Geocache file generated by Groundspeak Groundspeak contact@groundspeak.com 2005-06-25T05:23:44.0658697-07:00 cache, geocache, groundspeak 2003-02-23T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCDA03 Bayfront East by SuMo Cyclist, Multi-cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ec614268-21a6-4acf-9acd-2b267b77ca87 Bayfront East by SuMo Cyclist Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Bayfront East SuMo Cyclist SuMo Cyclist Multi-cache Regular 1.5 1.5 United States California Two beautiful locations at the edge of the bay The first cache is a 35mm film canister containing the coordinates to a regular cache nearby. I have lived in Mill Valley for 26 years and just recently discovered these two locations. The first has a spectacular view of Mt. Tamalpais. Parking in the area is readily available, unless there is a soccer game in progress nearby. NOTE: you are advised to stay only on well defined trails as the adjacent woods have poison oak. Actually the trails are the best ways to access the cache locations. Cache contains the usual priceless items, plus turtle and whale from the Sorich Ranch Cache. Cache No. 1 timber, Cache No. 2 timber 2005-05-06T07:00:00 Found it squidworm A great place that is tucked away, our dog really liked it too! 2005-05-05T07:00:00 Found it bclan We found it last night. This is our first cache. Have ridden bikes and played in this area for years, and never knew about these two spots. Left some Giants baseball cards, took the rubber snake. 2005-04-17T07:00:00 Found it Elephant About a half-hour walk from my house, this is a beautiful trail. Good coordinates on the second part: Once on the trail, went directly to cache spot. Visited with WalksWithFrogs & Libelluel. TNLNSL. 2005-02-26T08:00:00 Found it Wilder1377 Nice two=parter. 2005-02-26T08:00:00 Found it RV Paces Nice hike, good trails. Don't usually do Multicache, but this looked easy and it was. nice views. SL TN LN 2005-05-04T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCNRT8 241HT3829 by WRITE SHOP ROBERT, Unknown Cache (3/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=eca1456b-2658-4d6a-afd3-b0571172de6c 241HT3829 by WRITE SHOP ROBERT Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache 241HT3829 WRITE SHOP ROBERT WRITE SHOP ROBERT Unknown Cache Not chosen 3 3 United States California DO NOT USE THE COORDINATES LISTED ABOVE TO GET TO THE CACHE LOCATION! TO GET TO THE LOCATION OF THE CACHE YOU WILL NEED TO FIND AND FOLLOW A SET OF CLUES. GOOD LUCK! To maintain the integrity of this series of puzzles, please do not share the solution. Once you have figured out your first one the rest will be much easier. The terrain and difficulty may be lower than noted, but not higher. As more teams find these caches the puzzle will become easier to solve. 2005-06-07T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1810) Doh! Sometimes a simple cache that is well placed can stay hid right out in the open. Thank you for the cache. 2005-06-06T07:00:00 Didn't find it Bric I thought I had figured this one out and found the associated item, but not the cache. Not sure what I was looking for here. There was a Tupperware container nearby, but it proved to contain some salame from a couple of years ago. I'll send it to CSI for DNA testing. 2005-06-04T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Kirk had emailed Robert for a hint. But he forgot that we had talked about this series and I knew what it was pointing to. So we had a nice bike ride on this lovely day and scored. Janis and Kirk 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Didn't find it BKip I was shooting 4444 today and this should have been #400 but alas I ended the day with 399. Having found two other “241’s” I thought this would be easy but not today. I was in Stinson Beach earlier but I decided not to go for the “241” there because it was so very busy. Another day perhaps. BKip P.S. I did find a smashed cell phone at the site. 2005-05-20T07:00:00 Write note WRITE SHOP ROBERT Courtesy of CalTrans, all the weeds have been whacked! Does Cooperphoto know someone special? 2003-03-22T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCEC5D Dirty Harry by SuMo Cyclist, Multi-cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=09ecdbf1-5c70-4c99-931f-4aa7c9cb949f Dirty Harry by SuMo Cyclist Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Dirty Harry SuMo Cyclist SuMo Cyclist Multi-cache Regular 1 1 United States California On level ground, also easy parking and dog friendly. When you arrive at the area the name will make sense. Cache #1 is a film canister containing coordinates to a green camo tupperware regular cache 212 feet away. Both should be easy finds. There are many kiddies here so be cool retreiving and replacing the caches with the usual priceless goodies the kids would love to have. #1 Sitting on the end facing playland it is right under you, feel don't look. #2 Under a fallen limb 3 feet behind "recyclables". 2005-05-14T07:00:00 Found it bclan Found it yesterday with the whole family. Didn't know about this park. Left a sheet of pirate stickers and a sheet of heart stickers. Took a silver coin and a fish building set. Thanks. 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it manubrium Whew! Came at this from the highway, had to hike down a very narrow trail, past peoples houses. Guess that's what you get when you don't know the area. Found it with only a few thorns stuck in me. Left my travel bug 'Weather Bug' to visit different types of weather and come back to Birmingham, AL. Thanks for the hide. 2005-04-16T07:00:00 Found it xorowo Our first find! Close to home and in a place that we have been wanting to visit for a while. My wife loves these multi-stage finds and was the one who found both parts of this one. 2005-03-13T08:00:00 Found it Bric Well, I parked on Erica instead of the right road, but there's a nice trail down to the site anyway. Found the first one quick, much longer for the second. There was nothing 3' from the recyclables and the coords put me in the middle of a blackberry patch, but I eventually found it at 1555. I moved it back ten feet to where I think it must have originated. TNLNSL. 2005-02-25T08:00:00 Found it RV Paces rode our bikes for over a mile to find this one in our grandson's neighborhood. He enjoyed the find too. SL T Ladybug sizzors TB and 1`baseball card. Oh, also a frog which I have the habit of collecting. Grandson promises to return soon on his bike to add more goodies to cache that kids will enjoy. Weather Bug 2005-03-03T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMZPC THE TROLL- from Aesope's,Three Billy Goats Gruff by RV Paces, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d58c50f9-80bf-4b1e-a997-722d0b4037cb THE TROLL- from Aesope's,Three Billy Goats Gruff by RV Paces Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache THE TROLL- from Aesope's,Three Billy Goats Gruff RV Paces RV Paces Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 1.5 United States California along a bike trail or from the towns streets. small climb down to cache Don't let the Troll eat you. Send in a "fatter" cacher last. the Billy Goats Gruff story from Aesops Fables will remind you where the TROLL hides out. Then you will know where to look. You can ride from the Saucilito bike trail to Mill Valley, or just drive into Mill Valley going toward Stinsin Beach and look from there on foot. coordinants are from the top of the wooden "TROLL" bridge. 2005-06-14T07:00:00 Found it stringcachers We stopped by after a visit to the Muir woods. Nice spot. We took a whistle and left a TB that had wanted to visit the Redwoods. Well, now he has. The cache is pretty full. 2005-05-28T07:00:00 Found it Geo Jeff Found after a nice trip to Muir Woods. Got the cache, but my wife slipped on the wet ground. She is okay, but embaressed. Took a foot, left a bear and a luggage tag. Geo Jeff and the Lady from the Library (leave more than you take) 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it MotorBug 8:17 am - With workerofwood on our way to the BADGES Picnic # 2, we decided to get an early start from home and pick up a few along the way. This was the first, and afterwards we went across the street for a cuppa java from the outside cart. TFTC! # 2273 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood Motorbug and I stopped by this one one the way out to Stinson Beach for some scenic caching. It was conveniently located across from some coffee, very important at this time of day. Found it quickly, good hide! TFTC! 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it kablooey 10:07. Entry #15 in the logbook. I was within inches of this one, decrypting the hint and reading previous logs when I took a look and saw it! Parked at Walgreens and bought some snacks before heading here. Took Mill Valley pin and left Echo 219 and Giants smashed penny. Chipper Chipmunk 2005-03-10T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMM5R The Gingerbird House by BKT, Unknown Cache (4/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f3286bb6-c99b-42e7-ab0f-e05034600c92 The Gingerbird House by BKT Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache The Gingerbird House BKT BKT Unknown Cache Small 4 2 United States California THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. This is a 2 Stage Multi Puzzle Cache. STAGE ONE IS ONLY OPEN ON WEEKDAYS. I wanted to hide the cache at Stage One, but I wasn’t able to get permission. So, at Stage One, you need to gather information to calculate the coordinates for Stage Two, which is in a nearby public park. Please note that right now, Stage One is NOT open on the weekends. If you can, allow a little time to explore at Stage One. You can take the short trail to the top of the hill, which is where I originally intended to hide this cache. You will probably want to drive from Stage One to the parking lot for Stage Two, although you can also walk on the street. The cache is a 6x6x2 rubbermaid container. STAGE ONE The cache location is open to the public from 9:30-4:30 MON-FRIDAY ONLY. You must determine the real coordinates from the following: N. Great Horned Owl Pipiry Flycatcher Chimney Swallow Screech Owl Purple Martin Barn Owl Hermit Wood Warbler W. California Vulture Osprey Rough-legged Buzzard Golden Eagle Rock Wren Carbonated Swamp Warbler Tengmalm's Owl Little Night Owl If you’ve taken the right approach, you will get the same coordinates from the following: N. Scarlet Ibis American Swift Red Palarope Least Bittern W. Ferruginous Mocking-bird Bohemian Chatterer Brown Tree-Creeper Hemlock Warbler Sora Rail STAGE TWO: While at Stage One, substitute PAGE NUMBERS for the letters below (you will have to count): N 37 AB. CDE W 122 F9. 0(zero)G7 A. Black Turnstone B. Red-breasted Merganser C. Long-billed Dowitcher D. Great Blue Heron E. Bufflehead F. Snowy Egret G, Caspian Tern [Stage One Puzzle:] "Birds of America" by John James Audubon (Try Google) [Stage Two:] Tree-ish 2005-03-22T08:00:00 Found it WRITE SHOP ROBERT OK, I came back for another try today, while the place was open. I looked all around for what I needed to give me the clues, or even for someone to guide me in the right direction. I couldn't find any help at all. I looked all over down low, and then tried up high, then I gave the bottom another go round. Nothing!! One more look around at the top and I was pretty worn out. I didn't spot the information I needed but I found a good place to take a nap!! I was just about to lay down when something caught my eye! Got it!! I went to the spot and tried to match up the clues, but I couldn't find any of the birds you talked about. That's when I did a little walking around and some thinking, and I realized I was looking for the wrong birds. Back to the information station, and got all the numbers I needed. I was on a break from work, so I didn't walk to the parking, but I drove instead. There was enough walking to do anyway. When I got to the cache site, it was raining sideways, so after I found and grabbed the cache, I took it to a nearby spot (Which used to be a Virtual cache) that I knew would be dry and took care of all the business there. I grabbed cooperphoto's puzzle piece, and left some birds. Thanks for a well planned cache, and for using this area, it's been on my list, but I never get around to all my ideas. I thought I had seen in someones log that they had picked up a bunch of trash, so I was going to mention that the area of the final cache is swamped with as many as a few dozen schoolkids after school on nice days, I guess while they wait to be picked up. This may be the source of any trash in the area, and an important reason to be sure that the cache is covered almost completely in leaves and grass. 2005-03-19T08:00:00 Didn't find it WRITE SHOP ROBERT I already knew the place to go, but that's not where I went. I'm going to try to make this as hard as I can, so I even went to the wrong place on a day when the right place isn't even open. Then I looked around, even though I knew the right place was almost a mile away from me. After I found nothing at the wrong place (except evidence of other searchers) I went to the right place and looked at the gate for a few minutes, that was no help either (but I saw some ladybugs that I recognized! I think the three ladybugs are named K, B, & T ). This was when I decided to go down to the park, and look around without any clue where to look, thinking that I may get lucky with a geocachers path to the hide. Of course I was cheating by trying to remember and decrypt the clue without having it with me, which was also no help. I knew the first word, and the length of the second word, so I looked in spots that I thought might be described by the unknown second word (which turned out to actually not even be a whole word). I guess I'll have to try again some other day!!! 2005-03-17T08:00:00 Found it scoutboy So, this is your brain on Drugs [:(], but this is your brain on The Gingerbird House [?] [V] [:(!] [:0] [:(] [xx(] [;)] [:I] [:)] [8D] [:D] Thanks for the mind tweak. Nice views. 2005-03-17T08:00:00 Found it mousewiz Well I FINALLY got that blasted clue. My possessions didnt help me at all; if anything they complicated matters. As I said to a friend, I feel like I solved the structure of DNA (but without stealing Rosalyn Franklin's data!) Thanks for the fun (if brain scrambling) cache. 2005-03-17T08:00:00 Found it forman After taking a couple aspirins, I teamed up with mousewiz & scoutboy, headed down the the cache site, one of the ladies there said part of the place was closed. We ended up at another area there and spoke with another lady and got no clues from her. So while we were there, we did the tour and found the right place with pages, did the count, took some more aspirins and seemed to get the right coords. We originally found stage 2 with Dave the night before. This is another place that if I was not for geocaching I would not have known about, thanks for bringing us here, Don 2003-01-28T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCCC3B Ring Mountain 2 by Chris & Bruce, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8875ad24-37dc-4f8d-9dc8-abd79ffa45e9 Ring Mountain 2 by Chris & Bruce Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Ring Mountain 2 Chris & Bruce Chris & Bruce Traditional Cache Regular 2 2.5 United States California Moderately uphill hike in the Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve, Marin County. <body> The cache is located along one of the trails in the Ring Mountain Preserve. It should be easy to find. The site has views of the San Francisco Skyline, San Francisco Bay, Belvedere and Angel Island.  There are many ways to get to the Ring Mountain Trails. For a short hike you can enter at the gate at  N 37 54.722 W 122 29.936 on Endeavor Dr.   <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.91203&longitude=-122.49893">Endeavor Gate Map</a> For a longer hike, you can start at the trailhead at N 37 55.256 W 122 29.659 on Paradise Dr.  <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.92093&longitude=-122.49432">TrailHead Map</a> The Ring Mountain Mini Tub Cache is also close by - about a 30 minute hike from the cache. <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=83b6e539-f190-4c49-9259-92693c2f8ba9">Ring Mountain Mini Tub</a> Cache is a green ammo box. It includes: - Log book with 3 pens  - 3 Jet Plane miniatures - Party Poppers - Miniature Helicopter  - Russian Pocket Watch - Construction Truck Miniature  - Mini Flashlight - Dollar Coins - Alcatraz Shot Glass - Penny in a Bottle - Battery Pack - Miscellaneous San Francisco Souvenirs     </body> Under a bush. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it Bric The last in a two-day series of Tiburon-Belvedere-Strawberry caches. Rooted around in the broom before finding it. TNLNSL at 1730. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist This was our first of the Ring Mountain caches. Took a ben abd jerry's button and left a happy face button. Placed a SuMo Cyclist ligo sticker on the inside of the cache lid. Thanks for a great hike. 2005-05-02T07:00:00 Found it prome What a view! Easy to find and very nice hike. Team Fermurvia held up well on the hike, and M scored her second one of the day. - TFTC! 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it squidworm Beautiful place, thanks for taking us there! 2005-04-23T07:00:00 Found it xorowo Found this one relatively easily. A nice hike on a potentially rainy day with beautiful views south to the City. INTEL-ligent Life 2005-01-14T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMGED After the Falls by Erickson, Traditional Cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=0f06fb51-ab59-4cad-a381-4b8cf46e91e4 After the Falls by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache After the Falls Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Small 1.5 2 United States California A short walk to Cascade Falls in Mill Valley. Cascade Falls and Three Wells are found in a redwood canyon just up the road from downtown Mill Valley - a good place after the rains or any time of the year. <Center><img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/7699d8a6-20be-49ec-af6c-2038e67b600a.jpg" width="350" height="242"></Center> I once lived in an old house nearby the falls. The owner of the property insisted that Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio had stayed in the house around the time they were married. I have no reason to believe the story, but the title of the cache is reminiscent of Arthur Miller, who Marilyn went on to marry. According to <a href="http://www.danbern.com/" target="_blank">Dan Bern</A> she should have married Henry Miller instead. And I do know that my daughter was born in that house -- I walked to the falls the morning before her birth; now she is ten and likes to come here to look for candy cap mushrooms. <table cellpadding="10"><tr><td valign="top"> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/f508c8a9-3f47-4ae5-9a29-b65a8d2d18de.jpg" height="300" width="200" hspace="10" align="left"></td><td valign="top"> There is a parking area on Cascade Drive near the falls, and it takes only a few minutes to walk there. But one can also park near the corner of Throckmorton Drive and find the trail (lower down on Cascade Drive) that takes one through the Three Wells and on to the falls. In the summer, this can provide a fun place for children to cool off. In the winter, is a beautiful spot in its own right. If you park near the falls, take the trail on the other side of the street to Three Wells before you leave. The coordinates were averaged from different readings and yours may vary. Some people might like to climb where it is hidden -- but you will only have to walk up the hill to find the cache. It is set away from the falls, but you will know the area where the cache is hidden when you see it. You will have to look closely for it -- a small, black plastic container. Please make sure that it remains hidden. </td></tr></table> crevice at base of big rock, behind small stones. 2005-05-26T07:00:00 Didn't find it bika well i took my aunt anf uncle and left most of the info about finding the cache in the computor, so no luck. we loved the falls though. its so fun going to new places. 2005-05-24T07:00:00 Found it justsearching This was a great search. Again, a place we would not have found if not for the geo adventure. Beutiful place, easy to get to and people were friendly. Brought out some discarded bottles, but otherwise... took nothing, left nothing. 2005-05-14T07:00:00 Found it helter_skelter #154 - One of the things I really love about Geocaching is being introduced to places you would never find otherwise. This is a classic example of that. Found this one while visiting from Cincinnati. We were not able to get a signal, so I'm very glad that the clue got us to the the right place. TFTC! T - nothing L - Tapp TB 2005-05-06T07:00:00 Found it Sasqui Went with a group of 7 - was tricky to find the right road to walk down, but thanks to street map level detail on someones GPS, we found the falls and the cache. Great place (I'm from NH!), took a few small items and left a few. Thanks for this hunt. 2005-05-02T07:00:00 Found it prome Team Fermurvia found it! Maybe the most beautiful cache we've visited. M found it all on her own, not bad navigation skills for a 6 year old! Tapp Bug The second 2002-02-24T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC3D3C Triple S by Adam Max and Jay, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=7c9202c1-cfcd-427f-94ae-b9e8ccab24bd Triple S by Adam Max and Jay Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Triple S Adam Max and Jay jlux Traditional Cache Regular 2 2.5 United States California On Blithedale Ridge. Great Views. Clear Tuperware container. Great views south to San Francisco, West to East Peak, East to Mount Diablo, and North to Corte Madera Creek valley and San Rafael. Many potential parking areas, hike can be less than a mile or can be several miles. Under a bush slightly off the clearing at the top of this hill. 2005-05-22T07:00:00 Didn't find it BKT It just about killed me to DNF this one, since it was my last stop on a loop hike up and across the east side of Tam. But I was tired, and everything here was overgrown and thick with PO, and after wandering back and forth for a while in the sun I had to give up and head back. 2005-05-12T07:00:00 Found it GoToStJoseph Great vintage cache still preserving its original log. This was not too hard to find although PO was lurking all over. Great loop hike starting at Madrone Av in Larkspur, via Barbara Springs Trail, Southern Marin Line F.R., H Line FR, Blithedale Ridge FR, HooKooEKoo Trail and Dawn Falls Trail. This loop was about 5.6 miles. Of course there are many other approaches and routes. TB is NOT in cache. 