July 18, 2009

Caleb Rachel's Cache

By: Greg Ann-Marie Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

I made the quick climb and spotted it quickly. Thanks for the nice big cache!

geo-crashing

By: mr.wonderful Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Glad I didn't crash into that giant poison oak bush just behind the cache! Thanks.

San-O 15 minute parking

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

I've never surfed, but it sure looks like the whole world's doing it around here! TFTC.

Wine/Whine # 70

By: Dadbo, GooTech Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Passing by on our trek from the Bay Area to San Diego. Thanks for luring us off the freeway!

Wine/Whine # 56

By: GooTech, Dadbo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I can't seem to skip a W/W cache along my route! Thanks!

Wine/Whine # 30

By: GooTech, Dadbo Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

A lot of work put into this series! Thanks.

Wine/Whine # 12

By: GooTech, Dadbo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Another!?! Thanks.

Wine/Whine # 10

By: GooTech, Dadbo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

I put my hand on it by accident as I was looking for a different style hide. Thanks!

Wine/Whine # 49

By: Dadbo, GooTech Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Another creative hide! Thanks for the series.

San O Bike-n-cache

By: Tar Baby Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Hoofed it over from legal parking, passing a whole bunch of surfers that were returning from a day at the beach. TFTC.

Wine/Whine # 13

By: Dadbo, GooTech Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I'm spending a lot of time on these. Hope I can make it to San Diego by dark! TFTC.

Wine/Whine # 11

By: GooTech, Dadbo Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Pretty country along here, although a bit hot today. TFTC.

This Newer Bridge

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

The cache had slipped from its hidey hole, and was sticking out. I quickly noticed it. Restored to its intended location. Thanks for the quickie.

This Old Bridge.

By: Scooterman Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

We parked about 5' from the cache, and then proceeded to look all over in the wrong spots. Startled a bunny holed up to beat the heat. Finally realized that the cache was right under our noses! TFTC.

Errors Motel

By: c33 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

That's a pretty minimalist cache! Saw a bunch of folks all decked out for a wedding reception. Scared off a stray cat. TFTC.

Geocachers Parking Only

By: Lil' Duckling Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Not a space any more, but I suppose you already knew that. Thanks.

Welcome to Mayberry

By: GeoBigDogs Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

I love these quiet roads! Noticed that a friend from the Bay Area had signed the log not too long ago. TFTC.

JENNY AND PETER AT SQUIRREL POINT

By: arbogast Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

A bold hide in a beautiful spot. We stayed to watch the sunset. Perfect timing! TFTC.

Million Dollar View

By: Station 18 Bomberos Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

What a strange place for a fire station! There doesn't seem to be any need for it here. Thanks for showing us the view!

Whole Hog: A Biker's Paradise

By: General Grant The Mad Dog Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Really busy nearby, but all quiet at ground zero for this cache. After a quick find, we braved the crowds for some lunch. TFTC.

Rodeo Gardens

By: General Grant The Mad Dog Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Searched the wrong location, and got that pleasant spiced smell all over my hands. Widening my search eventually got it. I loved looking at all of the plants in the garden. TFTC.

Calbash Dash

By: N82558 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

It seemed kinda quiet for a late Saturday afternoon. HOT. Perhaps that's why. An interesting area. TFTC.

Urban Sprawl 1.1 ©

By: Ca Racetramp Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

I timed the grab and return between waves of Saturday shoppers. Thanks for the opportunity to practice my stealth skills.

GPSr Accuracy Check Station

By: Ca Racetramp (adopted by Oreo Pony) Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

My decMin 772 and 803. Hot and Sunny with not a cloud in the sky. Forgot to note the elevation. A couple of parties with jumpers going on down there in the park. TFTC.

Big Silver Straw

By: Scooterman Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Nice country road! I enjoyed the twists and turns, but Claire had to take a dramamine. TFTC.

