GCEBFC Stumped on a Hill (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by fourpees

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Hidden : 3/24/2003

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is located on a hillside about 300 feet in elevation above the 110 freeway. It is approachable on paths from multiple directions and depending on your approach and how steep a hill you can climb. The park is closed after dark so don't hunt too late.

Located on a hillside in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, the hike to this cache offers spectacular views of downtown and Dodger's Stadium to the southwest and the San Gabriel Mountains to the north, as well as the Southwest Museum across the freeway in Mt. Washington and the Arroyo Seco below and the cache itself is hidden in a secluded spot. In the spring, the grass is tall and flowers are blooming. Watch your step as you look for the cache! The ground is sometimes hard to see. The cache contains a bunch of the usual geocache bits and bobs.

Your hike will be between 1/2 mile (if approaching up the steep hill from the west) and 1 mile each way (if you take one of my detours mentioned below). The park's "official" entrance is on the east side off Monterey and you can take one of the trails up from there or for a closer approach park on the west side of the park on Griffin (Ave. 52 exit off the 110 fwy) near the Audubon gate or up in the Audubon Center parking lot.

Deb's park is home to over 100 species of birds and it is common to see Red Tailed Hawks and crows soaring at this location looking for prey. On your way to the cache, see how many different birds you can spot and be sure to enter them in the cache log. (visit link)

The number of birds in the park is one of the reasons why the Audubon Society opened a nature center at the bottom of the hill just to the southwest of the cache. Look down the hill and you will have a bird's eye view of the building and gardens. The Audubon Center is free and is worthy of a visit for kids programs and an education on the local birds, plants, and wildlife as well as to check out an example of "green" architecture. (visit link)

Deb's park is over 300 acres in size, with over 200 acres left undeveloped and there is a lot of wildlife. Since your hike to this cache may be short, take some extra time to explore more of this diamond in the rough of northeast LA and enjoy it's many vistas.

Peace,

-- Milaji

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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