2005-04-25T07:00:00 Found it Firefighter/Gayle Enjoyed a nice walk up to this location. Some huge birds (I believe hawks) were overhead the whole time! Found the cache, dried it out some, TNLNSL. Thanks! 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it Connie75_99 Great spot. Nice climb. This was my friends first find. A great view for a lil 'ol Oklahoma girl. Thanks 2005-02-24T08:00:00 Write note cooperphoto oh, here is the bug, its lonely up there... grab this guy and bring up a new container for the cache! I grabbed the camera from the cache... no shots left, let me know if I should mail it or something. GOODY CARROT 2003-01-27T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCCBAB MadCanyon by Johnny Vegas, Traditional Cache (3/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c3dd7297-f2fe-4100-8991-cc3bd2ee009d MadCanyon by Johnny Vegas Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache MadCanyon Johnny Vegas JohnnyVegas Traditional Cache Micro 3 3.5 United States California This cache has been relocated. It is the same area, just not the same location. I moved this because of a spoiler that was posted, this is not meant to be an easy one. Future spoilers will be dumped. New Coordinates are posted above. 35 mm film container with log, bring a pencil. I remembeR this spot from high school days. this was one of our hang outs. Hint #1 This is an anagram. Dollpak River I didnt think this one would be so hard Hint #2 John Gotti was sent up the river. #3 Over the reiver to grandmothers house we go 2005-02-16T08:00:00 Found it Erickson This has been in the list of my closest caches for quite some time. I brought my daughter here once, but she was far more interested in the merry-go-round, swings, and creek, than she was in looking for a film cannister. She probably had a point -- its hard to find old fashioned merry-go-rounds these days, I guess someone decided they were law suits in the making. 2005-02-06T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Took about 15 mins to find, signal bouncing all over the place. Finally decided to triangulate the spot from a greater distance. Log was damp but doing well. 2005-01-05T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto finally! it took three visits... second time I had swim trunks and a flashlight! log was soaked, I let it dry a bit, then stuck it in a ziplock. gps had me all over the place.. hints made it worse!! I spent about an hour total looking for this one. 2004-12-28T08:00:00 Write note JohnnyVegas I have increased the terrain rating for the winter. 2004-12-28T08:00:00 Didn't find it cooperphoto big rains and a roaring river... did not find. gps wanted me to cross river....but not today. I like the signature johhy vegas typo in the hint... is it intentional, a play on words ? freaudian? I will be back... 2005-03-04T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCN00Q The Pirate's Cache by Erickson, Multi-cache (2.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=90a6ef59-703f-4199-b2bb-66a1f0dbcecb The Pirate's Cache by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache The Pirate's Cache Erickson Erickson Multi-cache Regular 2.5 2 United States California Avast! There be treasure at hand for me hearties and a reward fer buckos who smartly find the fabled chest. The coordinates found on this page will take ye to the start of the trail. But yer chase lies elsewhere. Ye must read below to find the way. <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/a5cbedc2-efdc-440b-8737-29d30370bab9.jpg" align="left">Here be a cache that will take ye along the Bay to a place where buccaneers surely journeyed. There may be bilge rats and landlubbers around, so to find it, ye will need to have a bit of pirate -- don’t all geocachers have at least a drop of pirate blood? Yarr, the first part of your chase takes you to a small container, jus' large enough to hold some pirate maps for ye and yer mateys. ARRR! The way to the map was lost in the briny deep when the bottle broke against the rocks and the message containing the last three numbers from both directions was swept away. Only this note from a pirate log remains to help ye find the maps: <Blockquote>Seven ships were under the command of the pirate Read, who plundered two ships as she sailed North. Two ships were under the command of the pirate Lafitte, who plundered eight ships after sailing to the West.</Blockquote> Yarr, the pirate cap'n kept a record of the final three numbers for the North and West coordinates, but hid these in his log to foil any lubbers who mite be sneakin' about. Find the coordinates, replace the last three numbers on the one that be posted here, and follow the path to where the map be hid. Once ye find the map, it will take ye to a smaller container where the coordinates to the chest be kept. Think in terms of pirate paces and be ready to use yer pirate stealth. Be sure ye put the map back after usin' it.Ye will not have to travel many leagues to find the treasure. It mite seem far if ye walk on yer peg leg, but the glass eye should not present any difficulty. Persevere: the booty is within your grasp! <center> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/6dc3a955-7b36-481c-a913-0667d163259e.jpg" align="center" height="328" Width="500"></Center> Yarr, the chest looks remarkably similar to a cartouche box, originally filled with things from pirate supply stores and treasure from the seven seas. The chest is hidden in the pirate manner, use yer pirate skills to return it so that landlubbers will not be able to find it. Remember the Pirate Code (Arts. 2 and 10, shares are to be equally divided so take only as ye put in and leave the rest for your mateys). Ye will keep 'em happy if ye bring things that a pirate might favor, but the rum should be left at home. <table BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" align="center"> <TR><TD> This cache begins at the start of the Tiburon Penninsula Historical Trail -- Blackie's Pasture. Blackie was a sway-back horse who lived in the pasture for 28 years. He was beloved by all and had a fine pirate name (our favorite color!). Visit the statute and pay yer respects at the place where Blackie is laid to rest. The trail takes ye along the bay where there are many things for a pirate to explore. </td></tr></table> <table cellpadding="3" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"> <img src="http://www.geocaching.com/images/attributes/danger-yes.gif" align-"left" hspace="5"></td><td valign="top">All logs that do not contain at least one substantive pirate word obviously will have been written by a landlubber and therefore will be deleted. "Arrr!" does not count.</td></tr></table> The Pirate Code knows no exceptions. Try not to repeat the words used in other logs or use yer words in new ways -- sign yer log with a pirate name for extra credit. Before going on the account to find this cache, ye might want to learn to: <UL><LI><a href="http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html" target="_blank">Talk</A> like a pirate <LI>Brush up on your <a href="http://www.io.com/%7Esj/PirateTalk.html" target="_blank">pirate words.</A> <LI>Consult a <a href="http://www.piratedocuments.com/Pages/glossary.htm" target="_blank">dictionary.</A> <LI><a href="http://www.bolis.com/onyx/mi/page01.htm" target="_blank">Study</A> pirate slang.<LI>Learn more about the <a href="http://www.piratesoul.com/piratelife_detail.aspx?id=1" target="_blank">pirate code</A><LI>Get a <a href="http://www.fidius.org/quiz/pirate/" target="_blank"> pirate name</A> of ye own. </ul> Godspeed! <blockquote> -- Iron Tom Bonney</blockquote> <table BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" align="center" > <TR><TD>Interesting Pirate Facts: Pirates practiced democracy, had an insurance plan in case of loss of eye or limb, and did not walk the plank! Of course, they did engage in pillaging and other practices. </td></tr></table> 1. Numbers and letters. 2-3. What value is a rock to pirates? 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it Bric It be done! I had to deep-six a pair of mating muggles to snag the location of the booty. A fair tramp along the shore for a seagoing man. Spied a gazebo (is that a pirate word?). Got me arms tore up by the deadly blades of a man-eating clump of sawgrass, but managed to snag the loot at four bells in the afternoon watch. Dropped the Crescent City TB, took the Pirate TB. Returned the map so me mates can follow in me steps. 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Didn't find it Bric Arr, I was caught short of time. Found the maps, but there was a family of muggles picnicing right on the next spot. I would have blown them out of the water, but I had to go pick up my first mate. I'll be back to finish it up later. Clever cache, Erickson. I was spotted by cj, the master cacher who was the first to finish my Marin Peace Points. Nice to meet you, cj. 2005-05-13T07:00:00 Write note Erickson This old sea dog needed to check the treasure, so got out me spyglass but nary a black flag in sight. Dropped off a Pirate Bug that hopes to travel to a far distant sea -- trustin' that it won't be marooned here. 2005-04-17T07:00:00 Found it Elephant Arrr, nice walk. Aye, first time har, e'en though Me li'e nearby. Ye'll ne'er get me buried booty! Arrr, found'er wit' me sprogs WalksWit'Frohs & Libelluel. Ahoy, T Palm Tree, L Mouse, SL. Aye, me parrot concurs. [Aye, dis entry edited by Matelot Elephant on Friday, May 13, 2005 ater 19:08:45 hours, matie] ENGLISH SUBTITLES: Nice walk. First time here, even though I live nearby. Found with WalksWithFrogs & Libelluel. T Palm Tree, L Mouse, SL. [This entry was edited by Elephant on Friday, May 13, 2005 at 7:08:45 PM.] 2005-04-17T07:00:00 Found it xorowo After droppin' anchor in th' crowded marina, we sought ou' th' booty map. We had t' avast an' decypher more than once as we headed in th' wrong direction. 't be clear that th' smarmy deckhands o' Cap`n Jack be spyin' on us, tryin' t' find th' booty fer they's self. We avoided th' large numbers o' them an' kept our swashbuckler booty quite secret. After a nice keel haul along th' bay, we came upon th' booty, intact an' quite sweet. We tookst a medallion an' port pieces o' "ten". Crescent City 2005-05-26T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCP436 Fern Gully by KEELSX6 w/ 2 Newbies, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c79f20a3-16e9-4bd0-a818-5abbe3500170 Fern Gully by KEELSX6 w/ 2 Newbies Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Fern Gully KEELSX6 w/ 2 Newbies KEELSX6 Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States California Located near the Alice Eastwood Group Camp on Mt. Tamalpais. Will have to hike in to cache location. Can park at several different locations and follow the trails to the the site. A beautiful hiking area!! Cache is a white plastic container with a green lid. It contains a logbook and pen as well as a few small trade goods. 4 ROCK PUZZLE 2005-06-18T07:00:00 Found it runnerboy36 [:D]MY 200th FIND!!![:D] We are on vacation from Defiance, Ohio, so the scenery was much different from flat Northwest Ohio. After we decided to do this cache we went back up to our hotel room and my sister was watching the movie Fern Gully on tv. We knew that this was a sign that we were supposed to do this cache. We are glad that we did. We took the really long scenic route to the cache. We started at Muir Woods and took a few different rugged trails to get there. We had decided to give up due to a wandering gps, but I luckily checked one more spot and found it. T- Funky Monkey TB L-my signature card TFTC 2005-06-07T07:00:00 Write note cooperphoto bug drop 2005-06-07T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto third and last of the day, I read the logs and walked down the road after parking by the mountain home inn. should have brought my skateboard!! 2005-06-06T07:00:00 Found it Bric Like Erickson, I went down the Sierra Trail from the Pan. I got to about 400' from the cache and the trail did a switchback and went off the wrong way, so I bushwhacked straight for it. Came sliding down through the redwoods and hit the road right close to the cache. It was much easier going back up on the trail. Future cachers, don't follow me and Erickson, we don't know what we're doing - stay on the trail. The hint helped, as the coords kept wandering around. Took a cute little cache keychain, left a flag antenna decoration I picked up months ago in the Napa marshes. 2005-06-01T07:00:00 Found it Erickson I finished an amazing amount of work today and wanted to go to someplace new. I don't usually walk around this area of Tam because the state park does not like my dog. (Didn't Nilson write a song about that kind of thing?) One might think that I could get some kind of an exemption as a state employee, but Cricket had to stay home today. Actually, I spent some of the day responding to another state employee's gratuitous insults, so state employee solidarity only goes so far. After reading the descriptions in Tamalpais Trails, I decided to take Sierra Trail (around mile marker 3.6). To be honest, I quickly followed the GPS and took the direct route, trail or no trail. I gave the search a fairly wide girth because of the problems with reception in a redwood canyon. But once everything settled down, the coordinates took me where I needed to go. I was more responsible on the way back up and followed the path -- great views. 2004-10-09T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKREQ Vista 2 by mperc, Traditional Cache (1/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ae26d776-3206-4233-83f8-3cb920715dd3 Vista 2 by mperc Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Vista 2 mperc mperc Traditional Cache Small 1 3.5 United States California This is another view cache. My first view cache, Vista, is in Cobb. You should take a camera. The cache is a small tupperware container about 4"X 4"X 2". The cache contains a log book and a few odds and ends. Bring a pen or pencil I don't think there is one in the cache. FYI the cache is within about 2' of the road so you won't need to climb any hillsides. This is a cache that should be easy for a mountain biker, but you can hike up as well. Please replace the cache as you found it. Rocks are great! 2005-05-15T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist I have been wanting to find this one for a long time. I mountain bike past here many many times but, every time that I want to stop to look for a cache somewhere, my fellow SuMo Cyclists just keep on riding, and they are all younger and faster. Today I rode alone to the top and my fellow cyclists rode into SF to watch the Bay to Breakers. You know, those people running through Golden Gate Park with no clothes on. I found the cache on the way back down. Loved the view. TN and left a Mill Valley pin and some other stuff. The cache was damp so I put the log book in a baggie. The pencil was broken and thankfully there was a knife in the cache to sharpen it. Thanks, SuMo 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Spring is coming! Couldn't stop hiking after finding Mt. Tamalpais cache at East Peak. My dogs are barking tonight after a 12 mi RT. Had to backtrack a little after taking what looked like a shortcut very near the cache. Should've just stayed on the fire road. Left Geocoin #12077. Last month I didn't realize how close this is to Tatanka-Iyotanka & the crash site. [This entry was edited by brewmonkey on Saturday, March 05, 2005 at 10:48:55 PM.] 2005-03-04T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto it rained all night, the day I left... the cache it was dry. took a wrong turn on hoo-koo-e-koo then had to give it another try.... thanks. gps right on, easy find. left a "v" puzzle piece! 2004-11-28T08:00:00 Found it alafra Took a detour on the Hoo-Koo-E-Koo and wound our way back. Tried to keep out of the mountain bikers sights. Exchanged a ring for a dinosaur. 2004-11-20T08:00:00 Found it Erickson It was such a clear day today that I thought the Vistas would be incredible and I could check on my nearby cache. The problem with my route, a very easy walk (two stars) from the end of Fern Canyon, is the last house on the road. It isn't just the immaculate trails through the redwoods on the property, or even the combination of the bridges over the creek, the stone work, the gardens, the beehives, the treehouses, the tipi, or the swimming pool. It isn't even the fact that the smaller house next to the road would be all that I need and the architecture of the larger house is similarly tasteful. They may be nice people, certainly the bowl for dog water and the first aid/bike repair station is a good touch. I am not usually the jealous type, but come the revolution, it would be nice if the grounds were open to geocaching. Oops, I forgot that the revolution came and my side lost. The baseball cards at the cache also reminded me that my side lost. . . . What's up with the American league? Guerrero should have been in a Giants uniform instead of winnning the MVP over there and is Vizquel the best that we can get from that side of the fence. Somebody had lost a pair of glasses near the cache location -- they were placed on a sign reminding my dog that she had to be on leash. So we walked up the Vic Haun trail and paid our respects to the plane crash site and Sitting Bull. Would Sitting Bull prefer the tipi to the house at the end of the road? USA Geocoin - cndlguy #2 2004-09-17T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKGGT Tatanka-Iyotanka by Erickson , Multi-cache (1.5/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6300f481-1130-4039-bbc7-e524e5967a0b Tatanka-Iyotanka by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Tatanka-Iyotanka Erickson Erickson Multi-cache Regular 1.5 3 United States California A walk on the slopes of Tamalpais to a plaque bearing the words of a Lakota warrior, chief, and spiritual leader. You will need information from the plaque in order to find the cache. <table cellpadding="8"><tr><td valign="top"><img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/fa2b648a-5880-4dbd-a81f-a1d4eb5af43c.jpg" alt="Tantanka Iyotanka" align="left" width="138" height="180" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="9"> </td><td valign="top"> <a href="http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sittingbull.htm" target="_blank">Sitting Bull</A> was born in 1831, on the Grand River, at a place that the Lakota called "Many Caches." At the age of 14, he was given the name Tatanka-Iyotanka, which describes a buffalo bull sitting intractably on its haunches. He was widely respected for his courage, compassion, and wisdom. Eventually, he became the leader of the Lakota nation. His friend, Catherine Weldon, wrote, "The great hope and purpose of his life was to unify the tribes, and bands of the Lakotas, and hold the remaining lands of his people as a sacred inheritance for their children.” </td></tr></table> <center><img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/d2d328f6-e0c8-49ac-9021-a4ea964bee07.jpg" name="img2638" id="img2638" alt="View from the Plaque" width="300" height="201" border="0"></center> On the slopes of Temelpa Trail, there is a plaque bearing Sitting Bull's words from the Powder River Council in 1877. Bric came across the plaque while hiking the trails of Mt. Tamalpais, and found it again after a search full of <a href="http://home.comcast.net/~crawford.b/Essays/Memories.htm" target="_blank"> false memories and true words.</A> To find the cache, go to plaque and look for the following words. Substitute the line number to obtain the appropriate coordinates. <center> <table width=300 border=1 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" align="center"><tr><td> A. "Awakened" B. "Seed" C. "Hear me people"</td></tr><td> D. "The result of all that love!" E. "We too have our being" F. "Hear me people" </td></tr></table> N 37° 55.ABC W 122° 34.DEF </center> The cache is an ammo box, originally filled with items in keeping with this page and the plaque. The coordinates that are used were averaged from different readings. The cache is very near the trail and is accessible without going deep into the manzanita. If necessary, the hint should take you to it. There are many ways to go to this area. The route I take is to park at the end of Fern Canyon Road (off of Summit Ave.) and walk along the fire roads, continuing right at the junctions to Hoo Koo E Koo. This part of the walk is easy, following some of the old gravity car grade. From there, one can take the Vic Haun (Old Plane) Trail (the steps at the signed junction) or continue to Temelpa Trail (left from the sign post pointing to Summit Ave. around 37° 55.333N 122° 34.105W). Temelepa is more direct to the plaque but a steep, rough trail; Vic Haun is better maintained and easier to hike, with some beautiful spots along it. My family took the latter route and did not find it difficult. The plaque is placed on a large granite rock, to the side of Temelpa Trail, a short way below the intersection with Vic Haun. It is a good place to stop, rest, and think about the words that are found there. If you want to explore the area further, Vic Haun takes you near where a Navy plane crashed in November, 1944, leaving debris that can still be found today. If you visit the crash site (around 37° 55.376N 122° 34.436W) be aware that eight lives were lost there and that it is illegal to remove the debris. <table><tr><td BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0"><blockquote> "The boulder itself . . . that fell from East Peak during a slide in the distant past, is wonderful enough; the plaque affixed to it is one of the Mountain's jewels." <blockquote> -- Barry Spitz, Tamalpais Trails.