Claire

Claire

This is a picture of my oldest daughter Claire. Cheerful, happy, gregarious, and ready to be older than I think she should be! What a great blessing.

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Going in Circles: Knowing the distance to each waypoint and flipping back and forth between the two, I was able to get pretty close. A careful search produced the desired result. What a nice park! I stopped to watch a group of hard-core bocce players for a while. Otherwise, the cool temperatures seemed to be keeping everyone else indoors.

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Rabbits for Rosco: Thanks for bringing us out for a walk on a very pleasant winter afternoon. And now for something completely different...a visit to Costco.

Cache Log

Horse Chestnut Trail: We parked in the no parking zone, and made a quick dash up the hill. I decided to let the preteens take the GPSr, after all, what could happen in 150 feet? Well, next thing I know, they're off the trail, hand over hand up the hill! Fun!

Inspiration Point Hitching Post: We took the service road, it was plenty tough for our party. I'm afraid the cache site took a beating, at least 8 of the kids were in on the final search. After resting at the top on the benches, we made our way back to the ranger station. Unfortunately it had just closed. There was a lot of disappointment when everyone realized that a chance to see the king snake was gone. We did see a herd of turkeys come down the hill to drink at the stream. Quite appropriate for the day after Thanksgiving.

Rustic Lands Hollow: Very nicely done. There's another place nearby that fits the hint as well. After going over it with a fine-tooth comb, we widened our search a bit. None of the kids fell in the creek either!

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End of the Trail 3: Palo Alto Baylands: Ted and I took the walk to this cache on Thanksgiving Day before dinner. A great way to whet the appetite!

My nephew Matt

See? No teeth!

He's named after me! Cool, huh?

My nephew Matt

Bright eyes!

It's okay, Matt, those camera flashes blind me too!

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New Life from Old: One small faded sign marked the trailhead where we came in. You'd think these folks would have the dough to maintain proper signage. Then again, maybe they don't want to encourage interlopers like me. In any case, we enjoyed ourselves immensely, petting a very friendly horse for a few minutes, and throwing rocks in the stream. Thanks for showing us this trail.

Banana Slug Highway: The patch antenna on my Garmin really let me down at this cache. Beyond that, I really should learn for sure what that plant in the clue looks like. I'll bet the cache was right under my nose, but I couldn't find it.

Shady Trail: As with the other nearby caches, another pleasant suprise. Once we found the unmarked trail, it transported us into a hidden world. After noticing all the traps, we were glad it wasn't bee season. Half way back to the car, I realized that my son still had the log in his hand. Oh well, we were on the trail that much longer!

Another Fog View: We parked next to the van that was missing the left rear wheel. Other than that, nothing else questionable in the lot. After finding the cache, signing the log, dropping off a TB, and trading, we stopped to appreciate the view. Today was only a 5 on the view meter though...it's kinda hazy.

Woodside Store: The store was closed today. Too bad, we were looking forward to exploring it. We found the cache straight away, and signed the somewhat damp log. I was wishing I had ziplock bag to put it in; that hiding spot will become a puddle in the coming months.

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Varney Air: My son played while I cached. Thanks.

Brittan Park: I rummaged around for a few minutes, then, voila! Right in front of me. I was careful to avoid that blood stained branch!

Fog View: Sunset. Still clear as a bell. T: rubber robot; L: plastic ocelot. Took a picture of my son Ted with the view in the background. #24, I think. TFTC.

Maggie

Maggie

This is a picture of my daughter Maggie at the beach in Oceanside. I love her happy smile.