(Note: this view is from near the cache location, but not exactly
at it.
I wouldn't make it that easy on you!)
Cache is located near the upper (Northeast) end of the Phoneline
trail in Sabino Canyon in the Coronado National Forest. Park
entrance and parking is located at the corner of North Skyline
Drive and North Sabino Canyon Road. There is a $5 day use fee for
the park, or you may buy an annual pass for $20 (well worth it if
you're a local IMHO).
Click here to download a trail map of Sabino
Canyon. (PDF format - 2MB)
You may take the tram ($7.50) or walk up the paved road (about
3.8 miles) up to the upper tram stop (#9), Then take the sabino
canyon trail up the hill 1/2 mile to the phoneline trail. This
steep, but fairly easy. Not sutable for stollers, toddlers or the
infirm though.
If you are a bit more adventurous take one of several trails
that connect to the lower parts of the phoneline trail and follow
it up to the cache site. This is about a 5 mile trek (one way) up
some pretty rocky and rough trail, but the views are worth it. Buy
a tram ticket at the visitors center before you start if you don't
want to walk back down once you get to the top!
Cache is a green plastic case which contains a log and a
pen.
Also in the cache initially I put a Deermark Domino and launced
the Tucson
Saguaro Travel Bug.
This is along a fairly heavily used trail, so please be aware of
muggles, please carefully rehide the cache so that it cannot be
seen from the trail by casual passers by.
The cache is placed so that it is accessible without leaving
the trail. Please don't set foot off the trail as this causes
erosion problems and is not needed to find this cache!
WARNING: There are rattlesnakes, sorpions and other
nasty critters in the area. DO NOT stick your hand in places
where you cannot see!!! There is no need to do that to locate this
cache. The cache is in a sheltered but fairly open location. You
will be able to clearly see if there are any critters there before
you reach for it.