#1: FIVE BASSOS AIR FORCE BASE Traditional Cache

THE SECRET AIR FORCE BASE

Most people don't realize what this land was used for originally. Many years ago, long before the East Bay Regional Parks even existed, this entire area was part of a large military installation called, "Five Bassos Air Force Base." It was only recently that the land was donated to East Bay Parks. For secrecy purposes, they renamed the land, "Five Canyons."

Besides the Top Secret research buildings, there were two 5,000 foot runways, known as Basso-Left and Basso -Right. You can still see remnants of these runways on the "Garin to Chabot" trail. There are also a few fuel trucks and Jetways laying around.

The Base has a long and noble history, which I will explain in another entry. The purpose of the base was to test Top Secret weapons for the air force. Even now, I cannot really talk much about what happened here. I am still sworn to secrecy, and besides, I don't know anybody at WikiLeaks.

Anyway, once after I had landed my B-52 on Basso-Right, I decided to place some remembrance of this great base. I don't know if it's still there. Can you help me find it?