Seagull's Gate

By: CoastCachers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

Eagerly awaiting a peek at the ocean during our trek south. Thanks for the quick stop.

Shell Beach

By: Spiderdude and Ventura Kids Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Virtual

Thanks for bringing us to this pretty spot. Lots of pelicans on the rocks, tourists on the bluff, and kayakers on the beach. A great day to be out and about caching!

Park it in Guadalupe

By: running@50 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nicely hidden. Too hot for anyone to be in the park. TFTC.

S.M.V.R.R. 210

By: running@50 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Interesting spot. I had to be stealthy since a cop was waiting for speeders in the driveway. If he noticed me skulking about, he didn't let on. Thanks!

Johnson Ranch

By: SLO Trekker Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Heading south from the Bay Area to San Diego, we made a quick detour to find this cache. Thanks!

An Apple A Day

By: ChaseMe131 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

First cache of the day on our way from the Bay Area to SoCal. Bright skies and plenty of sun: it's shaping up to be a great day! TFTC.

C.R. TB Motel

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

Southbound, but decided to stop for this northbound cache. Thought I'd be smart and drive up close, but got foiled by a fence. Ended up with stickers in my socks as I made my way around. TFTC.

Last In

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

Yeah, lotsa muggles. Crowded enough that one extra person in the lot didn't stand out that much. Thanks for the quickie.

Key to San Ardo

By: bthomas Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Early into our caching day from the Bay Area to SoCal. What's this? a bthomas cache? Gotta stop for that! Thanks.

July 11, 2009

Clumpy

By: HMB Lipripper Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Yes, the vegetation have been whacked, making a nice wide path. The grass that conceals the cache is quite parched now though, and the container is somewhat exposed. Great hike through here. Thanks!

Hot Lead Ahead

By: HMB Lipripper Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

The only noise we heard while passing by this cache was the sound of two lonesome dogs over at the residence. TFTC.

Feeling Nuts

By: HMB Lipripper Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

We grabbed the final coordinates for this cache while waiting for our group to gather at the trailhead. We were initially struggling with a metric to english conversion, but realized that it was easier just to switch the units on the widget! There were lots of appreciative ooohhs and aaahhs when the cache was discovered. TFTC.

A Trail To The Past

By: HMB Lipripper Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

We found this cache with Sandlotfamily and a group of Cub Scouts from Pack 61 in Redwood Shores. Great day for a hike and interesting to explore the old barn. TFTC.

July 6, 2009

Lunch Walk - Rest

By: MRSautoX Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I was pretty curious about the pipes out in the water near the cache. I wonder if I could figure out what they're for if the tide was out? Interesting. TFTC.

Lunch Walk - Liberty

By: MRSautoX Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

This cache is close enough for a lunch time hunt for me, too! Thanks for placing another cache along the bay trail. It was a very pleasant day to be out for a walk. TFTC.

July 2, 2009

Training Ride #1

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

tmp505 and I took the training ride challenge this morning, going out to Jepson Laurel and back. We took a quick pit stop for your cache along the way. Thanks!

Offstage Plus Tall

By: TimberToo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

I took the steep route. Thanks for a pleasant evening stroll!

we might see you

By: haileyzdad Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Regular

I knocked this one off while waiting for swim practice over at Herkner Pool to end. Thanks for a quickie to occupy my time!

June 30, 2009

Harborview Park

By: Mjchand Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Plenty of kids still in day camp when I came by on my way home from work. I watched the too serious counselor try to teach some disinterested captives the finer points of the great American pastime while signing the log. Thanks for pointing out this nice park!

CHECK YOUR SPEED

By: CNDGIRL1 Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Back with my paperclip. It took forever to get that tiny log wound back up. I do believe you've created a cache smaller than a nano.

8th grade Class of '09 Pacific Union, Arcata Ca

By: Class Of 09, Enbay1 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

I like the waterfront along this stretch of the bay. TFTC.

rock paper scissors

By: haileyzdad Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I watched two jets land side-by-side while signing the log. TFTC.