<blockquote></blockquote></td></tr></table> Special thanks to Bric for his advice, support, and encouragement. Tamalpais Trails is an invaluable guide that contains detailed descriptions of all the trails listed here, as well as directions to the crash site. The <a href="http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/blithe.html" target="_blank">Bay Area Hiker</A> also has more information about this area. pole 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Thank you for bringing my wife and i to this special place. We have loved in Mill Valleyfor 26 years, have biked and hiked the mountain extensively, but never on these trails. We went up from the end of Fern Canyon Road and cut up to the intersection of Hoo Koo E Koo and Railroad Grade via Murray Trail. There is an unmarked trail head, just past the house right after the gate, at the left side of the stream that goes to the intersection above but there is also a small foot path that follows the stream up on it's right side as well. We went up one way and then down the other. The trail up from the wood steps at the intersection that you call Vic Haun (Old Plane) trail is shown on an old undated map that I have (printed by "C. E. ERICKSON & Associates) and named Telephone Trail. We took this one up and then went down the Temelpa Trail. Thanks for the cache and for the great adventure. SuMo 2005-05-20T07:00:00 Found it GoToStJoseph Great multi on a beautiful hike. Found this on the way to the top, passed again on the way down. 4 hr RT to summit and back from Summit Av trailhead. TFTC! 2005-03-19T08:00:00 Found it alafra A group of us hiked up on a bit of a rainy day but the weather cooperated and we enjoyed finding the cache and of course the great views. Left a Hello Kitty box. A nice way for one member of our group to say goodbye to the bay area. 2005-03-04T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto it stopped raining just in time on the way up, lots of water everywhere. went up vic haun... my co-ords had me 50 feet west of the cache....back were I was taking a bunch of photos on the way to the plaque. checked all the usual hide spots with no luck... my cell phone was dead so lifeline was out. Then It all made sense and I walked right to it. I LOVE THE THEME CD, I got that and a mr. potato travel bug. left "i" for Iyotanka puzzle piece... and a digitalfish in with the log. temelpa was harry on the way back to the truck! thanks! 2005-02-21T08:00:00 Found it 2Knight Wet day, But a great hike! Took a braclet and left a hand made stained glass heart for the love of this world!! 2005-01-26T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMKWB Riddle of the Sphinx by Erickson, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=0e79cf59-c151-4822-b170-f8193944921d Riddle of the Sphinx by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Riddle of the Sphinx Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Small 2 2 United States California The Sphinx has long spun puzzles for those who encounter it. From Oedipus to Harry Potter, adventurers have had to solve its riddles. Look closely. Listen carefully. From the right angle, and with a little imagination, you might find the answer to its riddle. <center><img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/457f3071-0387-4b85-833d-f9ea1ba88f40.jpg" height="300" width="400"></center> This cache takes you to the <a href="http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/Main/os/pdf/RingMountainWeb.pdf" target="_blank">Ring Mountain Preserve.</A> It is a place well-suited for a certain kind of magic. The earliest Miwok village on the site was dated to 370 BC, and there are petroglyphs on at least 30 rock outcroppings -- most noticeably on Petroglyph Rock just off Reed Ranch Fire Road, near Ring Mountain Fire Road. There are rare rocks and plants -- the Tiburon Mariposa Lily grows only on this ridge and the Tiburon Blind Harvestman, a tiny arachnid, lives under rocks only on the Mountain. Remnants of an anti-aircraft facility, built in the early days of the cold war, can also be found. The cache is a small black plastic container near rocks that reminded me of a Sphinx. The terrain depends on how you get there. It is a short and easy walk to the cache location from the nearest parking area. For longer hikes, one can start from the base of the mountain (such as the entry gate on Paradise Drive) or explore the other areas of the preserve. There are nearby geocaches to find, as well as the petroglyphs and the wonders of the area. If you need help to find the cache, you may have to ask the Sphinx: <blockquote> Bone of the earth, Garland of green. Hidden in the shadows It can be seen. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it Bric Great spot, but it looks more like a falcon to me, especially from up the hill. Found the sphinx (and all the little sphincters around it) at 1625. TNLNSL. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist This was our second of the Tiburon Uplands caches this Memeoial Day. I am glad that we hiked rather than driving up through those monster houses. Took the flag TB, left a Mill Valley pin and some other stuff. Placed the usual SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the cache lid. 2005-05-16T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper Took a while to find and then stopped to look at those $4 million houses. The view is okay, but I'm not keen on the color. [:D] Thanks. LNTN 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it squidworm We really enjoyed the hike out there and it was pretty close to another cache toowhich made it even better. 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it bluegekko Great hike and hide! Thanks. T: Write Shop Robert stamp of an elk. L: Team Blue Gekko card #122. L: TB 516781, looped through a US flag. This is its initial launch on its journey to visit all 50 states! Hitchhikers are welcome, as long as they represent the state in which they are attached or dropped off. Also, please keep them very small. 2005-03-31T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCN9YW Artemis Fowl: The Cacher's Code by Erickson, Unknown Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2299904e-d132-49d6-917b-e78a13f12416 Artemis Fowl: The Cacher's Code by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache Artemis Fowl: The Cacher's Code Erickson Erickson Unknown Cache Regular 2 2 United States California The posted coordinates will take you to a fairy home. But to find the cache, you must solve the fairy code. As any reader of the Artemis Fowl books knows, Artemis is a twelve year old criminal genius who almost launched an interspecies war that might have destroyed the world. Instead, by book three, he ended up with his mind wiped by the LEPrecon police so that he no longer remembers the existence of the People. Artemis needs your help to receive a message that will help him regain his memories. He promises great reward to those who aid him. For a criminal mastermind, he is really not that bad. . . Artemis left a message in a container that was filled with various items. However, the way to the box is written in Gnomish. To help Fowl, translate the code and find out where the cache is hidden. <center> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/ec711912-1691-4e19-9b79-9638a5f16a3d.jpg" height="411" width="528"></center> Once you find the cache and sign your name in the Book, you must email the owner the messge that you will find there. We will make sure that the message gets to Artmeis. But beware. Captain Holly Short may not want you to help Artemis regain his memory. <table BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" align="center" ></Tr><td> You do not have to have read Artemis Fowl to solve the code. But the trade items are primarily meant for children. So you are welcome to visit the cache, but only trade if you are under twelve or have read at least one of the Fowl books. The cache itself will take you to the King Mountain Open Space Preserve. There is parking on Willow Ave (near Ward) in Larkspur. The Fairy House is up the fire road from there. The cache is near an old quarry. It is not a long hike, but there is one area of the trail that is moderately steep. The cache cannot be seen. Please make sure that you return it so that it remains safe. We do not want LEPrecon to find a message from Artmeis. For more information about hiking in the Preserve, visit the <a href="http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/kingmtn.html" target="_blank">Bay Area Hiker.</A></td></tr></table> The side that is hidden from Tamalpais 2005-04-27T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto this language sure wasn't my major... I was too busy with photo classes in school, so this one took a while! thanks! 2005-04-11T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist I loved this creative and challenging cache and the hide. This one almost beats the Pirates cache. The fairy tree was wonderful. I added a small lady bug to the tree that I had found in some other cache somewhere. The day was clear and sunny, hardly anyone around, just a few hikers with their dogs passing by. Took nothing, left a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the lid as well as 6 Write Shop Robert game cards from my collection that I am trying to zero out. 2005-04-09T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1350) An enjoyable easy hike. Today was “Open Space Volunteer Day” and it was centered about 50 feet from the cache. They had already cleared away brush all around the cache, but, worked very near as I grabbed the cache and took it a bit down hill to log in. Thank you for the cache, BKip 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it dgreno A fun one! There were a bunch of kids at the final cache site so we had to wait them out, but the views are great. Thanks for bringing us here on this important mission! 2005-04-02T08:00:00 Write note Erickson You may notice some signs in the area from the Gorilla Gardeners inviting all to help pull out French Broom. They have done amazing work, but much is left to be done. 2002-02-04T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GC37D2 Ring Mountain Mini Tub by R&N, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=83b6e539-f190-4c49-9259-92693c2f8ba9 Ring Mountain Mini Tub by R&N Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Ring Mountain Mini Tub R&N R&N Traditional Cache Regular 2 2 United States California Located near the peak of Ring Mountain in Tiburon. Fairly easy hike with beautiful 360 views. Cache is a tupperware container with just a couple of things we found around the house. It includes:<ul> <LI>Log book with 2 pens <LI>2 packs of incense <LI>1 piece of amethyst & couple pieces of a geode <LI>1 deck of cards <LI>1 plastic pink dino (from The Flintsones) <LI>1 bracelet <LI>1 phone cord <LI>1 wishing well glass figure <LI>1 hand grip strengthener When Belvedere Island is centered between your view of the Transamerica building and Sutro Tower of San Francisco, look for the two young bay trees (just off trail) whose tips point north. The cache is nestled between the two small trees. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it Bric Nice walk from the sphinx. Are all those cut-off fence posts from the Nike site up here? TNLNSL at 1705. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Enjoyed the hike over from "Riddle of the Sphinx" cache. My wife found it before I did. Took nothing. Left the usual SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the cache lid. NOTE: the cache lid is broken and may leak. Lets hope the rains are over. 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it squidworm We loved the views so much that we had to just sit and look at the beauty for awhile. 2005-04-23T07:00:00 Found it xorowo We found this with the sky threatening to rain, but with no rain ever actually appearing. A nice location near an a beautiful field that we will probably return to in the near future. 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it bluegekko Incredible views!! L: TBG card #111, origami fortune cookie #41 from Lunar New Year in Jack London State Park. T: Scary Larry TB 478619 with Tommy Trojan and Helen of Troy hitchhikers. SL. 2005-03-29T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCN9BX do you like my cache? by cooperphoto, Unknown Cache (4/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=3d7b6352-9bb3-490f-89d7-8e39e688a16c do you like my cache? by cooperphoto Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache do you like my cache? cooperphoto cooperphoto Unknown Cache Small 4 2 United States California You can do it all by yourself. the cache is not at the above co-ords, but it is within a mile of there. "Do you like my hat?" "I do not." "Good-by!" "Good-by!" = A ( _ ) "Hello again." "Hello." "Do you like my hat?" "I do not like it." = BC ( _ _ ) "Hello again." "Hello." "Do you like my hat?" "I do not like that hat." = DE ( _ _ ) "Hello again." "And now do you like my hat?" = FG ( _ _ ) H = A-B ( _ ) I = B+C ( _ ) J = D+F ( _ ) K = E+G ( _ ) L = J-K ( _ ) the cache is at: N.37.52.LHI W.122.30.BJL Please try to make trade items fit the theme of the cache. Thanks! With this cache and all others of mine: easy on the plants, don't take any fences apart, obey any posted signs, not on a lamp post, and its not a micro! Five pieces of real silver for the first to find and choice of travel bugs! go east man, no pressure! 2005-05-14T07:00:00 Found it BigdaddyJ I just read the title to this cache and my son knew exactly how to solve it (he's six). Kinda hard to be stealthy but its amazing how people ignore kids poking around knocking things over and looking in stuff. I loved the overall theme. Yes, I do like your cache. -BigdaddyJ and Kershmole 2005-04-26T07:00:00 Found it Erickson I missed this one when my daughter was younger, but found the necessary resource (and information) by searching inside a popular web site. My daughter and I shared stories about hippos dancing at a party, gorillas that said goodnight, dogs named Carl, and anything about a moose. Arlo Guthrie explained what happened when mooses come walking; my association takes me back to Bullwinkle. So when we went to Alaska, seeing a moose was high on the list. And in Juneau, there was a statue of a dog. So when we came here, Cricket put on her party hat and had a great time with Harley. 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it BKT [I knew what this was right away when I saw the puzzle, but I'd lost custody of the necessary information and had to track it down. When I got to the cache site I think my jaw would have dropped, if I hadn't seen Cooperphoto climb inside a tree the day before. In the end, my retrieval was less stealthy than I intended, but I doubt this one is going anywhere.]How about a sequel? I would love to see a cache called "You are a Snort"...maybe just in time for Badges/Mother's day? [Thanks! -T] 2005-04-14T07:00:00 Found it sailorscodgers We do! We like your silly cache! This required some research in one of Mrs. Codger's favorite sources, so we checked in the back room, to find that this particular resource doesn't belong to us any more. Onward to a store, where they didn't have one, and to a public building, but they didn't either. Finally, the resource was in another store. We do not think that cache is small. Oh, no! it is not small at all! We took the travel bug and left a Sacramento SPCA keychain. Thanks for the fun! 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it dgreno Took a while for the light bulb to go on for this one but I finally figured it out. Had to make a trip for a few bits of research yesterday and managed to get out today for the grab. GREAT final. I can't believe I got it, traded and signed, and put it back without getting seen given all the folks here today. Took Rin Tin Tin TB on purpose and the Jeep TB by accident. Will drop off the Jeep later today. Left Energizer Bunny TB. 2001-06-10T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCC1E Fox Box by Hasbro, Traditional Cache (1/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=73f61f22-2e67-4870-9a47-071df9e948ab Fox Box by Hasbro Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Fox Box Hasbro Hasbro Traditional Cache Regular 1 2 United States California Short, moderately uphill hike in the Tennessee Valley area of Marin. The cache is located partly up one of the trails leading to the ridge. It should be easy to find so no hints are necessary. While you are in the area, continue up the trail to the ridgeline for more great views or go down Tennessee Valley trail and enjoy the beach! 2005-03-02T08:00:00 Found it RV Paces WOW what a bike ride and hike. WE rode from down the hill up to where it said no bikes. then accidentally took the wrong first trail. came back to main path and took next side trail . Should have read the trail name. that would have given me a hint. We went up and up and up and up !!! I needed a horse. Got very out of breath so took it slow. the path is good, just the steepness. Nice view from cache and around that area. glad it wasn't all the way to end of trail. seemed like 1/2 way. husband took Hooter pass. SL lf. state quarter and golf ball. 2005-02-25T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto I went here first yesterday just before my ordeal at the rocky top. I used to ride my moutain bike up here all the time, but when I got to the trailhead there was a sign that said no bikes!! I stashed the bike in the bushes and hiked up the hill in my bike shoes... flip flops might have been more comfortable! gps took me right to it, in fact I could see the ammo box from 40 feet away, I took the buck and two AA batteries and left a puzzle piece, "F" for fox box. (the hooters frequent diner pass was very tempting, but I don't have hooters plans any time soon, wern't they going to put one at pier 39?) thanks for the great cache! 2005-01-08T08:00:00 Found it alafra Chilly, windy, rainy day but easy to find cache. Friends came along and enjoyed their first find. Took the mini-dog and left a compass/thermometer. 2004-12-04T08:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Bike here often but always down Fox, up on a bike is brutal. Actually coastal Trail to the west has beautiful views of the ocean. Saw a White Tailed Kite while at the cache. Beautiful bird. Took a shell and left a Mill Valley pin and a mini dog. Put a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the lid. 2004-11-24T08:00:00 Found it dgreno Nice hike on a beautiful day. Lots of people out today but the only person I saw on this trail was a solitary jogger. 2003-01-18T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCC5C8 After Mary by forman, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c93bef8a-a50c-46fd-a682-4703edfc1495 After Mary by forman Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache After Mary forman forman Traditional Cache Micro 2 1 United States California This is a Play-Doh container that has a camo job on it. Bring a pen and very small items to trade. You do not need to climb, dig, bushwack, get your feet dirty. It is there, just get it. 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood Nice cache (a type I am quite familiar with, so I enjoyed studying its construction). TFTC! 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam I looked for this awhile ago - got the clue when I saw where the co-ordinates led - but had my dog with me. Unfortunately, he wasn't feeling particularly patient with me as I poked around looking for the cache. Kirk and I returned today and found it within minutes. TNLN. Clever job, forman! PS the log is full and getting a bit soggy. 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it mousewiz Nice name :) and a good hide - thanks! 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it scoutboy This was appropriate, Mousewiz found this one first. Then I came after! [;)] 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it squidworm Just moved to the area so it was nice to take a drive around town and find cool new places 2003-11-30T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHA14 Tam East Adventure by MTDrummer, Traditional Cache (2/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2470d909-5855-4fc6-8403-abbe99fef173 Tam East Adventure by MTDrummer Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Tam East Adventure MTDrummer MTDrummer Traditional Cache Regular 2 3.5 United States California A moderate to vigorous, view-filled hike on the north-east slope of Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County, California. This cache is within the Marin County Open Space District on the easterly slope of Mount Tamalpais. It is within 2 miles of the trailhead/gate on West Blithedale Ave. in Mill Valley but it can be reached from a variety of directions. This cache is located off the Blithedale Ridge Fire Road between the intersection with the Hoo-Koo E-Koo Fire Road and the Horseshoe Fire Road access to Blithedale Ridge. You can a find map of this area at the following website: (You will need Acrobat Reader) <a href="http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/Main/os/pdf/BaltimoreCynBlithedaleW.pdf">Blithedale Ridge Map</a> The terrain surrounding this cache is steep and rocky. No off-trail travel is required to get to this cache. To help your search, head to the following coordinates on the Blithedale Ridge Fire Road N 37 56.098', W 122 33.896', and look for a smaller trail heading east. You will be within 400 feet of the cache at that point. The cache is a well marked round plastic container containing a log book and other trinkets. ** Please bring your own pen/pencil to sign logbook ** The trails in this area are well defined, but they are sometimes steep and rocky. This cache is designed for people who are accustomed to hiking, biking or riding horses on trails like those on Mount Tam. Allow a couple of hours to complete this hike and bring appropriate hiking gear and clothing. You will be treated to spectacular views of the surrounding area during this hike. Under knee-high bush in clearing on knoll. Visible while standing. 