July 5, 2008

CM06 Parking

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

This was our first time down Bear Gulch Road and into the southern part of El Corte de Madera OSP. Very nice, and quite secluded. Even though Skeggs Point was over-run with mountain bikers, only a couple of groups whizzed past during our hike. Thanks for pointing out the trail!

Grand Old Stump

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Small

Down, down, down...does this trail do anything else? This cache was a quick stop on that escalator, but we're starting to get worried about the return trip...up, up, up. TFTC.

Lawrence Creek Trail FunGi

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Regular

After reading the logs, we were worried about finding this cache. Lock on the GPSr was intermittent during the hike down, which contributed to our malaise. Fortunately, we were able to locate the cache quickly. During the hunt, I knocked my GPSr off its clip without realizing what had happened. Fortunately mrs303 heard it beep as it lost lock laying on the ground, and we found it quickly. Whew! TFTC.

Top of Wunderlich

By: digitalfish Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Coming back from a hike in El Corte de Madera, we decided to take a stab at this cache. The GPSr was birdless, but with enough wandering around I eventually stumbled on the tricky little hide. Thanks for the fun.

Stump Tree

By: CKayaks Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Small

We spent a long time looking for this cache, and saw several examples of new growth springing from an old stump, which was actually quite interesting to look at. The GPSr just would not cooperate and bounced around so much that the search area was really big. I think effort expended to find it caused us to realize that it was time to turn around, even though there were other caches within fairly close distance. We'll be back! Thanks.