History of Anza Traditional Cache
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The cache can be reached hiking from Coyote Creek Entrance to Anza Trail to the norhern end of trail. An alternative route is to hike Coit Road which is fairly flat to Grapevine Spring Trail to Anza Trail.
Henry Coe State Park and Expedition Camps #103 & #104
On the return trip to Monterey, Anza closely follows the eastern Santa Clara county line after entering from the north. It passes through the beautiful San Antonio Valley, and then to the East Fork of Coyote Creek near Henry Coe State Park. This is the second largest California State Park next to Anza Borrego. Trails within it include a two-mile segment near Los Cruzeros, Anza's mid-day stop. Anza called the Mt. Hamilton range the Sierra del Chasco, which translates as the mountains of disappointment. Apparently, he was disappointed as to how long it took to cross these rugged mountains. Camps #103 and #104 are near the park's northern and southern borders, respectively. Camp #104 is near Cañada Rd. at the confluence of Coyote Creek and Cañada de los Osos. It was near here that American Indians greeted them again. Font's Diary of April 7, 1776, Easter Sunday, states, "...When we finished our descent, some ten or twelve Indians came out on the road to salute us, from a village which was near there on the banks of a lagoon. They gave us amole and two fish from the lagoon…In return for them, the commander gave the Indians some glass beads..." This group was likely from the Mutsun tribe.
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