2005-05-22T07:00:00 Found it BKT I did an extended east side adventure, starting down at the end of W. Blithesdale, taking the railroad grade up to Hoo Koo, and then up a crazy little trail called Wheeler, to Eldridge, and then back down to this cache. Good, tiring fun. Zeroed right out on the cache. Left a ladybug compass and took a dino. Thanks! -T 2005-05-12T07:00:00 Found it GoToStJoseph Great loop hike starting at Madrone Av in Larkspur, via Barbara Springs Trail, Southern Marin Line F.R., H Line FR, Blithedale Ridge FR, HooKooEKoo Trail and Dawn Falls Trail. Found Triple S first, and the view walking NW revealed an impressive view of hiking routes up Mt. Tam. You can head to the top from here up Eldridge Grade... 2005-04-25T07:00:00 Found it Firefighter/Gayle What a view!! This is a great place for a cache! (And lunch, too!!) Thanks for getting me out into nature!! 2005-03-20T08:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1053) Great hike with super vista’s at the top! Left a 20 cent coin of Singapore. Thank you for the cache, BKip 2005-02-23T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto this one took a while, even with the hint, gps had me down the hill a few feet, just enough to doubt the co-ords. I started to widen the search, a bit too wide if you ask me. (now I know what old growth, dormant, poison oak looks like!!!) hint narrowed it down to just about everywhere, and everywhere I had already looked! after about 10 minutes I went back to ground zero and there it was! 2004-11-29T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCM68B Middle on Seafood Adventure by JohnnyVegas, Multi-cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b0e5583a-f2df-43f9-843e-7f936d820626 Middle on Seafood Adventure by JohnnyVegas Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Middle on Seafood Adventure JohnnyVegas JohnnyVegas Multi-cache Micro 1.5 1 United States California Easy parking in a lot close by and a short walk in a park. <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>JVM</title> <meta name="Microsoft Border" content="tl, default"> <meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="none"> </head> <body>     I got the idea for this cache while doing the Seafood adventure cache, this cache is along the route for the Seafood Adventure. If you are doing Seafood Adventure you can do this at the same time. I put this cache in a park that I have thought could use a cache. What goes with seafood., the first thing you might think of is white wine. But how about a Johnny Vegas Micro cache, not only that but a two part Johnny Vegas micro cache. When you get to the first part of this one you will be looking for a plaque. On the plaque you will want to count the letters in the first name. Then replace the Xs below with that number   Part two N37 5X.440 W122 31.X8X Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Sea, can it be true, another micro ala MO, MO2, Jack Sat Here, Flintstones, Brittany and Suisun to Go Nuts. If you have found one of these you know what to look for. </body> </html> Camouflaged 35MM film can, Hanging out waiting to be found. 2005-04-29T07:00:00 Found it Erickson Little league was in full swing. The Giants were clinging to a narrow lead. It is the time of the year when reality is meeting hope. But hope is still in the air. 2005-04-25T07:00:00 Found it Firefighter/Gayle Found the area of the second site and took awhile to find the cache...until I got thinking about where it could actually be-and there it was!! Thanks for getting me to the park! 2005-04-09T07:00:00 Found it DavidT21 & Fisherwoman We were glad this was a short multi. We expanded our search area just slightly, then the contaier just seemed to stand out. 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it mousewiz Our first find of the day. Little did we know Jonny's revenge was about to hit...but this was a nice easy cache. Thanks! 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it scoutboy Easy multi. Thanks JV [8D] 2001-05-26T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCA6D Mt. Tamalpais by Jeffrey and Marla, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a8415aa9-8770-48b3-b6f2-e8fd42753c9f Mt. Tamalpais by Jeffrey and Marla Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Mt. Tamalpais Jeffrey and Marla mjmandala Traditional Cache Regular 2 2 United States California Approx 2,518 feet altitude. Located in the crack of a rock just off the small trail. White tupperware container. Please login and take a photo of yourselves. Enjoy the view and the goodies. Just before the rock that shoots out from the side of the hill. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it Abraxas Planned a hike from Mill Valley to the East Peak and back (starting at the Dipsea Trail). Turned out to be an easier hike than expected, but still a good climb. Hard to believe this cache has lasted so long in such a well-travelled location. Then again, it's not *that* hard to believe, as it took a while to find it, but there it was--and it's not small at all. Scrawled my name on a free space on the original log. . .found there was a second logbook as I packed up. Whoops! Took small snake, left Intel® Centrino™ badge pull. 2005-05-26T07:00:00 Found it bika found it. with my aunt and uncle from wisconsin. now they are hooked. 2005-05-20T07:00:00 Found it GoToStJoseph Nice scramble at the peak. Probably wouldn't have gone beyond the lookout cabin if it weren't for the cache. Beautiful sunny day after weeks of drizzle. Took TB, LN, SL. 2005-04-05T07:00:00 Found it K Squared Squared Found this nice spot and cache! We've been here before, but not on this trail. It took a long time to find the 'rock' hint. THANKS! T: Marker L: "Spaced out" travel bug (happy travels!) We hope to see you again.... K2-2 2005-04-01T08:00:00 Found it DeputyTomato We found it easily... no foolin' 2004-12-24T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMAXJ Footsteps of the Dawn by Erickson, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=cbb1c528-7768-4e19-b1dc-bc6feff16547 Footsteps of the Dawn by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Footsteps of the Dawn Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Regular 2 2.5 United States California The cache will be found along Dawn Falls Trail, which follows Larkspur Creek through a redwood canyon. <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/60ed5022-8490-4e7b-88b9-9707ddceeb27.jpg" height="250" width="188" align="left" hspace="10"> The Baltimore Canyon open space preserve is lined with redwoods and fir as it follows Larkspur Creek. Large redwoods -- some over 300 feet high and one reputed to be the tallest tree in the world -- were taken from this area in order to build many of the houses in San Francisco. There is limited parking at the trailhead from the end of Madrone Ave. After crossing the bridge, take Dawn Falls trail up through the canyon. For the most part, the route is fairly gentle. On the right you will see the remnants of an 1890 dam. The quarry that yielded the rocks used for the dam (as well as some Larkspur buildings) is further up the stream. Tens of thousands of ladybugs were once known to converge upon a clearing near where Ladybug trail ascends -- perhaps someday they will return. As one approaches the Falls, the trail climbs up a moderately-steep hill with some switchbacks. The walk is a little over 2 miles roundtrip. The Falls are best after winter storms, but the trail is beautiful any time of the year. It can provide a cool walk in the summer and offers some fall colors when the maples start to turn. For a longer walk, Dawn Falls can also be reached from a newly upgraded trail off of Piedmont Ave. This takes one to the Eastern section of Dawn Falls trail and on through the canyon -- Janis Joplin once lived in the last house on West Baltimore. Or one can approach the cache from above, taking a shorter walk from Kentfield's Crown Road. The cache is an ammo container that will be found about 20 feet off the trail, near the last switchback before the it heads straight to the Falls. It is visible from the trail, but well-hidden. Use the deer trail to the left to get to the cache location rather than climb directly toward it. The coordinates were averaged with a 40' EPE, but this description should get you to the cache location even if your GPS readings vary. Please take care in replacing the cache after you find it. For more information about hiking in this area, see <a href="http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/baltcanyon.html" target="_blank">Bay Area Hiker</A>; download the <a href="http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/Main/os/pdf/BaltimoreCynBlithedaleW.pdf" target="_blank">Baltimore Canyon map</A>; or consult the 5th Edition of Tamalpais Trails by Barry Spitz. Steep trails from the Canyon lead to caches in the Blithedale Summit preserve. For a different kind of challenge, you can combine this cache with the infamous Mad Canyon cache as you drive toward the trailhead. Small fir and fallen logs. 2005-04-29T07:00:00 Write note Erickson I checked the cache today. There was still some water at dawn falls, but the falls over the dam was more impressive. The walk up the canyon floor was the real star: redwoods, irises, blue wildflowers, and lush green. 2005-04-25T07:00:00 Found it Firefighter/Gayle Took time out to enjoy the beauty of nature and find a couple of caches along the way! What a nice waterfall! Thanks!! 2005-01-27T08:00:00 Found it crimestopper Nice hike. Left coins. Thanks. 2005-01-16T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Nice day hike, haven't been through here for more than a year. Took Spudnik TB. 2005-01-16T08:00:00 Found it LooneyTunes What a great spot. The waterfalls were beautiful. We'd never been up that trail. Thanks for bringing us to such a cool spot! 2004-11-28T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCM5YR Seafood Adventure by fredsquid&drz, Multi-cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9ac48cf2-e964-4563-aacc-f6416852a75e Seafood Adventure by fredsquid&drz Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Seafood Adventure fredsquid&drz fredsquid&drz Multi-cache Regular 1.5 1 United States California Near Corte Madera Creek. 3 Stage Multi Cache. About 4-6 feet above sea level. Cache is a rubbermaid box spray painted blue with red letters. The contents of the cache are as follows: •3-eyed alien toy •suction ball •yellow frisbee •green frisbee •orange frisbee •ball •binoculars •Rugrats toy •mini skateboard •alien keychain The coordinates for the next location are on the silver tags. 2005-04-15T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper Returned to the final step after 2 1/2 months and was surprised that I didn't see it the first time. LNTN 2005-03-02T08:00:00 Found it RV Paces WAsn't too happy by time I got to 3rd location. Found it easily though. With the price of gas, going back and forth was a bit disconcerting. Should keep mulit-caches within walking distance. A boat would have solved that problem. 2005-02-27T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Feel like I've just been riding back & forth today, but any exercise is good, right? Left dinosaur & rubber bug, took Goin' Fishin' Four TB & Geocoin #12077. 2005-02-12T08:00:00 Didn't find it gdebeer I also found one and two, but couldn't find the rubbermaid at 3. Looked all around, no luck. Fun cache nonethe less. 2005-02-02T08:00:00 Didn't find it crimestopper Picked up the third set of coords and went to location. I would have thought that a rubbermaid box would have been easy to find. There wasn't much place to hide it either. Ah well, if someone else finds it, I'll go back and look again. 2003-01-18T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCC5C9 Geocache 39 by forman, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2ce8c05e-409f-495e-85f9-dd815631d7f4 Geocache 39 by forman Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Geocache 39 forman forman Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1 United States California Small chew container with a camo job. Bring a pen and log your find. Stay out of the plants. Green 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood Quick find on a swing through this part of town this afternoon. 2005-06-09T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Too much information in Scoutboy and Mousewiz's logs. Easy to find, but probably would have been anyway. TNLN. Janis 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Found it Yosemite John and Debbie Tuesday morning quickie. Lots of muggle traffic. Found a benchmark on the nearby bridge. TFTC! 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it mousewiz And then we can call him "Fryboy". That's why I let him find this one. Thanks Forman. 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it scoutboy I always love sticking my hands in and around these things. Someday I am going to make headlines. [;)] 2003-10-26T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCH4NW Above Sausalito by LooneyTunes, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=95fe4729-81f5-4ca8-84e0-4e6dad9b063c Above Sausalito by LooneyTunes Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Above Sausalito LooneyTunes LooneyTunes Traditional Cache Regular 2 2 United States California Lots of ways to approach this one. We like the hike from the water tank above Marin City (37 52.531, 122 31.179), but there are closer starting points. Under a bush, of course. 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it WRITE SHOP ROBERT I found this one after DNFs on a benchmark and another cache down the hill in Mill Valley. I started at the top of the hill above Marin City, and when I saw how far it was going to be I almost turned around to find closer parking, but I decided that with a couple of hours left of daylight I would have no problems. I'm glad I didn't try this one last week while it was raining. This was the first best day of the year, and I saw my first ladybug of 2005 as I was hiking in. Once I retrieved the cache, I found a nearby rock to sit on while I sorted through the contents. I took a small coin, and left a bunch of things and some Gamecards. Then I picked up a bunch of glass off the seat rock, so it'll be clean for the next sitter. Thanks for a great hiking cache to do after work on a beautiful Saturday! 2005-03-01T08:00:00 Found it RV Paces WOW, what a hike. Had to work up to breathing correctly as I am out of shape I guess. took an hour up and 1/2 hour back. Lovely day. I can see why no one has been up here since Dec. as it has been wet and cold. Today was just right. See pictures of area . Wild flowers in bloom made the hike worth it. We came via rodeo trail. Don't know where the other adjoining paths came in from. Cache was amazingly cozy and dry. SL T- lady bug L-hot wheel. 2004-12-21T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto we came up via rodeo trail... baby took little picnic basket and easter egg. Starting to be slim pickens in there so I left two peace necklaces and a wonderwoman pez. The best weather.. no clouds in sight, we could see mt. diablo. part of Three Looney tune caches in one day! 2004-12-12T08:00:00 Found it BKT I made this into more of a hike than necessary by missing a trail at the top and walking around in a big circle, but it was still a great way to end my morning of hiking around Richardson Bay. The views of the ocean were an unexpected treat. Left a ladybug and rain poncho and frog, I think. Thanks! -T 2004-11-27T08:00:00 Found it BuckyDef 3:48pm: This walk was a little more intense than I was expecting, but not too intense that I didn't have the energy to complete it after visiting Rocky Top earlier in the day. Weather was great, and the closest trailhead had ample parking when I arrived. TN, left a small pencil and rescued Little Foster TB, who was probably getting a bit lonely up there. TFTC! 2005-04-18T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCNHMM Ring Swing by LooneyTunes, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=e51eb055-44f1-4515-801c-f009042071d1 Ring Swing by LooneyTunes Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Ring Swing LooneyTunes LooneyTunes Traditional Cache Regular 2 2 United States California Ring Mountain swings and rocks. Have fun! The best approach is from the top of Gilmartin. manzanita bush 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it Bric Drove up and down Gilmartin without spotting a trail. There is a trailhead at the top of Gilmartin, but it goes northwest, the opposite of the cache. I walked down to 120 Gilmartin, where there is a trailhead going the right way. Found the swing, but there were two nubile young women in tank tops and mini-skirts swinging and I didn't get a chance to swing. (I'm too old to swing with them anyway). Beautiful spot, and a wonderful outcropping to climb nearby. Check out the tortured metamorphic rock layers. This whole area used to be a row of large offshore islands (think Japan), that were scraped up by the westward rush of North America and squooshed up like toothpaste (geological technical talk). I didn't know this swing was here. Thanks. Took a magnetic key holder that will become a cache, left the dinosaur from Tub O' Tib at 1614. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Great swing. When I was a kid I used to be the one who climbed the tree to tie these things on. Climbing up was easy but climbing back down was incredibly frightening. Sitting on the swing today brought back many memories. I used to live in Tiburon after architecture school in 1965 and always wanted to build a house at this location for myself. Today I am pleased to see that it is still natural and unspoiled. Took a baseball set, which seemed perfect for a new TB. Left a SuMo Cyclist sticker on the inside of the cache lid. Thanks, SuMo 2005-05-08T07:00:00 Found it 4wheeler Excellent swing. Took advantage of a break in the rain and swung a while. Took TB. Thanks 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Write note Erickson I brought my daughter to enjoy the swing. The swing takes some work, since the way it is attached to the tree acts to brake it. But you do not need to get that high up to feel like you are on the edge. The views of the bay, the bridge, and San Francisco were incredible -- and it seemed to be a popular spot. So, again, thanks for bringing us here. 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper Nice hike for a Sunday. Thanks. LNTN 2002-04-28T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC5260 Rocky Top by HiFlier, Traditional Cache (2/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8aeea5eb-a275-461e-b0bd-22e4591d16c7 Rocky Top by HiFlier Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Rocky Top HiFlier HiFlier Traditional Cache Regular 2 3.5 United States California I placed this cache along one of my favorite cross-country loops in this great park. The site has a 360-degree view. I want a house here! <img src="http://nextstepcom.com/orbitpac/rocky.gif" width="100" height="93" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5">The terrain rating is based on the route from the Rodeo Beach parking lot via the Coastal Trail & Wolf Ridge Trail. It's 2.5-miles one way from here with an 850 foot climb and super views. If you want to take a shorter, easier route, park at the trailhead at 37-49.959, 122-31.603. You can take the Miwok Trail from here, but you miss some of the best views. Bikes are permitted on the Miwok Trail, but not on Wolf Ridge. For a nice 5-mile trot, go up the Coastal & Wolf Ridge route and back down the Miwok Trail. There is some poison oak in the cache area, but I was careful to place the cache so you do not have to get into it. Stick to the rocks. The container is a 5 x 5 x 1.5 Tupperware box. It is well hidden since this site gets visited by hikers occasionally. The original contents were: <ul> <li>a "worry rock" (use this to ease the tension of the climb).</li> <li>Airplane clip.</li> <li>6 foot tape measure.</li> <li>F-19 aircraft model.</li> <li>Pair of shoelaces.</li> <li>2-way TV splitter.</li> <li>Log, pen, pencil.</li> </ul> 25 feet south of the very top, on the left side of a large boulder. 2005-04-16T07:00:00 Found it xorowo Our second official find! It took a while to locate the goods, but after a small break (and a small snack), it was found pretty much where we were led to. A beautiful place for a hike, and one that we will go back to in the near future. Left a coin bag and took a green Mardi Gras coin. 2005-04-10T07:00:00 Found it beachbum67 Perfect day for caching in the headlands. This one was quite a trek. Wasn't sure if I was going to make it, but apparently 90 minutes a day on the stairmaster paid off...I started walking and didn't stop til I hit the top. I found the cache site easy enough, no muggles made it easy to search, but I couldn't find the cache. So i caved in and decoded the clue, and after I read it, i figured out that I was literally sitting right on top of it. The container size is different than what was listed, but sure enough, there it was. So this made find #50 for me (49 caches and 1 benchmark), so I was excited, and then doubly excited when I opened it up and found my first travel bug! what a day...now I just need to figure out what to do with the bug. Thanks for the awesome hike, I will definately be back again! 2005-02-25T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto this was one of my hardest cache finds to date! I rode up last week on the mtn-bike from tennessee valley, searched around for a while with no luck. I really started to doubt the co-ords, or that it was missing. I went back yesterday after the easy find at the fox box. by bike this can be 2 hours round trip from the route I take at the parking lot. well, I had a good idea about the hint, I thought it was good, but it was bad. I looked and looked, I moved rocks around. I set up three rock stacks at each ground zero... sat's were bouncing a bit...all five of them. I was about to go home for the second DNF and was composing my log in my head, something about I am a monkey's uncle if its still there! I moved one last big rock and I saw the corner of a black plastic trash bag! this hide was so good I am really surprised I found it! I left a house puzzle piece, I think the description said you wanted a house up there, now you have one! I took the sasquach travel bug! Thanks so much, I got my mtn bike out of storage for this one, its great to be back on the bike. 2005-02-10T08:00:00 Didn't find it cooperphoto I got up there today and spent a good 45 minutes looking,,,,first 20 min were without the hint. I can't believe the logs... so many easy finds!! everyone but me. 2005-01-31T08:00:00 Write note GeoBrowns Bug drop 2003-05-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCG577 Buddy Borruso by Hungry Joe and The Cache Man, Traditional Cache (2/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d4ea9f0c-46ed-4794-af63-8d2f381caabb Buddy Borruso by Hungry Joe and The Cache Man Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Buddy Borruso Hungry Joe and The Cache Man Hungry Joe Traditional Cache Micro 2 1.5 United States California This is a small relatively secluded and unknown park good for a private picnic. Accessible by a small road or a break in the gate from the main road. Parking is plentiful within 1/2 mile. Be wary of private property signs on the approach. You can walk, but you can't ride. 35mm film cannister with an assortment of various foreign coins, a small double sided pencil, and a log. Why is a mouse when it spins? The higher the fewer of course!! -Kash Kommandos The Short Shade! 