TroupB-B and I have been geocaching together for 11 months, we've
each found approximately 290 caches, and her birthday is less than
3 months away. Accordingly, I felt it was time to hide a cache in
her honor. Don't start working on this puzzle yet; those previous 3
numbers have absolutely nothing to do with this puzzle! This
honoree cache is for everybody to find; TroupB-B is not required to
be First To Find. However, she should be ashamed of herself if
she's not FTF!
I thought about her favorite places, hobbies, etc. trying to
come up with a clever location to hide this Cache for TroupB-B.
TroupB-B and her husband, Mr. TroupB-B, love El Sombrero #2
restaurant. She loves Target. She goes to her favorite hairdresser,
Susie. Mr. and Mrs. TroupB-B enjoy hanging out with their two
geo-puppies, Peter (Pete-sa Pie) and Chip (Chip for Brains). Where
would be an appropriate place to hide this Cache for TroupB-B?
TroupB-B also loves to travel and explore new places, so I
decided to begin my search by venturing around California, sticking
to the California State Highways so I wouldn't get lost.
I started out by heading North towards Ventura. The first leg of
my quest took me to the Emma Wood State Beach off US Highway 101
near Ventura. The first part of the road I explored goes northbound
until it hits State Route 150. I didn't see any good hiding places
along this road.
Next, I went to Sacramento. I started looking on an unsigned
State Route that goes from US Highway 50 in Sacramento to
Interstate 80 east of Sacramento. One of the local folks argued
that the particular road I was on was the eastern leg of Business
Loop Interstate 80. Regardless of what this road is called, I saw a
few possible hiding spots, but I was already too far away from
home. So, I headed back down toward Los Angeles.
I found an interesting road that goes from State Route 1 near
Huntington Beach to State Route 72 in La Habra via Beach Boulevard.
This was only the first part of a road I could have explored, but
since there wasn't much there, I linked another stretch of road to
this particular segment of my search. I went from the northerly
boundary of the Federal Port of entry near Calexico to Interstate 8
near El Centro. I got some good ideas today but was tired from all
this driving and put an end to the northerly search. The Cache for
TroupB-B needs to have a westerly component. With this new
realization, I found a motel and spent the night.
In the morning, I resumed my search, heading West. Well, maybe
it wasn't exactly West, but it will have to suffice for the
purposes of this Cache for TroupB-B. My first westerly item of
interest was a road that began at State Route 126 near Saticoy and
went to Interstate 210 near San Fernando. My apologies to the
locals, but this was a pretty boring stretch of road, and it didn't
inspire any good ideas, so I headed back toward familiar territory
- near where I play softball every Friday night in Long Beach.
My next search was on a road beginning at State Route 1 near
Long Beach that headed to Interstate 405. Now, I was getting
somewhere! I like this area, and I was accumulating lots of good
ideas. Just in case, I thought I'd try a couple more roads.
I continued down the coast and explored a road which begins near
Interstate 5 north of La Jolla and heads toward State Route 67.
There wasn't really enough road to do much of a search, so I
complemented this particular expedition with a nearby road that
starts at Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and heads to Route 5 in San
Diego. I found some interesting possibilities for hiding the Cache
for TroupB-B.
I became tired of driving all over the California State Highway
System, but I gathered some good ideas during my trip. I have
enough information to pick a good hiding place for this cache. And,
so do you. You should be able to find this cache without putting
too many miles on your car. Have fun, beware of muggles, and please
replace the cache how you found it so the next person will be able
to enjoy the quest.
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