Montara beach, from aboveBy: Spidergoat Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular
A quick find after hiking up on the mountain above with bthomas. Thanks!
The Montara DragonBy: rvehring Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Regular
Thanks for a truely 5-star challenge. This cache was exactly as advertised: a mental and physical effort that few caches can compare with. Over three visits, I hiked close to 30 miles in visiting locations all over Montara Mountain, discussed the interpretation of cache page clues endlessly, pondered the viability of projecting waypoints with greater accuracy than my GPSr was capable of, attempted to measure elevation accurately on a steep slope, searched for a clue smaller than my thumb nail, took a wrong turn and climbed a mountain bike trail (...a cliff, actually) called 9-1-1, brushed by lots of poison oak (no leaves yet!), located an expert to help with mathematical equations that were obscenely complex (Thanks Fizzy!), bought a new raincoat so that I could keep pressing forward with this cache in spite of the weather, and generally had the time of my life, in spite of many obstacles. It was clear to me pretty early on that I wasn't going to end up with anything but a smilie no mater what. The day of the 3rd and final hike started out with rain, but turned out to be absolutely beautiful weather. The views were fantastic! Many thanks to bthomas for his support and companionship on this trek every step of the way. It was a true pleasure to make the find with him and share the moment. There have been many of these moments with him in the past, and I am sure that they will continue in the future. Caches like Montara Dragon will provide the opportunity! Thanks for helping me explore a beautiful place! Thanks for the cache!
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