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Write note workerofwood I decided to walk in, and was met on the way by a property owner who informed me this was private property and I should be on my way. Didn't argue... perhaps if there is a public way in you ought to post it? The drive way IS marked as private. 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it mousewiz hmmm dont understand the mousie clue! But we did find the cache - thanks! 2005-03-30T08:00:00 Found it scoutboy We drove around like idiots trying to get close to this one. Finally broke down and made the walk. Funny where you will find these little oasises (?) [8D] 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it squidworm I've driven past this location so many times and had no clue that it even existed, thanks for taking me there! 2005-02-20T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Nice little park I'd never noticed. Easy find after trouble at Ladybug cache. Log was quite damp. 2004-12-16T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCM9G4 Tinea Pedis by WRITE SHOP ROBERT, Multi-cache (2.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=00ab91c0-b962-4dc6-a0c0-96b1b0cb30d5 Tinea Pedis by WRITE SHOP ROBERT Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Tinea Pedis WRITE SHOP ROBERT WRITE SHOP ROBERT Multi-cache Small 2.5 1 United States California This is my first two stage cache, I couldn't fit the cache where I wanted, so you have to find it elsewhere. At the first stage, you will find a small tin with the co-ordinates and a hint for part two, as well as a few Collectible, Tradeable WRITE SHOP ROBERT Gamecards, which you can read about in my profile. Within walking distance, part two is a small Rubermaid with trade items (I found the Yoyo tangled in a nearby bush, so I had to include it) and the logbook (and more Gamecards, go ahead and take one from both stages). This should be a very easy cache, the difficulty rating is due to the possibility of being spotted by muggles, from all sides. If you want an extra clue, find out what "tinea pedis" means. Do you remember "Funny Bone"?/You will need to move one rock to expose the second cache. 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood Didn't have the cache page and didn't know I had loaded any multis for this trip, but it was the last one of the day, so I was ready for the change. Nice spot and found the final easy too. TFTC! 2005-06-09T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Iv'e known where part one of this cache had to be for some time and had the day off today, so decided to do some caching between errands. Found the first part easily, and put my purse down to look for part 2. After about 5 minutes of circling with my GPS I realized that my purse was ON THE CACHE SITE!!! Oh well...took a sticker and trivia packet and left a foot warmer packet (it seemed appropriate.) Janis 2005-05-09T07:00:00 Found it Yosemite John and Debbie Quick and fun multi. Another scenic area of interest with nearby history (the brick stack across from the cache is also a benchmark) and art. Gee, we love a "cultured" cache! Took Trivial Pursuers trackable item; Left wood dragon fly; SL and then enjoyed watching the boats come and go. TFTC! 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it TeamVegan hee hee hee --- love the 'tinea pedis' connection! What a fabulous piece of work....can't believe I had never seen it before. Thanks for the cache. Our first "multi" cache. 2005-04-09T07:00:00 Found it DavidT21 & Fisherwoman Fisherwoman knew what tinea is so we had no trouble. Liked the lotrimin in the cache. Glad this was a short multi. 2004-09-19T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKKH0 Richardson Bay 3 by LooneyTunes, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=8ef39477-4181-4416-9556-c8b76b0616da Richardson Bay 3 by LooneyTunes Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Richardson Bay 3 LooneyTunes LooneyTunes Traditional Cache Regular 1 1 United States California One of three views of beautiful Richardson Bay. Redwood 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it Bric Pretty spot. Found quickly at 1438. TNLNSL. 2005-05-08T07:00:00 Found it 4wheeler Nice day on the bay other that the rain and wind. Took TB. Thanks 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it Koi Mama The sun finally came out at the end of my getaway weekend to Sausalito and Tiburon. Got this one as I was preparing to head home. Lovely view. Took the Spongebob keychain and dropped off the Taz TB. TFTC. Koi Mama 2005-04-15T07:00:00 Found it 4URL491 Introducing our granddaughter to geo-caching - she likes it!!! surprise surprise 2005-04-11T07:00:00 Found it Drea&Vroni Using the hint, it was an easy find. Without the hint, we would have been swimming. Took a juggling ball and left TB Roald the Penguin. Thanks for the cache Drea & Vroni 2004-11-09T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCM1AT Ladybug and Babybug by BKT, Multi-cache (3/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d6cd1e56-a702-470a-ad0e-4ffe8ee60598 Ladybug and Babybug by BKT Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Ladybug and Babybug BKT BKT Multi-cache Regular 3 1.5 United States California UPDATE 5/17/05 The babybug micro is missing, so temporarily consider this a regular (rather than multi) cache, and just find the ladybug , while I put together a new micro. We noticed that all the caches in this area are micros, which don't exite B (age 6) and K (age 2) very much. So we decided to place a nice-sized cache full of kid stuff in this kid-friendly spot. However, to challenge those of you who don't have toddler team members, we made it a "reverse" multi - find the mama cache first, with all the goodies, and you will also find coordinates to the nearby micro "babybug" cache. The regular cache is a tupperware container with a black tape job, and should be easy to find. The micro is an altoids breath strip container. You will have to use your visual imagination for the micro hint. [Regular:] under rock [Micro:] name of micro 2005-05-17T07:00:00 Write note BKT B and I stopped by to check on the cache. The Ladybug first stage is in good shape, but the babybug micro is missing. Please consider this a regular (rather than multi) cache while I put together a new micro. 2005-04-20T07:00:00 Found it gearmom This is indeed a great kids find. We had lots of fun trading goods. After an unsuccessful search for another cache, this was a real treat. Thank you. -Gearmom 2005-03-29T08:00:00 Write note WRITE SHOP ROBERT Am I allowed to be FTF twice on the same cache? I stopped by today to find it in the new location. Good Job, I like it even more than before. A better view on the Mountain and the bog, easier to avoid detection, more challenging to find, and a little more nice walking. I dropped more Gamecards in the first part only. 2005-03-15T18:26:15 Enable Listing BKT I moved the regular cache to a new, more environmentally friendly location. It's a little bit farther from the micro and parking, but in the same general area. The micro location and coordinates are unchanged. 2005-03-03T06:54:55 Temporarily Disable Listing BKT The Ladybug cache was still there, but not at it's original location. The plants around that location aren't looking too good, so I am going to move the cache to another spot in the park, and restock it. -T 2005-04-18T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCNHMP Ring Wood by LooneyTunes, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=734df05a-53a4-49bb-a290-69186b7036c7 Ring Wood by LooneyTunes Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Ring Wood LooneyTunes LooneyTunes Traditional Cache Small 2 2 United States California Ring Mountain's other side. No need to dig in the brush. The best approach is from the top of Gilmartin. It hangs at eye level 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it Bric Well, yes, it's easy to get to from Gilmartin, but where's the challenge in that? I was driving along Paradise Drive and noticed it was only .15 miles away. How hard can it be? So I scrambled up the slippery slope and eventually found it at 1130. Pretty place. TNLNSL. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist This one was a bit away from where my GPSr said to look. Hunted around quite a bit. Finally gave up GPSing and just looked. WOW, there was a SuMo sticker inside the cache. I know that I am getting older and that sometimes my mind is fluctuating but honestly, I do not have the faintest recollection of ever being here before. Placed another SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the cache lid. This is now the only cache that has 2 stickers, one from who knows where (I think telegraph hill, it was a great park find) and the one that I placed today. I was wearing my black SuMo shirt today but no one recognized it. Thanks for the adventure. SuMo 2005-05-08T07:00:00 Found it 4wheeler No problem. Got two for the price of one. Thanks 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper Signal not so good in the trees, but close enough. Thanks. 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it BKT I was over on the other side of Ring Mountain this morning with some non-geocachers, so I decided to head over and hunt for these. The walk through the flowers was lovely. I wandered down too far into the woods at first, but then saw it when I turned and started back up. Thanks! -T 2005-01-30T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMNCD Trailheads Galore! by BKT, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=13663608-26e9-4167-9554-35621e6417f5 Trailheads Galore! by BKT Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Trailheads Galore! BKT BKT Traditional Cache Small 1.5 1.5 United States California From here, you can walk almost anywhere on the south side of Mt. Tamalpais. Think of it - miles and miles of spectacular wilderness, just waiting for you to come and hide a cache. Tucked under big rock behind bench 2005-06-06T07:00:00 Found it Bric I came up here with the family yesterday, but it was Mountain Play day and there wasn't a parking place within miles, so we bagged it and went for a hike instead.I came back today to put this one away (and get my 300th find). Found quickly at 1235 and took a frog for Tree Frog. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it estescom My wife and I were in the Bay Area visiting our sons and spent part of the day Geocaching. This was a very short hike from the parking area but we hiked on after the find. This is a first rate hiking trail with great views. For photos visit my gallery at http://gallery.estescom.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=Trailheads-Galore 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Found it Yosemite John and Debbie Beautiful cool, clear, crisp day with great panoramic views all the way to the ocean. Trees looked really green and the air was very fresh. Enjoyed the short hike up from the lower parking area, which was virtually deserted on a Tuesday morning. Found the cache easily. Took toy character; left turtle necklace; signed log; wished we had more time for hiking! TFTC! 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it MotorBug 9:25 am - workerofwood was on a mission for Firestone and I was the passenger, so we got this one when we stopped to pay the park fee. Nice view up there! TFTC! # 2275 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood We were headed up the hill to "Firestone", but stopped here to pay the "toll" and grab an easy cache. There was some sort of race in progress as we were passed on the trail by several runners... 2004-12-31T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMCJ6 Lost Treasure of Williams Gulch by Erickson, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9de6bbe9-e1b8-4002-ba15-78ad6be2a59f Lost Treasure of Williams Gulch by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Lost Treasure of Williams Gulch Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Regular 2 2.5 United States California Bill Williams may have left buried treasure in this area. The treasure has never been found, but this cache waits for the adventurer. <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/76b6c4a9-b295-4bec-a371-6b538bcb1056.jpg" height="333" width="250" align="left" hspace="12">Williams was rumored to be a Confederate deserter. Alice Eastwood called him an "old wood chopper." According to legend, his buried treasure lies somewhere in the gulch that now bears his name. Some of the workers building Phoenix Dam were said to have spent more time looking for the treasure than on the job. The trail starts from the southern tip of Phoenix Lake. It follows a beautiful redwood canyon, that is cool in summer, but comes into its own after the winter rains have created a roaring creek. Around a half-mile, the trail crosses a bridge and the site of an old dam. When the water overflows, there is a small waterfall. A plaque near the dam dates it to 1886 -- it provided a water source until Phoenix Lake was built. Give yourself an extra point for finding the plaque. Williams had a cabin in the first gulch upstream from the dam. The trail continues on, but there is no bridge and fording the stream may be a problem in winter. I have seen hikers use logs to jump across the stream, but you will not have to do so to find the cache. The cache is an ammo box hidden within sight of the bridge. It is close to the trail and easily accessible, you will not have jump into fallen branches (or the creek) in order to find it. Intuition and careful looking may be more accurate than the GPS readings, which were averaged from several different coordinates taken in the canyon. Please make sure that the cache remains hidden from other hikers. The main access to this trail has been from the parking area at the Natalie Coffin Greene Park (below Phoenix Lake) in Ross. From there, walk to the top of the dam -- at this point, the trail is generally level until it reaches the cache. The terrain rating for this route would be somewhat less than what is indicated on this page. Unfortunately, officials now charge $7 to park here, unless one purchases a yearly park pass or a <a href="http://www.marinwater.org/resourcemanagement.html#Visitor_Fees_(Effective_July_1,_2004)" target="_blank">MMWD pass</A> (good for the Sky Oaks trails as well). On weekdays, you can park by the tennis courts on Lagunitas Road and walk to the dam from there, but this option is not available on weekends. There is free access to the cache from the Harry Allen Trail, directly across 123 Crown Road in Kentfield. This trail is shorter than the Phoenix lake approach, but is moderately-steep as it takes one from a ridge to the lake below. It has some fine views of Bald Hill and follows its own small creek in winter. For a longer hike, you can follow take Tucker Trail, off of Harry Allen, to Tucker Falls or Eldridge Grade. One can also drive to the end of Crown Road and reach the Dawn Falls cache from the fire road. More information about this area is in Tamalpais Trails by Barry Spitz. Sit down near the cache location. 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto very pretty in there after the recent rain, and let me say, there is no free and easy way to get to the cache, thats for sure, my hopes were high when I parked on crown and was .23 from the cache, only to find I was at the wrong trailhead, so I drove farther away, then decended down to the lake, then doubled back to the cache. A decent workout with the baby in the backpack.. didn't see a soul till we were almost back to the truck... gotta love hiking on a tuesday!! thanks again erickson! 2005-05-08T07:00:00 Write note Erickson The dog needed a walk when we got back from the BADGES picnic and this is one of my favorite places. So we walked up the canyon to check on this cache -- still enough water to keep things interesting, if anything more than the redwoods is needed. MMWD has come out in favor of lowering the fee for the Phoenix Lake parking lot, but Ross does not want to lose out on any revenue. The free access from Crown Road still works well. 2005-03-03T08:00:00 Found it runnerfam What a beautiful spot!! After all the rain, the falls are incredible. I'm surprised that this cache has been so infrequently sought as it is well worth the price of admission. Lucky and I had a great hike and pulled lots of French broom along the way. Took a Williams Gulch magnet and SF Giants bobblehead, left a small drawstring bag full of treasure. Bill Williams would approve, I think. 2005-02-12T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Found this beautiful gulch after a long day hike along Blithedale Ridge FR. Took Taz TB, left yellow Power Ranger. 2005-01-09T08:00:00 Write note Erickson Left some original "Lost Treasure" magnets and then forded the river to walk up to Tucker Falls. Please make sure the cache remains hidden after you find it. 2003-10-05T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCH0QG Peace Point One by Bric, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d2736b3f-4923-4eaf-9618-7a0557acfab2 Peace Point One by Bric Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Peace Point One Bric Bric Traditional Cache Regular 2 1 United States California You'll find this first trip educational, though you might want to go on a Sunday to avoid geomuggles. The Marin Peace Points are a set of seven beautiful and varied locations around Marin County. Each reveals a different kind of peace, from urban to very remote, from deep forest to sunny hillside to windswept peak. When you’ve visited them all, a unifying form will be revealed that truly represents the spirit of this beautiful county. But the road to true peace is never easy. To find it, you’ll have to go to all seven Peace Points in order. Each has clues to find the next. While Peace Point One is easy to get to, some of the others are more strenuous and Peace Point Seven is far from any trails. If you'd like, feel free to e-mail with the coordinates you calculated for the next cache to avoid long wild goose chases. Although this is an urban site, a bit of bushwhacking is involved. The cache is a clear Ziploc container, 11”x7”x3”, with a green top. Contents: log, pen, camera, silly putty. Inside the north side of the holly circle, twenty feet south of the bench. 2005-05-28T07:00:00 Write note Bric I came over to check on it and it's still there. Many people look in the large maze, but it's in the small circle. 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Didn't find it Yosemite John and Debbie Came over here after doing a nearby cache (Be Here Now). We were pretty sure we were in the right location. Looks like the gardeners did some heavy pruning. Enjoyed looking, but we did not find. 2005-02-12T08:00:00 Found it gdebeer CAme back for try 2- sucess! Ready for the rest of the adventure. Thanks 2005-02-12T08:00:00 Found it terrameister Today it's sunny and warm on the campus today. Butterflles and hummingbirds spotted in the area. Got off track at first poking around in the wrong planter. But careful reconsideration got us to the right spot quickly. Left a National Maritime Historical Society patch and took a Philippine coin. Got the clue and on our way to the next point. Looking forward to visiting all the sites. 2005-02-08T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto on the way back from "under the redwoods" I decided to make my second assult here. After my FTF at "redhill" bric let me know I was looking in the wrong bush. I never wear long pants, unless its a special occasion, this one sure was! left a #1 puzzle piece. 2003-02-01T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCCDE4 Be Here Now by Big Doggie and Lil Pup, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=63e9c4f1-30d9-436a-90a6-e14eec35c870 Be Here Now by Big Doggie and Lil Pup Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Be Here Now Big Doggie and Lil Pup Big Doggie and Lil Pup Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States California 100% wheelchair accessible Comic legend Robin Williams was here pre-Mork. This site offers beauty for the eyes and even more for the brain. When you are here don't miss the beautiful view of Mt. Tam. *(Feb 15, came back and took two more sets of readings and one set resembles the one above and the second set was 57.369 and 32.987 - so try those just in case the top numbers don't do it for you) Bring a pen to log your visit. Cache contains: log happy new year (for Chinese New Year) a white, stone game piece with a number 1 on it You will know when You Are Here 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Found it Yosemite John and Debbie Tuesday morning quickie. Felt fortunate to find a parking spot. TFTC! 2005-02-03T08:00:00 Found it sailorscodgers Very nice location. Thanks! 2004-12-29T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto a quick easy find... we walked right up to it... parking was everywhere due to the xmas break! took baseball eraser... left dime 2004-12-26T08:00:00 Found it eswenerton Took Shane and Uncle Greg on their first cache outing. Shane loved finding the treasure. Took smashed penney and left baseball eraser. 