Sunday, June 10, 2007

May 26, 2007

Another End of Alpine Road

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


This cache was the start of a fun day of hiking and placing caches with crawburr and vaccine. vaccine's son was along, and he was our gate specialist. SMILIE What a beautiful day and a great trail! TFTC.


Ode to Bullit

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro


Definitely a guy worthy of a cache, and hidden in one of his favorite containers, too. Hard to believe there was a road along here once. TFTC.


Tree of Heaven

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small


Perfect spot for a cache: our eyes are immediately drawn to spots like this, but everyone else passes them right by. TFTC.


Vee Tree

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Regular


Adventurous little hide...and a wonderful old tree. TFTC.


Solitude

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small


Thanks for a great day hiking and placing caches!


The End of Alpine Road

By: crawburr Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


A find at the end of a guided tour of the gated portion of Alpine Road with the cache owner and vaccine (plus family). Thanks for a great day of hiking and power trail creation!


Yerba Buena

By: Sierra Hikers Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


A quick pickup on the way home from a day of hiking. TFTC.


Follow the Tags

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small


Great idea for a cache! I had lots of fun helping to set it up.


Fight Back

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Not chosen


Thanks for marking the trailhead and enterance to this lower side of Coal Creek OSP. I'll be back to explore!


Bouquet

By: The Un-cachers Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular


I loved the camouflage on the cache; it blends right in. Thanks!

May 22, 2007

Water Dog Lake Trail Head

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


FTF! [8D] 11:00p ...Hmmm, I guess vaccine had to work tonight. This is a spot I know well, and definitely worthy of a cache. Hunting will be a lot tougher during the day though, since it's a busy area. TFTC!

May 12, 2007

Edgar Allan Poe: Imp of the Perverse

By: Sierra Hikers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular


After camping last night up at Toyon, we decided to attempt this series. Like others, our GPSr zero'd quite a ways away. Eventually we found it after dodging 3 groups of hikers out on this lovely day.



Edgar Allan Poe: The Telltale Heart

By: Sierra Hikers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular


This one was a quick find...after giving up our search where the GPSr initially pointed us, which was over 100' away. I took pictures of the boys with a very interesting and appropriate item in the cache, but won't post them here, and possibly spoil the fun. The kids were getting a bit tired, but we pressed on since I figured it was probably not much further to continue the loop.

May 8, 2007

Park

By: TheBerts07 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Thanks for the quickie on the way to work.

May 5, 2007

Leap of Faith

By: CiL's evil twin Changes in Attitudes Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Although today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine, I think we did a lot of things really wrong at this cache. First, we were on the wrong side of the fence. Second, we stuck our hands in a place that we really shouldn't have. Eventually vaccine made the find in a place that I had already searched. Whew! TFTC.


Lofty Lady

By: MamaBe & CTomGeo Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. The most interesting thing to me about the lofty lady was that her hair and hat were flapping a bit in the breeze. It definitely gave her a life-like quality! TFTC.


Ralph Brown

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


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. I spotted the cache first and let him have the pleasure of a solo find as well. What a strange little remainant of whatever was here before the new library! TFTC.


YVXX - Safer?

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. There was a lady walking her dog who seemed to glance at us several times, but we knew there was no chance the cache would get muggled. [;)] TFTC.


Happy Mothers Day!!

By: Adamski Adventurers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. Fortunately it was a quick find, and we didn't attract any attention. Welcome home, Hailey! TFTC.


Johnny

By: Adamski Adventurers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. I think we scared off a few people in the park though. After searching for this cache, I was covered with dirt and spider webs, but no one was around to misinterpret the silly grin I must have had on my face. TFTC.


Northern CA Solar System Model: Asteroid Ceres

By: shadow101 Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. We were searching for about 5 minutes before vaccine realized that there was a young girl in a car right next to the cache. (Tinted windows...I guess she didn't want to watch her brother's baseball game.) Luckily we were able to palm the cache without her realizing what was going on, but I'm sure it was confusing and scary for her! TFTC.


Moore is better

By: Changes in Latitudes Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. Fortunately for us, it was getting on toward dark and activity in the park was dying down. TFTC.


High Water

By: bullit Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. This area reminded me of the huge flood control dikes built along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in the Midwest where I used to live. People used to say that those dikes would control 100 year floods too. Time will tell I suppose. TFTC.


Non-obvious Park and Ride - Los Gatos

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


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. There were no nearby standard parking spots, so I took a risk in one of the plentiful handicapped stalls. TFTC.


Alien Escape Pod

By: ProTechCC Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. The radiation didn't bother me too much, but a dadburn'd twig kept poking me in the head. TFTC.


Hidden Walk- Wildcat Creek

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


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. I made him go get it. I think we accessed the cache from a newer portion of the trail. A fun little walk. TFTC.


Secret Walkway #5 - Shadow Oaks

By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. Nearby fence construction wasn't going to deter us geocaching trolls from our appointed rounds! TFTC.


Spider Monkey Fiasco

By: spyder woman Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. This was definitely a fiasco for us. First we approached the hard way...twice. Then we tried the correct hiding spot right off the bat, but somehow couldn't remove the camouflage. Then we searched lots of unlikely spots under the watchful eyes of athletic muggles. After all that, I'm amazed we didn't end up with a DNF. TFTC.