June 27, 2009

Mosquito City

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

Thanks for the introduction to this new trail. Hiking through to Big Basin seems like quite a trek, but I suppose we went nearly as far as that on our loop today. TFTC.

Redwood Jumble

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

I was a little winded from the climb up to the cache from the creek, so I decided to catch my breath and take a drink. By the time I got close, all of the excitment was over. TFTC.

Upper Coyote Slog

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

not2be was telling us about his FTF hunt for this cache. Quite an accomplishment if you ask me! With the overgrown trail closing in, I'm starting to wonder if I'll rue the decision to wear shorts. I think a Technu shower is in my future! TFTC.

Bearing Trees

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

With plenty of natural seats closeby, we took a long break in the (somewhat) cool shade. Thanks for pointing out a great trail. We all enjoyed the hike today!

Giant Teeter Totter

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

There was some initial discussion of whether or not we would have to actually climb up on the teeter-totter to find the cache. Eventually we made the grab at a more sensible elevation. Thanks,

Saguaro Sempervirens

By: Michael_SFBA Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Every bit as impressive as 'Saluting General' over in Purisima! I've got to wonder why the loggers didn't cut these trees down. Was it superstition? Were they too dangerous to bring down? Whatever the reason, we get to appreciate them now! TFTC.

The Peppermint Stick Tree

By: GoGoJo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

It's pretty clear how the fire attacked the tree, but what I can't understand is why the wood grain would have been twisted like that in the first place. Quite interesting, and worth the little detour we took to find it. TFTC.

Who's That Trip Trapping....?

By: GoGoJo Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

I was down playing in the creek when the find was made. Quite a pleasant spot. IIRC, there used to be a cache on the opposite side of the creek in pretty much the same type of hiding spot.

The Sky's This Way

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

An easy walk down from the trailhead, but I knew that we would pay for that descent at the end of the day. Chatting with other members of the group made the time pass quickly! Not too hot at all yet, but the air was quite still. TFTC.

I think I know you!

By: AlphaRomero.com Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

There's a lot I don't know, but I do know a cacher when I see one. Funny how that works! TFTC.

Pescadero Park Sawmill

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

It's interesting what people leave behind. When departing, it seems most think 'Oh, no need to bother with that now, I'll be back soon enough.' ...and then never return. Funny how that works. TFTC.

Camp Pomponio Road Trailhead

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

Your efforts to introduce us to this part of Pescadero Creek park suceeded nicely! A group of 8 gathered here to hike the Tarwater - Pomponio - Coyote Ridge Loop. I wasn't aware of the 'honor camp' nearby, but spent a moment watching a sheriff's deputy close the gate after driving down to make a delivery. TFTC!

Unsafe for Horses

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

I guess if there is some sort of spring seeping up out of the ground near here it would be a problem for horses. We were able to tiptoe around the puddles and made a find. TFTC.

Banana Slug Flat

By: bytemobile Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

Quite warm today. I can tell that this climb is going to be quite a challenge for me. Thanks for providing a spot to rest!

Coyote Ridge

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

Whew! Huff and puff. That easy downhill trail is comming back to haunt me now! Pretty hike though; thanks for getting me out here.

Tiptoe Log

By: bytemobile Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

I had just come from tiptoeing across the creeek on a fallen log about 6 feet above the water, so this cache was aptly named. Thanks.

Tiptoe Falls

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

I wonder if all the people at the falls thought we were a bit strange for sitting back a ways on that log? Well, we had our reasons! Nice group effort keeping the line of sight obstructed while the signing business was done! TFTC.

Old Haul Junction

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

This cache was to be the turn around point and way across the creek. Then a new cache popped up, so we had to go get it. Motor Bug and bthomas also realized that this was where the ranger had told them the bridge was out. So our plans got a little diverted, but we were able to find our way back to HQ. TFTC.