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"W" Tree Rock Scramble Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 12/1/2004
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Take Camp Ohlone Road to the "W" Tree and head north. A moderately strenuous scramble upstream (stay towards the middle until the end to avoid poison oak on the banks). Many large, colorful boulders to clamber over. The scramble's especially beautiful after the rains begin (but more difficult) due to the flowing water. We recommend sturdy shoes with sticky soles.


A few months ago, we made a trip to Sunol to get our last unfound cache in the park. On the map, I noticed a trail marked "W" Tree that looked like it would take us towards our destination. When we got to the trailhead, I had to look at the map again - that's when I noticed the "Rock Scramble" attached to the rest of the "trail" name. We decided to give it a try anyway and ended up getting a good workout before hitting the McCorkle Trail. On the way, we noticed a nice place to hide a small cache.

I've been back several times since. The cache is located about 2 miles from the nearest parking and about a 0.4 mile scramble from the Camp Ohlone Road. I've made the one-way trip from the "W" Tree to the cache location in under 20 minutes.

As of 11/18/07 the cache is a decon container containing a GBA pin, a Yosemite non-trackable geocoin, and a couple foreign coins (along with a pen and a pencil).

As of 11/25/09 the cache is an ammo can.

As of 4/22/11 the cache is a decon container.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gra srrg FJ naq rlr yriry jura fgnaqvat ba crnx bs terra obhyqre jvgu benatr yvpura zvqfgernz.

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)