November 8, 2008

Island In The Woods

By: Blucruz Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Having run into blucruz earlier, it was fun to hunt for this cache while he watched. Even with the combined experience of the seven in our group, it was still quite a while until the find was made. It didn't hurt that blucruz was there to give a gentle nudge or two either! TFTPC!

dublin canyon stealth

By: clubjackie Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Preconceived notions about what the hide would be nearly did us in. The rain and dark hindered a bit as well. A very satisfying find once it came. TFTC.

The Bear

By: old stillwater man Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

Out with a group of geocachers from the bay area. Thanks for a fun puzzle in a beautiful area. It was my first visit to the High Lakes area and I enjoyed the opportunity to explore.

the ''real'' bottle hill

By: johnboy67 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

I tried the direct approach, but those buckets were a bit too big. Fortunately bthomas was down below to guide my path as I backed down. The roundabout approach worked easier! Thanks for a great view and a fun cache.

West Branch Feather River 1

By: whitetail39 travler13 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

Weird how there's a paved road and an industrial strength bridge way out here. Thanks for another cache along the way!

Spring Valley

By: whitetail39 travler13 Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Regular

What a great area and a fun group to visit it with. The skies were threatening, but that didn't dampen our spirits or even seem to stop a good number of people from visiting the High Lakes OHV. Like us, I suppose they figured that this might be one of their last opportunities for a while. Coming down to the lake from the summit, I was suprised with the amount of snow. What a pictureseque setting! TFTC!

Devil's Pitchfork

By: scooter08 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

This spot marked our turn off the highway for higher, rockier, and slushier spots. After casting about fruitlessly for a few moments, inspiration finally struck after taking stock of our entire surroundings. Cool! Thanks for pointing out the spot!

High Lakes OHV Area, Morris Lake Overlook

By: Blucruz Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 5.0 Container: Regular

This cache attracted my attention not only for the opportunity to visit the High Lakes area, but to get one step closer to finishing the 55 5 challenge. Things were going pretty smoothly, but it was amazing how quickly the trail got much, much rougher as oon as we entered the OHV area. There was enough snow to make the steeper sections interesting, but the rock garden and the ledge really got my attention. Many thanks to bthomas for his patient encouragement in getting me past that obstacle. We were stopped a bit short of being able to drive right to the cache by a steep snowy pitch, but it was close enough for the short walk. The views of Morris lake were awesome! and you could have fooled me that people actually drive down to the lake level. Wow! We took a group picture at ground zero that I'm looking forward to seeing. What a great group of cachers! Thanks for placing a cache in this wonderful location and getting us out there to take it all in. It was a fantastic exerience! I dropped an 'extremely challenging' coin. It seemed to fit.

Roll the Dice

By: whitetail39 travler13 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular

On our way back from High Lakes, this was a must stop locaton. What a great rock! I tried to roll the dice, but luck was not on my side. Heh! We did have the good fortune to meet up with blucruz, who happened by while we were on scene. Thanks!

Chaparral Guard Station

By: whitetail39 travler13 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

It was raining when we found this cache. I would have loved to camp here; it was a perfect spot. In fact, there was a camp fire still smoldering. Thanks!

8 of Diamonds "Inskip"

By: Blucruz Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

After our off-road trip, we stopped here to air up. It was raining pretty hard. The locals were burning trash up the road a bit. I guess high fire danger is over now? TFTC.

Philbrook

By: Blucruz Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Pretty area. We were disappointed to find a muggled cache. Thanks for marking many beautiful spots in the High Lakes area though.

Bottle Hill

By: Blucruz Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

A quick find along our way down to Paradise. TFTC.

Hop to it!

By: redvoodoo Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

A quick find while we waited for a table nearby. It was sort of strange though because they had forgotten to turn on the outside lights. We didn't seem to bother anybody waiting in the in-n-out drivethru though.

It's a Small Mall After All #3

By: plunk froggy Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Approached from the wrong side of the fence, but found a couple of access points (...one coming and another going). It was a quick find after that.

I Love This Place (Even More)!

By: Scoobert Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Friday night. Chico. One happenin' place evidently. One of our group went to check on the wait for a table; the rest went to find a cache. Even with six of us scouring ground zero, it took a while to make the find. Finally! I liked the solar panels above the parking lot. Oh, an hour and a half to get seated...we're off to Applebees! Gotta get back to the bay area before midnight.