2004-11-25T08:00:00 Found it BKip (T: 1438) Very aptly named cache. Well done. Thanks for the cache, BKip 2004-09-12T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKHW1 Tree Frogs by BKT, Traditional Cache (2/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9cbafa29-223c-469e-8755-0da0427075f2 Tree Frogs by BKT Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Tree Frogs BKT BKT Traditional Cache Small 2 3.5 United States California This cache is on a trail that runs along a ravine from Mt. Tam down to Stinson, with redwoods, ferns and waterfalls. The cache is about a mile from parking at Pan Toll. B (age 5) and K (age 2) helped with the theme of this cache, but not its placement. You will know you are there when you feel like a Tree Frog. You do not need to leave the trial to find the cache. The cache is now a small tupperware container, and contains a log and a bunch of tree frogs. They would like to be traded for other small frogs, or frog-related items. Near the top [spoiler]of the ladder, in crevice to right 2005-06-06T07:00:00 Found it Bric I was on my way down the Pan from Trailheads Galore to Steep Ravine Stroll, when I noticed this was only 160' off the highway. I figured it would be an easy roadside grab, so I parked and set off down the slope. Big mistake. Very steep, very slippery, lots of careening through ferns at reckless speed. My GPSr zeroed in the bottom of a ravine by a huge fallen redwood. I figured the "at the top" hint meant it was at the top of the tree, so I risked life and limb (my limbs) and shinnied up there. Nada. I went up canyon, down canyon, up both sides, back down. It kept zeroing right there. But the comment about not having to leave the trail made no sense, as there was no trail in sight. Finally I clambered/slid/fell down to the creek and skipped nimbly as a mountain cantaloupe (agile as a gazette)across the creek and finally hit a trail. I recognized where I was, but I was nowhere near the coords. So I broke down and decrypted the cheater. Then I knew exactly where it was and quickly got it at 1235. But I was at least 200' off. Is it just me? Reception was terrible under the redwoods. Then all I had to do was cross the death-defying log bridge just upstream and claw my way back up to the car. Someday I'll learn to use those trail things everyone else walks on. Great spot, and a fun challenge. Left a frog, took a frog. Thanks, B, K, & T. 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist This was part of a chalenging hike today, down to Stinson and then back up to Pantoll via Matt Davis Trail with MRS. SuMo, after a 22 mile bike ride in the Marin Headlands with the Cyclists. I am feeling it tonight and truly admire BKT's 2 and 5 year olds who made it down to the cache. Left a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the lid, took a frog and left a frog and left a WSR gamecard match. Thanks, SuMo 2005-02-27T08:00:00 Found it BKip (T: 1253) What a great hike! This has become one of my all time favorites. I never even turned on my GPSr to find this nicely hidden cache. Left a US Coast Guard emblem and a Japanese 1 yen coin. Thank you BKT for the introduction to this trail, BKip 2005-02-07T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto as soon as I got close to the trailhead/parking area I had a pretty good idea where the cache would be (I knew this trail well)...so I planned on making a b-line hike and quick search of the area... I started at the bottom and worked my way up, with know luck... then I began to decode the hint, and sure enough I was looking in the right place.. the biggest challange,,, this was the first time I had hiked the trail with my 40lb sleeping baby backpack combo and had to hike back up to "trailheads" where I parked!. took WSR card and frog, left a black moon. Thanks! 2005-01-30T08:00:00 Write note BKT I stopped by and replaced the original micro container with a small tupperware container in the same location. It should now be somewhat easier to find (and has more frogs!), but please make sure it is well hidden when you replace it. The hike was spectacular today, with lots of small waterfalls. -T 2004-03-19T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHYTA Bastille by the Bay by erickson, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b7d0334e-99ec-452f-9f83-685dee2f9e48 Bastille by the Bay by erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Bastille by the Bay erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Small 2 1 United States California This cache is on a point with a view of the Bastille by the Bay and the Bay itself. Herb Caen gave the cache site its name -- it is near a legendary location where Johnny Cash sang and any number of infamous characters have stayed. <table cellspace=8" ><tr><td valign="top"> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/9d05aab6-4d24-42e0-b778-a7061f0ef36d.jpg" align="left" hspace="18" vspace="18" width="300" height="200"></td><td valign="top"> The cache is accessible through a well-marked public access trail. Please do not go through the nearby condos. At high tide, you might have to step across some rocks -- at low tide there might be a friendly dog playing on the beach. It should be easy to get to the cache. When you get there, do not look too close to the edge of the promontory (Shipwreck Point) -- there is no need to step over the cliff. </td></tr></table> The cache is a small black plastic container. Because the cache is near condos (and a nice spot for a picnic), it is important to make sure that it remains well-hidden. If you time your visit right, you can visit the Bastille's <a href="http://emporium.turnpike.net/%7Emystery/tmg/san_quentin.html" target="_new">musuem.</A> Or if you are lucky, the gift shop could be open where you might find a small item for the cache. 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam What a great day! Kirk and I decided to do a late afternoon geocaching expedition and hit 5 for 5. We started with this one. As usual, Erickson takes us to another little known wonderful Marin spot. We took a San Quentin magnet and left a ducky tooter. 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it Wacka #1320 9:20 AM Was able to get here across the sand. It took us a few minutes to find , as the GPSrs were pointing other likely places. TNLN. We stopped in the gift shop on the way out. When you have a lot of time on your hands, you can get very good at the arts. 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it DavidT21 & Fisherwoman We have wanted to do this cache fo a very long time. Today we finally were able to get out there and find this. 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it squidworm We did n't evenknow there was a town around here. Maybe next time we'll take the dog with us. 2005-03-26T08:00:00 Found it UncleDima Found it today. What a beautiful, tucked-away, enchanted spot. 2005-03-25T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMZR2 Cache to Eagle #7 by mousewiz, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=785daec2-b13e-44ca-b2c4-d4bf65bb2c86 Cache to Eagle #7 by mousewiz Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Cache to Eagle #7 mousewiz mousewiz Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 1.5 United States California This is the seventh in a new series called “cache to Eagle” which highlight Eagle Service Projects by the Boy Scouts of Marin Council. This is an easy hide, good for beginners. The Photo highlights the Eagle Project site and may or may not include the location of the actual cache, although it will be nearby. Earn the Cache to Eagle patch! See www.geoscouting-info.com to learn how. This nice park (may charge a fee depending on time of day and how long you stay) has beautiful bay views and is a great spot to spend the day. Its best to follow the Redwood Trail (I think that is the name) from the parking area to get to the cache and see the project as you travel. People who try to come up from the restroom often dont find it. Thanks to this Eagle project, you will now have 23 new trees to sit under, which will be well watered due to the new irrigation system installed by the Scouts. Scouting provides a tremendous number of service hours to the community! about 10 feet off trail downhill toward bay 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it Bric Made the quick grab at 1200 without having to pay. I found it about 40 feet south of the coords, but it matches the hint. Took a geocoin, left a coin purse from Peace Point Four. 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam I thought we were done geocaching for the day, but Kirk suggested that we have Nathan drive to Paradise before the Tony Awards came on. We've been meaning to get to this cache, number 4 of the 12 for us in this series. Took a patch and the "Random Acts of Kindness" travel bug. Left a fish book mark. Janis, Kirk and Nathan 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy The trees look healthy! [:D] I hope this project adds the beauty of this park for years to come. 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it BKT This park looks much nicer than the last time I was here (thanks scouts!), although I always went straight to the beach. I didn't follow directions well, so I had to circle around to find the trail. I lost signal in the cache area, but had a general idea where to look and found it in the second logical spot I checked. Took a button and left some ladybug things. Thanks! -T 2005-04-22T07:00:00 Found it Erickson I once considered placing my Pirate's Cache in this park, but I thought twice about the entry fee. My wife always tells me that it pays to be thrifty, although sometimes one has to spend money in order to save it. So, I decided that I had enough time to find this cache without worrying too much about feeding the self-service machine, particularly when there were people in the park who had brought their pets. The coordinates worked great for me, as soon as I found the route to the cache, they led me close to it. 2004-07-17T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCK0Q6 The Marina by jagtrev, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=87949b94-89c9-4f7b-95b1-e51b63c75edf The Marina by jagtrev Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The Marina jagtrev LooneyTunes Traditional Cache Micro 1 1 United States California This is a quick urban micro, accessible to everyone. If you're lucky, parking is only 5 feet away. Due to the severe lack of geocaches on the Tiburon peninsula, I have placed two along the bay front: this micro just across from the <a href="http://www.sfyc.org/" title="Web site for the SFYC" style="font-size: small">San Francisco Yacht Club</a> (hence the name); and another more difficult standard-sized cache, <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=156852" title="My other Tiburon bay front geocache" style="font-size: small">The Reach</a>. Both of these caches are located near favorite summer hangout spots on the peninsula. The cache is hidden next to an official landmark of the city of Belvedere. This monument is a piece of a famous vessel, whose creator was billed as the greatest of the mid-nineteenth century. If you visit between 1 PM and 4 PM on Wednesdays and Saturdays, April through October, you can even take a tour of the landmark. The cache contains a small Ziploc bag of assorted fish-related stickers and tattoos... take and leave as you please (but always trade up or trade even!) Think "current." 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz Last find for the day! Nice spot. TFTC 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy Last find for the day, on the way back home from and day on AI. TFTC 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it justsearching A bit of Marin history... and one I was not familiar with. Good Cache and glad to have a few in the Tiburon area. Took nothing, left nothing. 2005-05-08T07:00:00 Found it 4wheeler Quick find, was able to park right next to it. Thanks 2005-05-02T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper First time I was here several months ago, I couldn't find it. Today it wqas relatively easy. The log is not in good shape. Thanks. 2003-01-14T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCC43B MO by johnnyvegas, Traditional Cache (3.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=748acfb5-2f14-4e45-8fa2-d5894f074131 MO by johnnyvegas Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache MO johnnyvegas JohnnyVegas Traditional Cache Micro 3.5 1 United States California This should be easy to find, Lots of parking. Bring a pencil of pen to sign in. Cache is not easy too see, but it is there. This is a 35mm film canister that is camouflaged, When you find it just pop the lid off, do not try to remove the entire cache. Once you have signed the log just re connect the can to the lid. The _________ ville horror. This missing word will be behind you when you find the cache. 2005-06-09T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam This cache is definitely Johnny Vegas' M-O!! When I realized that, I found it easily. 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it TeamVegan What's happening to Marin Outdoors? That's the second closure I have seen. At any rate....had a nice day geocaching and checking out the earth day festival. Nice cache camouflage, btw. Thanks! And good to meet a fellow (obsessed) geocacher. 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it Erickson I have been avoiding this one for while -- somehow finding a cache in a deserted parking lot seemed like a border between a hobby and an obessesion. If my wife had been there, she would have opted for calling it an obsession. My daughter would have waited in the car and read the new Artemis Fowl book. But there was nobody else around, except for two geocachers looking for the same thing. So I had to stop. The old bird's nest in the tree was interesting (a new cache idea?). And it was a pleasure meeting other cachers. Even an old parking lot can turn out better than expected. And for the times that I used to go to Marin Outdoors -- here's to you, Johnny. 2005-04-09T07:00:00 Found it DavidT21 & Fisherwoman After several past attempts, we were surprised to walk right up to it. This one might get harder as time goes on due to the abandoned business. 2005-03-06T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Biked to my 2nd Johnny Vegas of the day. Forgot to take Via La Cumbre over the hill from Greenbrae, messed up & took Eliseo all the way to the dead end(arrgh.) Panting & standing on mid-winter legs high above the cache I knew where it was. Now it was a question of MO or NO MO. 2004-05-09T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCJDE2 Don't Shoot! by geojammers, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=78476779-c91b-4d0a-b154-f4c8513db63f Don't Shoot! by geojammers Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Don't Shoot! geojammers geojammers Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1 United States California Micro. Please bring your own pen(cil). This cache is placed just outside an institution that's been there for a zillion years. The organization sponsors all kinds of very affordable events (movies, dinners, kids' days, holiday parties and on and on) throughout the year. For $40 a year, you have access to all of the above, plus a wonderful location for a very pleasant outdoor activity. 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Snagged this one after finding Bastille by the Bay. Second of 5 (for the 2 of us - 7 for Kirk) today. Took Mill Valley pin, left 4 leaf clover coin and Christmas tree pin. 2005-03-26T08:00:00 Found it UncleDima Found it without too much trouble. The coordinates were quite accurate. My niece, Sophie, was happy to collect the cache by herself. We met Met Mr. Geojammers himself whilst looking for the cache. A fine fellow, he pulled up in his pickup and seemed very pleased to witness two earnest geocachers in mid-quest for his cleverly hidden little treasure. 2005-02-07T08:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Found it with no one around. Went back to my Jeep to do the log / trade thing. Took nothing. Left a Mill Valley pin and a happy face button. Placed a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker inside the lid. Suddenly someone walked up and sat down on the curb to wait for a bus. They run every hour and one had just passed by. I walked back and before he looked I replaced the cache and offered him a ride to the San Rafael bus terminal. He was very appreciative and none the wiser. Amazing how many covert moves I have developed with Geocaching. 2005-01-04T08:00:00 Found it crimestopper Construction going on in the underpass so there were workers around who might have noticed me but I did it so fast I don't think they cared. TNLN Thanks. 2004-12-24T08:00:00 Found it Toby & Julia Last one for the day! Waited out a car that was idling on the side of the road while the driver chatted on a cell phone. 2004-10-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKV5T The Edge of the World by Erickson, Traditional Cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=5dd5ee10-16b4-455a-9101-4c73086388e2 The Edge of the World by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The Edge of the World Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 2 United States California A walk to the Edge of the World. O'Rourke's Bench is carved out of stone rocks and sheltered by laurels. This spot was Richard "Dad" O'Rourke's favorite resting place, which he called "the edge of the world." On a clear day, one can stand near it and see everything from snow-capped Sierras to a spectacular view down the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais -- beyond infinity. <center><img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/39facc26-6d78-4f1e-b5ec-6b7a5d308df4.jpg" height="226" width="468"> </center> You can find O'Rourke's Bench by starting from the trail across from the Rock Springs parking lot -- at a "No Dogs" sign. Follow the trail past serpentine rocks, staying on the ridge top. It is a fairly easy walk, about .4 of a mile, and the route that most people take to the Bench. One can also park near one of the hang glinding knolls (around 37° 54.570N 122° 37.198W) and walk a shorter distance over a grassland trail. <center> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/166984cf-a8c8-4fc5-8a9b-ce3150d47ba3.jpg" height=233" width="350"> "Give me these hills & the friends I Love I ask no other Heaven." To our Dad O'Rourke In joyous celebration of his 76th birthday Feb. 25th 1927 From the friends to whom he showed This heaven.</CENTER> The cache can be found very near the plaque. It is a small micro, not suitable for traditing items. Bring a pen to record your visit in the log. The hint is a spoiler. Barry Spitz's book Tamalpais Trails is an invaluable guide to this trail, as well as others on the Mountain. Less than two feet from the plaque, behind an outcropping, there is small stone. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it estescom Nice hike GREAT views. We spent a day geocaching while visiting in the Bay Area. For photos visit my gallery at http://gallery.estescom.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=The-edge-of-the-world 2005-04-16T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist I love these Erickson caches. Beautiful clear day at the edge of the world. Also loved the for the love of holly hide. Left 2 WSR gamecards. Placed a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker inside the cache. 2005-03-13T08:00:00 Found it cjf Lovely spot to watch the fog roll by. Thanks. 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it blackbearclan What a wonderful day for hiking. Went caching with friends on a great girls weekend. This was a beautiful spot with a beautiful view, thanks. 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it High Sierra Seekers Beautiful spot. Thanks! 2004-03-14T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHXXA Middle Fork by Bric, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4774edb5-fcd3-46a5-ad4e-a9b9f09357c4 Middle Fork by Bric Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Middle Fork Bric Bric Traditional Cache Other 2 2.5 United States California A cool spot near Lake Lagunitas (Little lakes lake). This is an Altoids tin in a baggie. It's off the trail, but no bushwhacking or wading involved. The GPS was wandering a bit under the redwoods, but this was the average of several readings. Look carefully and you won't be stumped for long. 2004-12-31T08:00:00 Write note Erickson Parking at the lake is now $7. 2004-05-31T07:00:00 Found it LooneyTunes Great spot, fun cache. We took nothing and left a Cuban ten cent piece. Thanks Bric! 2004-05-02T07:00:00 Found it Bob&Liz First of three on the day. Poor reception under the trees, but the clues helped. Took nothing, left a Yokohama Tire sticker. Gorgeous day. This is one of our favorite areas. Thanks! Bob & Liz 2004-04-24T07:00:00 Found it kodos Found it after a little hunting around; GPS wouldn't read a clear enough signal under the trees, so the wife found it by looking around while I was dodging from patch of sky to patch of sky saying "wait, I almost have a signal!" :) Not much in the cache, and we didn't have a pen, but left a small yellow padlock. The Lake was beautiful, not too many people and plenty of parking, which I understand is very strange for a Saturday with fantastic weather ... If you decide to eat at the picnic tables there, bring plenty of insect repellent; the mosquitoes are hungry! 2004-03-24T08:00:00 Found it Erickson Cricket and I got our first FTF. If you drive out to Lake Lagunitas (and do not have a yearly pass) bring $5 for the entry fee and a pen for the cache's log book. My GPS went wild around here, but I found it after approaching from two different directions and remembering BriC's description. Did the rock sculpture on a post nearby actually point to the cache? That would be reading way too much into it. If you are desperate for a hint, check out the Star Gazer cache in Oakland. 