BAB Picnic #2 Commemorative Cache Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

ChrissySkyking + Blaze: Well, I finally checked on this cache yesterday. There's a big empty hole where the cache had been, so it's definitely gone. [:(]

We're going to archive this now. Hopefully other people will be willing to put other new caches in this park, because it is such a great place. However, the size of this cache made it an easy target. Thanks to all who enjoyed it!

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Hidden : 10/7/2003
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Thanks to everyone who came to the Bay Area and Beyond Picnic #2! This cache commemorates the event, and is full of travel bugs and items left in the cache container by the attendees.

[New addition to cache description: (10/16/03) (updated 7/5/04):
There is a lot of poison oak in the area. The cache is NOT in the poison oak! You can easily reach the cache without getting close to any poison oak. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO DOWN THE HILL TO FIND THE CACHE, IT IS VERY CLOSE TO A PATH. IF YOU GO DOWN THE HILL, YOU'LL BE IN POISON OAK! If you come at night, bring a good flashlight, and know what poison oak looks like, because it really seems to like to grow up here!]

This cache was placed by: Chrissy_Skyking & Blaze, DavidT21 & Fisherwoman, and TeamJiffy, the coordinators for the Bay Area and Beyond Picnic #2.

The Cache is NOT at the coordinates posted! This is an offset cache, so you will have to derive the coordinates by following the instructions below.

Read the plaque at the posted coordinates. ABCD = the date the plaque was placed there.
E = A + 1
F = B - 6
G = C - 1
H = C + 1
I = D - 1

The real coordinates of the cache are at: N 37° 35.IHF  W 122° 19.EGD

It is a large, square ammo can, so only look in places which could support a big object. The trees really messed up our reception (hence the 2 difficulty), so you're gonna have to try to find a spot with good reception and proceed from there.

Parking is available down by the beach, and you'll need to take a nice little stroll up a path to get to the cache. However, during the times 8am to 7pm, parking is $5 per car. If you wait until later (or earlier) you can park for free! However, as you can see from the logs, the park closes at 10pm, and the San Mateo police will be there shooing you out if you stay too late. Plus, it's hard to find the cache at night.

Coyote Point is a regional recreation area that provides a wide variety of opportunities: picnicking, swimming, windsurfing, bicycling, jogging, fishing, boating, and sailing. Spectacular natural history exhibits of the Bay Area can be found at the Coyote Point Museum. You can observe and listen to live animals at the Wildlife Habitats. Stroll along the beach promenade, visit the marina and its breakwater, or to the saltwater marsh. See shorebirds, colorful boats, windsurfers, and planes from the San Francisco International Airport.

The origin of the name Coyote Point is somewhat clouded. Since it was originally an island completely surrounded by salt marsh, it is doubtful that it was inhabited by coyotes. It is probable that the name could be attributed to Coyetana Arenas, to whom it was granted by the Governor of Mexico. It is improbable that Indians lived on Coyote Point, although small shell mounds do exist indicating that they at least used it for feasts and perhaps special ceremonies. Without fresh water, however, they could not have survived for long on the island proper.

Coyote Point was originally a part of the Presidio and Mission lands. After it passed to Mexico, Governor Pio Pico granted it to Coyetano Arenas. It was later sold by the Arenas family to the firm of Mellus and Howard. Howard bought it from the firm in 1850, and it remained in the Howard family until acquired by the County and the Federal Government in 1942.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf erdhverf n ovg bs zbivat fghss gb rkcbfr gur pnpur.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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