Marking the Parking: Los Osos Oaks Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/22/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

Parking area for Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve.
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Los Osos Oaks Reserve

Antiquarian California live oaks, estimated to be 600 to 800 years old, are the highlight of this state reserve in Los Osos Valley near San Luis Obispo.
Two miles of trail meander through the old oaks which have, during their long life, contorted into some unusual shapes.

Botanists say the oak woodland is a culmination of thousands of years of plant succession that has transformed the area from sparsely vegetated sand dunes into a landscape of California live oaks. Though many of the oaks are quite large,
some oaks growing on the crest of the dunes are dwarfed.

Chumash Indians gathered acorns from the grove.
Shell fragments and bits of charcoal are evidence of their frequent encampments.

Meandering along the eastern boundary of the reserve is Los Osos Creek, lined with bay laurel, sycamore and even some cottonwood trees.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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