Mellow Brick Road

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


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. What a cool spot! As we approached, I was slightly annoyed by the bumpiness of the road, but then vaccine read the cache page description and all became clear. TFTC.


Canoas Flock Revived

By: DR Doolitte (adopted by viperfin and CA Poppi Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. He discovered the part of the cache that keeps things where they belong which led me to find the actual container. It was confusing for a moment or two! TFTC.


Mum's the Word

By: Beckerbuns & Ricky (adopted by halhal) Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. We searched for awhile since the GPSr was no help under the trees and the hint was non-specific. Eventually we hit the correct geopile. TFTC.


Northern CA Solar System Model: Planet Venus

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


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. We may have attracted some attention with our flashlights flickering around in the dark, but the find was quick and we moved on. TFTC.


Bird Person of Willow Glen

By: Tammie The Dog Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. Lots of unusual things to see in this park today. There was some sort of fundraising marathon going across the way complete with loud music and tents and lots of people running on the track. Weird use of camouflage on the cache! It had me stumped, but vaccine came through. TFTC.


Curtner Station

By: Stacy & Jerry Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. Thanks for marking the spot. I think I broke a couple of traffic rules trying to exit the parking lot, but no one was around to care on a Saturday evening. TFTC.


HWOB

By: krabaple and Scorpion King Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. This was another one that I had trouble navigating to, but vaccine was quite patient, and we got there eventually. Sorry, I forgot to write down the name of the nearby establishment too, but it was something like 'Helmut's House of Bocce'. [;)] TFTC.


Give My Regards to Broadway

By: Dowbiggin Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. We went at night, and passed the sounds of several parties. The nighttime search was a bit of a challenge, but we found it eventually. TFTC.


EyeGuy

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


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. On this one, we ran right into the Cat Hill bicycle race. There were lots of competitors with big thighs and spectators with cameras. After dodging all of that, we dealt with the usual geocaching issues as well. TFTC.


The Queen and I

By: MamaBe Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. Grab and go. TFTC.


Sgt. Preston

By: spyder woman Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. We drove around for quite a while, but were pleasantly rewarded after finding the access point. TFTC.


Caching supplies

By: jgtaylor123 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. I really enjoyed spending a few minutes browsing through the store. Thanks for marking the spot. TFTC.


River Glen

By: fox51 and jmunch Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. TFTC.


Rosemary's Baby

By: Dowbiggin Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small


Today was perfect weather for a San Jose cache run with vaccine. What a cool neighborhood. We felt a bit exposed while on scene, but appreciated that the homeowners association had provided lighting to help us search. TFTC.



Track Log:


Tuesday, May 01, 2007

April 30, 2007

Stonewalled!

By: robotman Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


The 3rd time's the charm: persistance finally paid off!Thanks for a tricky little cache...in all it's various permutations. It's in a great area, and one that I'll revisit often to enjoy the view.

April 27, 2007

Second Hand Rose


By: Stacy & Jerry Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular


Ted and I slipped into the park just before sundown and were able to make a quick find. There were plenty of people enjoying a warm spring evening as the sun sank below the horizon. Thanks for the oldie!


Que Sera - Sirah


By: burtsmith Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small


I love the stories of bygone businesses and faded memories! Thanks for sharing.



Charge It


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


I laughed out loud when I found it. Masterful. Thanks!



Ale Only Now


By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


I didn't realize this was your cache until just now, but I suppose I should have known better. [;)] A couple of people were probably wondering why I was hugging the camouflage, but I palmed the cache container so deftly that they were none the wiser. TFTC.



Got Quad?


By: Curly, Larry and Moe Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small


Whose bright idea was it to include this quad? [;)] For some reason I couldn't stop thinking about the movie 'Deliverance' while I was navigating to the cache. Thanks for blazing the trail out here!



New Year's Day


By: Larry, Moe, and Curly Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small


If there's only one cache at a particular destination, chances are I can ignore it...with at least two, not a chance. Thanks for introducing me to Mount Day!



Hungry, hungry Hippo


By: Blue iis Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


On the first pass, I drove slowly and was puzzled. After reading the cache page, I U-turned and parked in the driveway for the short walk. Cute! After signing the log, I carefully returned the cache to its hiding spot where nothing but friction keeps it in place. TFTC.



Big Sign Little Cache


By: Rocket Girl Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro


Passing through on my way to steep and winding terrain, I appreciated the stop for a quick score.



Washburn Hilltop View


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


The grass is green and lush and full of flowers right now. The perfect backdrop for a short little hike. Thanks!



Ohlone Rock


By: Team Travieso Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small


Interesting spot and clever camouflage! TFTC.



Secret Trailhead #10 - Soquel Demo Forest


By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular


I struggled a bit here as my GPSr wouldn't point to any logical spot. Time and decay have taken their toll on the item mentioned in the hint as well. Eventually I noticed a logical location though, and the find was mine. I stepped over a pile of shattered window glass to get to it. TFTC!



Mars' Park


By: pbshoe Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro


Actually, I was pretty baffled with this hide until I thought about it some more: How the heck is it that the container isn't soaked inside? Then I realized: It floats! Pretty tricky.



Secret Trailhead #11 - Nisene Marks


By: Marky & Joani Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular


I came up from the coast side via Hecker Pass and Coralitos. What a fun little stretch of off-road goodness! The only other sign of life I saw across the entire stretch was a truck parked about 0.5 mi down from the cache. Thanks for the bumps.