streets, eventually flowing into the Napa River at
Veteran's Park.
Redwood Creek is arguably the most important tributary in the
entire Napa River watershed for threatened steelhead trout. Like
several of the valley's west-side tributaries, Redwood Creek's deep
pools and abundant streamside vegetation provide ideal cool water
habitat for young steelhead. In addition to steelhead, Chinook
salmon have occasionally been seen spawning in the creek's lower
reaches, although their population within the creek is generally
considered to be very small.
Congratulations to MartianRabbit for first to find !
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