2005-01-01T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMD85 "Juanita's Landing" by WRITE SHOP ROBERT, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=435be71b-6b59-4d9d-9fd7-4aaa1423d079 "Juanita's Landing" by WRITE SHOP ROBERT Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache "Juanita's Landing" WRITE SHOP ROBERT WRITE SHOP ROBERT Traditional Cache Micro 2 1 United States California This APS film can was hidden here after I couldn't get it to work right on Angel Island. Find and read one of the two nearby plaques to understand the name and better appreciate the location. This cache is not intended to be difficult to find (in fact, if you're slick, you could pull off the retrieval even with someone sitting right next to you). It has a high rating because, as with many of my caches, it's Muggle Maddness around here. This little landing is a good place to SIT DOWN AND PUT YOUR TROUBLES BEHIND YOU(wink) with a cup of coffee or tea, maybe wait for someone on the ferry, or have a cigarette if you smoke. I hope you enjoy this spot. I've had some good burritos from a little place at the end of this row of shops. For those of you who like to get an early start, you should have no trouble finding this one and three others nearby, before the ferry picks you up for your trip over to Angel Island, all are within walking distance of the dock (allow about an hour to find all four). <a target="_blank" href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=710c16aa-513d-43b2-96c4-300541fbca80">The Reach by jagtrev <a target="_blank" href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=87949b94-89c9-4f7b-95b1-e51b63c75edf">The Marina by jagtrev <a target="_blank" href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ef31ee97-9c86-46c5-b013-636cf650fa68">X does not mark the spot by JohnnyVegas</a> 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it Bric When I got here there were two guys sitting on the bench, so I went and grabbed a delicious lunch at Sweden House (same views as Sam's, but no crowds). When I got back I was alone and quickly grabbed it at 1429. TNLNSL. 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it forman I was down here when the cache first came on line and seemed to go in circles around a few blocks but did visit the cache site then also. I found on the way back to the car after the tour of Angel Island. TFTC, Don 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz Glad you replaced this - tks! 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy This one seems to be back in circ. Thanks WSR for the find. 2005-05-02T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper Sat down quite close to a woman to retrieve the cache and she wasn't too happy about it. She sat there while I was filling in the log and finally got up qand walked away. Must have thought I was a weido or worse. Thanks 2004-02-10T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHNMR Tub O'Tib by moombatech, Traditional Cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=1e1a1e82-7650-4b8a-b547-3da221034b04 Tub O'Tib by moombatech Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Tub O'Tib moombatech moombatech Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 2 United States California Easy access from upper Lyford. Longer walk from Forman's Old St. Hilary's cache GCD884. Cache has a wooden knife, British magnet, Ski boot tote, Olive soap, Tasmanian Devil change purse, and a cat pencil. You might have difficulty getting an accurate reading at the site. Lots of trees. Enter the tree area @ 37 53.242 122 27.176. Enjoy the views! Off the dusty path so fine, Under a fallen tree. There lies a plastic box of mine So get down on your knee. 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Started to hike up from Tiburon Uplaands cache and then I read the clue. Went back down and around for the find. Took a lady bug bead and left a helicopter. Placed a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker inside the cache lid. This was my last of the Tiburon / Ring Mountain series of caches. 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it Bric Came up from Tiburon Uplands, a very pretty trail. Nice views and a beautiful day today. Found from the hint at 1303. Took the dinosaur, left a Z95.7 lanyard recovered from Peace Point Four. 2005-05-02T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper Came from just the right direction. Left card. Thanks. 2005-03-27T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Took Boy Scout patch, left dinosaur & horse head thingy. Wind told me a storm was coming. Not here yet, so I've gotta look for Richardson Bay 2. 2005-03-17T08:00:00 Found it scoutboy bagged this one after the Gingerbird house nearly fried our brains. We tip toed throught the poison oak and came out with out any problems, I think. I say that here being March 20 when logging this and I have PO over 60% of my body, aarrrrrgh! In a few weeks the iris's and wildflowers will be nice on top. TFTC. [:D] 2003-02-15T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCE26E DeeDee by Ron Streeter, Unknown Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=97d0a2b0-eaa4-45fa-b334-289a2d46dfcc DeeDee by Ron Streeter Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache DeeDee Ron Streeter Ron Streeter Unknown Cache Other 1.5 1.5 United States California <img src=" http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/57966_200.gif" align="right">A beautiful setting and many nice trails to hike. The day my friends and I (and the doggies) came here, the main road in was closed with a sign in the middle of the street. It was a bit of a walk to the parking lot, and then from the lot up to the lake, but if the area is new to you, you won't mind at all. I actually placed this on the way DOWN from further up in the hills where I placed the <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=57962">Lagunitas</a href> cache. The little physical cache here is lost (8/1/04), so now you must subtract the smaller number you find from the larger number you find. Email me the answer and I will email you your logging rights. I hope you enjoy the area and the cache. 2005-01-04T08:00:00 Write note Erickson It should be noted that MMWD and Ross will be charging $7 to park at the Natalie Coffin Greene lot, just below the dam. We were there just after Christmas and the new parking fee machine was installed, but not yet in use. One can purchase yearly passes good for Phoenix Lake and the Sky Oaks trails. 2004-12-11T08:00:00 Found it climmy Great place for a walk. Dog friendly as well is a great bonus !! My wife and I have mountain biked by here a number of times on route to Lake Lagunitus. Very peaceful spot; makes one happy to live in Marin County.... 2004-09-29T07:00:00 Found it BigdaddyJ Found with my 5 yo son. Looks as if the grass along the lake has been recently burned (intentionally?). Later we went up to try and find Lagunitas. My boy was tough; he started getting a little scared as the sun was setting and we tried to find an alternate way back. He sensed my uncertainty. He said, "Good thing mommy isn't here, she'd think 'my boys are lost'". Ultimately, we had to track back and use the GPS to get back to the car. He's such a trooper. We slept well last night. -BigdaddyJ and Kershmole. 2004-08-25T07:00:00 Found it Erickson Now that this has become a virtual, I thought it was time to return and walk the dog along the lake. This is a very nice place, and thanks to DeeDee's friends or family, there is a way to enjoy this spot. 2004-05-14T07:00:00 Didn't find it Erickson I have looked for this one a couple of times -- both around Dee Dee and its surrounding area. Perhaps it fell off again and is no longer there. 2004-03-13T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHXNB Bufano Bear by Big Doggie and Lil Pup, Multi-cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=780df1ab-c8b0-4e92-a144-6de9cd96ec6e Bufano Bear by Big Doggie and Lil Pup Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Bufano Bear Big Doggie and Lil Pup Big Doggie and Lil Pup Multi-cache Regular 1.5 2 United States California This is a multi-stage, photo-cache. The coordinates take you to the starting place and first location pictured. From location one you can see the location that is in photo two. Go to that spot and you can now see the location in photo three. Follow the photo clues until you find the cache location! We've wanted to include this Bufano Bear in a cache but it just didn't seem workable! This series of locations (all within walking distance of each other) combines that first spot with a lovely setting that may be unknown to many folks. Mostly paved paths with a few stairs, some gravel and a slope with tanbark in the last stage. Oops, was that a hint? The cache container is an ammo box. No bushwacking, no poison oak, convenient parking. Cache contents... Helicopter Beagle Shamrock Guy Colored Markers Green Egg with Putty Orbit Ball.... Ooohhhh Squeeze Me Hippo and The Purple Harley travel bug Exit stage left...not ON stage but UNDER the stage. 2005-02-10T08:00:00 Found it crimestopper This is a very popular place and so can be done without the photos. Of course, photo nine could have saved me some crawling around. Took a WSR game card. Now I've got two the same. Is that a match? will have to check. Thanks. 2005-01-05T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto I was standing right there in october as a muggle. I could have done this with no-cords and just the last two photos! Now, if I could only find boyoboyd I will be in business! I took A WSR game card and left amex card. A NICE BIG, EMPTY, AMMO BOX, BRING SOMETHING BIG AND GOOD! 2004-12-31T08:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1239) Followed photo clues 1-5. I missed 6 and while wandering around/looking I came across the wrong stage. Didn’t take long to move on and shortly come upon the final location. Interesting area. Took Pithy Geocoin. Left a $1 coin of Singapore. Thank you for the cache, BKip 2004-12-18T08:00:00 Found it Team JMCW Really nice place for a cache. I only discovered the gardens last year, myself. Left a TB from Oregon, and now have a Muppet for companionship on our Christmas travels! 2004-12-09T08:00:00 Found it WRITE SHOP ROBERT I never even entered the coords into the GPS, last night I flipped through the photos quickly, and wanted to give it a try from memory. Of course who doesn't already recognize photo one? This one wasn't very hard, and was a nice break from work. I learned a little something too. That imposing brick wall around this place has always had me thinking it was some sort of "Members Only" club. Thanks for bringing me here. This will be on my list of great new places to have a coffee break (if I can remember to fill my thermos) and a good place to get some nice photos (there's a photography club in here!!). I left a few Collectible, Tradeable WRITE SHOP ROBERT Gamecards, which you can read about in my profile (Good Luck) and took "ALLEGRO" mini artwork. I gotta find out more about these things!! THANKS A MILLION!!! 2004-02-14T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHP2B Marin View Tube - Pilot Knob by seapork, Traditional Cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=fa397976-92d0-4134-a5f1-52c8808219a7 Marin View Tube - Pilot Knob by seapork Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Marin View Tube - Pilot Knob seapork seapork Traditional Cache Other 2 2.5 United States California Pilot Knob is a small hill adjacent to Lagunitas reservoir on the N side of Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County. NOTE: You do NOT have to leave the ground to find this cache! (you'll understand once you get there) Although there is not a spectacular vista from the cache site itself, the summit of Pilot Knob is just another 5 or so minutes up the trail and the views from there are splendid! We passed this location en route to the summit and it is so cool we just had to leave the cache here; newcomers to this site will be amazed, children especially. The cache is larger than micro, but not very big, so we'll call it "mini". More of a log than anything, but small trinkets will fit in. Please hide it well as I would guess this is a fairly well visited spot. If parking at the closest trailhead a $5 parking fee will be collected. However the labyrinthine trail system nearby provides those who don't mind a longer hike the option of parking in free areas. No matter where you come from a short but moderate elevational gain will be encountered, but nothing too strenuous. Eventually I hope to make this into a multicache that includes the summit and one other location nearby, but until then enjoy this traditional one. Sorry, Bikes aren't allowed all the way to the cache, dogs are ok (I assume, at least I saw a couple!). Look for more "View Tubes" in the near future! look under the roots 2004-09-23T07:00:00 Didn't find it BKT This hike has been on my to-do list, and yesterday was a beautiful, autumnal day for it. However, despite extensive searching, I didn't find the cache. I did find three fresh apples left on the ground in an area consistent with the hint, so I'm guessing that a lot of muggles stop and visit this spot, and that the cache may be gone. Still, it was a great hike- thanks! -T 2004-05-02T07:00:00 Didn't find it Bob&Liz Second cache of the day. We dug around for a long time but never did come up with the cache. It didn't help that we didn't know what we were looking for; we're not sure just what a "view tube" looks like or how big it is. We've been by here before and love the area. We'll look again the next time by. Bob & Liz 2004-03-14T08:00:00 Found it Bric Found by Bric, Markus, Betty, and June. I knew from the clues where it had to be. It took a little looking, but Markus found it at 1550. Found Aerick had been here today also. Cool cache. Left a Mill Valley Centennial pin, TNSL. Went to the summit - not to be missed. Came down the steep way to the lake. 2004-03-14T08:00:00 Found it Erickson A beautiful location. I had been meaning to come here since it had been identified in a book of Marin hikes as being the "Grandfather" of all others. It is definitely worth going up the trail a bit to the top of Pilot Knob. And one can continue on the main trail to loop back around the lake for a 2.2 mile walk. 2004-03-01T08:00:00 Found it have_corgi_will_travel [This spot is a family favorite which we like to share with visitors.] Everyone is suitably awed by the "Giant". It's only been about 2 years since it lost several huge branches. We've had birthday parties and taken a couple girl scout outings there too. Many a "root tag" has been played by our family on the lovely root system. 2003-07-02T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCGCYF Tiburon Uplands by LooneyTunes, Traditional Cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d03899af-3f8e-4eb1-9ad5-359790edaa8d Tiburon Uplands by LooneyTunes Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Tiburon Uplands LooneyTunes LooneyTunes Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 2 United States California Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve is a gem of a little park out towards the tip of the Tiburon peninsula. Hike the 0.7 mile loop through bay, toyon, madrone, coast live oak, island scrub oak and a little bit of poison oak. Watch for deer, jack rabbits and beautiful views. Enjoy! In the trees behind the bench. 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist I have biked past this trail head many times but never ventured up the steps. I enjoyed the walk thoroughly. This was the next to last in my caching series in the Tiburon and Ring Mountain uplands. The cache was not very well concaled so I hunted the area for more camo cover. It is now well covered but should be obvious to a geocacher. Took a lady bug bead and left a rubber duckie, also placed a SuMo sticker inside the lid.. 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it Bric I haven't been up here in at least ten years. Still pretty, though the broom is starting to creep in. Nice view from the bench. The pilings straight out in the bay are Southampton Shoals, the remains of a lighthouse, long since moved to an island in the delta. Now we use the pilings for a mark when racing. Wandered around in the poison oak quite a while looking for the cache, then found it right out in the open. Some sicko found it and filled a page with obscenities for some reason. TNLNSL at 1230. 2005-04-02T08:00:00 Found it moragadan We had been to Sam's for a sunny afternoon lunch on the deck and were returning to the East Bay when we went past the trailhead with the same name as this site. We ditched the car and trotted up the winding trail til we found the approximate location. It took a little searching before we found the hidden treasure, TNLNSL. Thanks for showing us a pretty spot we never would have found otherwise! 2005-04-02T08:00:00 Found it bobthecat We were driving along and I looked at my GPSr and said by golly there's a cache just 500 ft away. Well it was a bit more of a hike and climb than expected but the views and wild flowers were spectacular. Coords had us walk right past the cache and be searching 30 ft beyond it. Looked back and there it was. Just in time to see moragadan slip and fall on his butt. Took T.B. left a $ thanks for the hike, bobthecat,Reno 2005-03-27T08:00:00 Found it brewmonkey Cool find near where I used to bike past a lot, hiked the loop once before. Took The Paw TB & tsunami magnet, left Pinchot Geocoin, dinosaur & soldier. 2004-07-21T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCK20N The Reach by jagtrev and LooneyTunes, Traditional Cache (3/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=710c16aa-513d-43b2-96c4-300541fbca80 The Reach by jagtrev and LooneyTunes Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The Reach jagtrev and LooneyTunes LooneyTunes Traditional Cache Regular 3 2 United States California This cache is well-disguised and well-hidden. Searching for it may include traversing large rocks that are sometimes wet and slippery, and therefore this cache is not recommended for small children. As for parking, there are plenty of spaces all along Tiburon Blvd., but a spot can be hard to find on weekends. Due to the severe lack of geocaches on the Tiburon peninsula, jagtrev placed two along the bay front: this well-hidden, standard-sized cache; and another easier, more accessible micro further north, <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=155628" title="Another Tiburon bay front geocache" style="font-size: small">The Marina</a>. Both of these caches are located near favorite summer hangout spots on the peninsula. You might want to reserve some time to enjoy the area. On weekends, it is a very popular (and busy) area, so be either very careful or do not hunt on these days at all. However, the cache is hidden well, and not likely to be stolen. This drainage jetty seems to "reach" out into the water, hence our nickname for it. When the tide isn't to high, it's fun to sit out on the concrete block at the end of the jetty and watch the sailboats. The Reach (the cache) is fairly watertight when closed correctly. It will be necessary to move a few rocks in order to access the cache contents, which include a handful of small toy boats and some San Francisco souvenir keychains. Trade items as you'd like: while this cache started with a "San Francisco Bay" theme, it doesn't need to continue with it. Always trade up, or trade even, though. Not the shape of a natural rock. 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Kirk and I were at Tiburon's Friday Night on Main and decided to look for this hide and Johnny Vegas'. Unfortunately, this cache had apparently been plundered by muggles. It was sitting out in plain view. Contents intact but no log. Also, a Jolly Rancher someone had left had melted and gummed up most of the contents. So we grabbed it, took it home, cleaned it out, and put in a new log. We are replacing it where we assume that it had to be hidden, based on the clue. TN - Left Dr. Bob's tooth fly. 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz A bit challenging but not too bad. Clue and description helped. TFTC 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy Third find this AM before the boat left to AI. TFTC We didn't have to reach too far. 2005-05-08T07:00:00 Found it 4wheeler No problem except for the rain and wind. Thanks 2005-04-09T07:00:00 Found it DavidT21 & Fisherwoman Thought this would take a long time but it took about 3 minutes. Great job on the cache. 2003-05-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCG575 Under The Redwoods by Hungry Joe and The Cache Man, Traditional Cache (3/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=bb49e8b0-7610-4c8e-8f2d-df1567107755 Under The Redwoods by Hungry Joe and The Cache Man Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Under The Redwoods Hungry Joe and The Cache Man Hungry Joe Traditional Cache Regular 3 2.5 United States California Through some bushes, and over some rocks and stumps to my grandmother's house we go. Watch out for the mosquitos, there are plenty! There is plenty of poison oak as well, however it is easy to avoid. But if you end up running into some make sure you have some Tec-Nu to bust out. Parking is available on a nearby parking lot at the end of the road or on the street prior to Glenwood Ave. You can risk parking at the LCC, but unless you are a member, don't linger. The trails in this area are also great for mountain unicycling. We tried it out and there are some good challenges. Please replace the cache exactly as you found it. Thanks! It is an ammo container. The original contents includes: Blue pen Logbook Tweety Bird Football Eyeball Yellow Tractor Unicycle.com Bumper sticker Alternate coordinates posted by finders of the cache: CJ: N 37° 57.620 W 122° 34.242 forman: N 37° 57.625 W 122° 34.243 Have Fun!! -Kash Kommandos 2005-04-27T07:00:00 Found it climmy Actually found this one about a month ago. Been so busy I'm having trouble finding the time to log visits. Mrs. Climmy found this one after an exhaustive search. The tree canopy might make good fixes troublesome. Mrs Climmy just decided to walk around and look in some suspect locations. Took Small paratrouper. Left something !!! I think it might have been some band aids or hand sanitizer (woops). Signed log. TFTC 2005-04-25T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper Coords were jumping all over the place so just had to look for the most obvious. Left card. Thanks. 2005-04-20T07:00:00 Didn't find it gearmom Searched and searched to no avail...must be well hidden. Found a walking stick, a tarp and an old bandana, but no ammo container. Bummer, but we continued on the path up to Phoenix Lake and enjoyed our day. Thanks for getting us out there, even if we were unsuccessful. We'll try again sometime. -Gearmom 2005-02-08T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto this was the easiest find of the day, gps wasn't doing much, but somehow I walked right up to it, I grabbed the banana and a WSR card, then left an "R" for redwoods and a film can. 2004-12-11T08:00:00 Found it Nylimb Last of 3 during a hike with LedHed, Kluntze, and McBob. My GPSr arrow kept pointing to different places; the 4 of us searched the hillside for about 15 minutes until Kluntze finally spotted the cache. Took purple creature; left Ron's banana (a hitchhiker). McBob felt that the cache was too empty, so he contributed several things, including a tiddlywink hopping frog object, a CD, and a monster finger puppet. Thanks. Pappa Mundo 2004-12-04T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCM73E The Enchanted Dragon and Other Adventures by Erickson, Traditional Cache (2/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=17625fd0-88b5-45d3-914a-28e6c35f6d76 The Enchanted Dragon and Other Adventures by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The Enchanted Dragon and Other Adventures Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Micro 2 1.5 United States California A dragon may be trying to find this treasure. <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/06374065-c78c-4930-b747-4717f6be0d7d.jpg" align="left" width=282" height="188">My daughter loved the Enchanted Forest series by Patricia Wrede -- the dragons, witches, a very smart princess, and other magical beings thrwarted the evil designs of wizards. Other dragons have different attitudes. Smaug guarded his treasure in the Hobbit, The dragons that Ged mastered in the Earth Sea books flew on the edge of the world. And Jeremy Thacher helped dragons escape to a different world. But if the dragons truly disappear from the earth, we will be that much poorer. In any event, this dragon is safely behind a fence, but it might know where the cache is hidden. The cache is a small micro, with no room for trade items. It is in a park that is open during the day, near a playground with trails to explore. To find it, you may need to use the dragon's power of intuition. It may not be in the place you think, or hidden in the manner that you think. Yet, it is visible from the right place. When you log your visit on this site, feel free to tell us about your favorite dragon story. humpty dumpty felt something tickle and fell over backwards, grabbing the wall just in time. 2005-06-09T07:00:00 Found it TeamAlamo Out for a few caches with Fisherwoman and WorkerofWood. Seems like no one has been here for a month. Thanks for the cache. 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it Wacka #1321 9:50 AM This side of the park wsa empty. We took a little while looking in the wrong places before ewading the hint. While walking back to the car, we noticed someone watching us from a window across the street. 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it DavidT21 & Fisherwoman Glad to see this back in action. Grabbed this cache on our way to the event today. TNLN 2005-05-04T20:34:48 Enable Listing Erickson Back in place, with a couple of WSR cards to sweeten it a bit. 2005-04-09T07:00:00 Write note DavidT21 & Fisherwoman We went for this one today and couldn't find it. We didn't know it got disabled today. We will be back. 2002-12-02T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCB0EC Hold Your Breath by kablooey, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=cd838245-310d-4601-8f87-0365bf757bbf Hold Your Breath by kablooey Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Hold Your Breath kablooey kablooey Traditional Cache Micro 2 1 United States California World Record site From the Guinness Book of World Records. The world record for voluntarily staying under water is 13 min 42.5 sec, by Robert Foster, then aged 32, an electronics technician of Richmond, CA, who stayed under 10 ft. of water in the swimming pool of the Bermuda Palms Motel at San Rafael, CA on Mar. 15, 1959. He hyperventilated with oxygen for 30 min. before his descent. Underwater record-breaking of this kind is an extremely dangerous activity. This record was found in the 1991 edition on page 38. I don't think the swimming pool exists anymore. Nor does the name Bermuda Palms, for that matter. However, I think this is the building, which also once held a Grateful Dead concert. The old cache was a 35mm film canister that was originally called Pull Over and archived by georgeandmary. George said that I could pull it and rehide it. It initially contained a couple of foreign coins and smashed pennies. It was rather visible and finally disappeared. The new cache is smaller and about eight and a half feet away from the old site. The new cache doesn't currently have any trading items (there's probably only room for maybe a coin). Locating the cache shouldn't be too hard for the experienced cacher. A newbie can use the hints to lower the difficulty rating. [Hint 1: Nggnpurq ol zntarg.] [Hint 2: Znlor n sbbg bss gur tebhaq.] 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it SnoWake This was #20 for the night and my final cache before crossing the bridge and heading home. I had tried this one a LONG time ago, with no success. At 0330 this morning, I walked right up to it. No visible evidence of that record-setting pool, and what an interesting venue for a Dead show... Thanks, kablooey! 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam We knew where this had to be and it was. Got to be the first to sign the new log. Janis and Kirk 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Write note kablooey 10:48. I replaced the logbook. Try to write small! [:)] 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it Two Tracks too cool log book was to full to sign but tried thanks and yes ist very wheelchair friendly 2005-05-01T07:00:00 Found it squidworm We drive past this area all the time and kinda guessed from the freeway where it was going to be hidden. The log book is full. 2005-01-09T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMFA7 Music Camp by Erickson, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=faaf24bb-b169-4a31-9cf5-ea99dd737f11 Music Camp by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Music Camp Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Small 2 3 United States California Welcome to the camp, hidden in the forest on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais. <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/a9df40a8-b719-4ff1-a463-36f7f642d3c8.jpg" height="300" width="225" align="left" hspace="15">Ben Schmidt was one of the Tamalpais veterans. He was as passionate about music as he was about hiking. In the late 1950's he placed a music stand in a hidden area and invited his friends to join him there. For many years, his "Music Camp" was one of the mountain's legendary locations, with only a few hikers knowing its location. The trail to it is now marked, but it remains a special place, with music stands, wind chimes, sand dollars, crystals, small benches, and other gifts or messages brought by visitors. Many hikers come from the Rock Spring trailhead, and take Benstein or Simmons Trails. The Music Stand Trail is off of Laurel Dell Fire Road, across the road from the short connecter to Barth's Retreat. More information about this route is in the <a href="http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/rockspring.html" target="_blank">Bay Area Hiker.</A>One can also start near the Mountain Theater parking on Ridgecrest and take the Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road to the Benstein trail (it joins and then separates from the fire road). As always, Tamalpais Trails by Barry Spitz or the "Rambler's Guide" maps are the definitive sources to the trails of this area. We took the Laurel Dell road from its trailhead (around 37° 55,156N, 122° 37.724W) on Ridgecrest Blvd. Using this route, it is about a two mile hike to the cache. The trail descended to a connector that crosses the bridge to Cataract Trail. When the waters are flowing, you will want to use this bridge, since the stream crosses the fire road further up and may be difficult to ford. Just upstream to the right of the bridge is part of a Corsair engine from a 1945 plane collision (the pilots parachuted to safety). Further up Cataract Trail is the Bridge to the Other Side cache. We continued downstream on Cataract Trail and rejoined Laurel Dell Road near a picnic area in a meadow. We climbed through a forest and crossed chaparral until we reached the signed marker for Music Stand Trail. To the right, another sign points the way to Barth's Retreat. Music Stand (Ben Schmidt) Trail follows the West Fork of Swede George Creek. The trail becomes clearer as the path descends and crosses the creek at various locations. Around a quarter-mile from the start, there is a path that veers left away from the creek, a short distance to the Camp. It is marked by a double-trunked Douglas Fir. When we placed this cache, the fir stood between two parallel paths, the result of a fallen tree. Laurel Dell continues to Portrero Meadow and offers some wonderful views ahead. We returned through the Barth's Retreat picnic site. Mickey 0'Brien Trail took us back down, following a creek through forest, rocks, and ferns. There is a serpentine meadow where the two largest Sargent Cypress trees once stood, and now are fallen beside the trail. One giant cypress remains in the area. A quarter-mile walk up the meadow, on a trail following another creek, are more remains of the Corsair collision (around 37° 55.147N 122° 37.334W.). The O'Brien Trail continues back to Cataract Trail -- it was an easy walk upstream and back across the bridge. The cache is a small plastic container that is hidden from plain view behind the rocks that border the Camp. It is placed directly against one of the rocks, a few feet above the base of a small path. Although visible from the right angle, you may have to rely more on intuition than your GPS readings in the forested area. The hint provides further directions, if that should prove necessary. Please take care to make sure that the cache remains hidden. What you find at the camp might vary with each visit and you may want to bring something for it as well as the cache. Remember, it is a music camp so feel free to make your own music or to listen to what is around you -- when we were there, there were the sounds of the Swede George Creek and a slight breeze. Behind smaller stones. 2005-04-14T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto wow, as I walked into the clearing, the wind picked up and the wind chimes greeted me... so many of them I could not tell where the sounds were coming from, magical. thanks so much! I left ten bucks in there! 2005-04-10T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1340) Been meaning to get to this cache for some time. The area is extremely scenic but I didn’t care for the masses of noisy humanity. The actual cache site was quite serene and I able to enjoy my surroundings. Left a brass & silver coin of Bahrain. I hung a 14 bar wind chime in a nearby tree. (39 F / 31 JV/ 17D, 21E) Thank you for the cache, BKip 2005-03-27T08:00:00 Write note Erickson We came here after looking at the wild orchids along the Benstein trail, to listen to the music of Easter morning. 2005-02-06T08:00:00 Found it BKT This is truly a magical spot, and the nearby creek was making some fantastic February music. I made a small loop from Rock Springs, heading over on the Benstein trail and back on the Neil Simmons trail. Make sure you bring a good Mt. Tam trail map, because many intersections are marked by the final destinations of the trails, rather than their names (thanks, water district!), and many smaller intersections are not marked at all. Also, note to self: even at 8:30am in February, it would be a good idea to bring water as well as coffee on a four mile hike. Thanks1 -T 2005-01-16T08:00:00 Found it Bric Came over from Cataract and Bridge to the Other Side, so a fairly long walk. Found the camp with no problem at 1524, even played some music in tribute to Ben Schmidt. Lovely spot. Dropped my I'm a Fool button from Bridge, took the Turtle TB. Consulted the map, which showed that the Music Camp Trail went down to the Helen Markt and from there back to Cataract, so we started down the hill. Must have missed Helen, because we got into a very steep canyon, the trail disappeared, and then we were stopped by an impenetrable thicket blocking the whole canyon. A long hard climb back up, where we stumbled upon Helen and eventually got back to Cataract, just as it was getting dark. The Cataract Trail is not the easiest trail in the dark. Still, any hike you can walk away from is a good one, as they say. Thanks for the great cache. 2004-07-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCK26E X does not mark the spot by JohnnyVegas, Unknown Cache (3/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ef31ee97-9c86-46c5-b013-636cf650fa68 X does not mark the spot by JohnnyVegas Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache X does not mark the spot JohnnyVegas JohnnyVegas Unknown Cache Micro 3 1 United States California This is an easy puzzle. But the cache will be hard to find. It is 1/4 the size of a 35MM film canister. The coordinates above will bring you to the Tiburon Rail Road and Ferry museum. The museum is only open Wed and Sun 1-4 April through October. In order to find the cache locate the bike racks, then count the number of places there are to lock a bike-remember this number. Next find the Black X. It is very close to the bike racks.Next face the X and turn 90 degrees to your right, you should be on the sidewalk. Now while walking toward the bay you should count one line in the sidewalk for each place to lock a bike. When you arrive at the proper line the caches will be within 2 feet, no bushwacking, stay on the sidewalk. Cache contians a very small log sheet only. Do not look to low. 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it Erickson A quick stop after a day on Angel Island. There had been a lot of trimming in the area, making the cache easy to spot, but it was still there. 2005-06-10T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Cute hide. We had fun listening to our daughter play steel pans with her class on Main Street tonight and took the opportunity to look for this cache. 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz Got this just as the ferry was filling - glad we know Johnny! 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy Fourth cache prior to hopping on the boat to AI. TFTC 2005-03-14T08:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Counted the bent rack as well but so what one more or less. Beautiful day on a monday with few muggles. Cache too small to insert a SuMo sticker, should have left one on the bike rack. 2005-03-25T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMZR1 Cache to Eagle #6 by mousewiz, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6b9e994f-08de-4c51-a353-5c85e2344572 Cache to Eagle #6 by mousewiz Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Cache to Eagle #6 mousewiz mousewiz Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1 United States California This is the sixth in a new series called “cache to Eagle” which highlight Eagle Service Projects by the Boy Scouts of Marin Council. This is an easy hide, good for beginners. Earn the Cache to Eagle patch! See www.geoscouting-info.com to learn how. <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/0d64e1f0-b3c4-433b-a90f-534018126ce7.jpg" align="right"> The Photo highlights the Eagle Project site and may or may not include the location of the actual cache, although it will be nearby. This project benefited Wild Care and the wild birds of Marin County. A Boy Scout from Troop 27 constructed 15 bird boxes that were specifically designed for Barn Owls as requested by Wild Care. These boxes were placed in strategic locations in the county to encourage Owls to adopt territories where they will provide a natural control for rodent populations. Scouting provides a tremendous number of service hours to the community. If you took the total hours of community service conducted by the Marin Council in one year and assigned that to a single individual working 40 hours a week…how long would it take them to accomplish the same amount of service? Answer: 18.95 years! not in the ballpark 2005-06-22T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy This is a great facility and organization. I am glad the Scouts can help out such great service organization in our community. 2005-06-22T07:00:00 Found it team pelipen Got this one on the way out after dropping off a bird at Wildcare. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it SnoWake Seriously - I really AM headed home. Okay, just a couple more. This one took a minute or two, but I came up with it pretty quickly. No stealth required at 0300. Turns out this is find #1900 - WooHOO! Thanks! 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it forman Took a tour of the Wild Care place then looked for the cache. 12 1/2 hours earlier we would have seen SnoWake. TFTC, Don & Donna [This entry was edited by forman on Monday, June 13, 2005 at 6:22:52 AM.] 2005-06-09T07:00:00 Found it TeamAlamo Out for a few caches with Fisherwoman and WorkerofWood. From reading the postings, I guess this was a popular cache after I found it this morning. Thanks for the cache. 2003-02-15T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCE26A Lagunitas by Ron Streeter, Traditional Cache (1.5/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=837de7aa-bb5f-4641-b74a-4d817c4f755b Lagunitas by Ron Streeter Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Lagunitas Ron Streeter Ron Streeter Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 2 United States California <center>Lost in the wilderness!</center> <center><img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/57962_200.jpg" border="2"></center> My friends and I started out for Lagunitas Lake from Phoenix lake and saw a nice sign pointing us right to it, but a person on the trail recommended going a different way. Later we ran into yet another person who said...nope, no way, you should have turned at the sign. We worked our way back (not on the same trail) and that is when I found one of the few clear views of the sky and decided to place this cache. <center><img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/57962_300.jpg" border="2"></center> The container is about 3/4" x 4" and shouldn't be too hard to find. The trails to it and from it are quite beautiful, and after a heavy rain the streams were running full. See also the <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=57966&Nocache=0.7055475">DeeDee</a href> cache at nearby Phoenix Lake. 2004-12-11T08:00:00 Didn't find it climmy Didn't find this one today...But certainly not feeling unlucky. What a great area for hiking. 2004-09-28T07:00:00 Didn't find it BigdaddyJ Zeroed out and searched at given coordinates. Not a lot of places to hide a cache, Expanded search to 30 ft radius except where it was too steep to climb. -BigdaddyJ and Kershmole 2004-06-25T07:00:00 Found it rwprestige [:)] We also made this way too hard and that was the coment that made the difference in finding it, that and bringing three kids to help search. Beautiful spot. 2004-04-18T07:00:00 Found it Erickson I took Cricket here for a walk this morning, but it was raining much too hard. We took advantage of the break in the rain to come back and find this cache. I was not in the mood for a particularly long or steep walk, but this was about right. The next person coming here might bring a new baggie -- the one protecting the cache is broken apart. 2003-11-29T08:00:00 Found it Bric Tough one for me. I figured it was on the Fish Gulch Fire Road. Then when I realized it wasn't, I tried to cross the extremely steep ravine. I made it, but Basil, my poor little short-legged corgi, couldn't manage the stream crossing and we had to go back up to the road and go to the top of the hill before we could cross over. Finally found it. Basil is whupped and says he won't go geocaching with me any more. 2004-08-22T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKBP3 Bridge to the Other Side by BuckyDef and Woof!, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=21c63f0f-2b1e-4987-bdb1-5175de4ec30b Bridge to the Other Side by BuckyDef and Woof! Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Bridge to the Other Side BuckyDef and Woof! BuckyDef Traditional Cache Small 2 3 United States California Enjoy a walk on a western trail in Mt. Tamalpais State Park. Bring the kiddies, leashed doggies, but not the bikes. Woof! and I were enjoying a nice long day of hiking, stringing trails together to make short half-day hikes into something a full day-hiker could be proud of. Actually, we wanted to go backpacking overnight, but that is a whole different story... We had hiked along a more popular trail to get another cache and were surprised at how loud and noisy others were on the trail. I'm glad they were having fun, but we didn't really feel very close to nature. It was a relief to loop around to this trail, with less traffic and lots of good hiding places, so we placed our cache here (subtitle: Leave No Trace). When we hid this small, black-duct-taped, round cache during the summer months, it was very dry which made it relatively easy for us to place it, needing only a little daring and some sturdy shoes. You will also need to find your inner daredevil and sturdy shoes to retrieve it. You have two free parking areas to choose from, both less than a mile to the cache site, but only one trail leads to the cache. Stay on the trail until you are sure you need to "cross over". 2005-04-16T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist What a fun one this was. Loved the clever ways the clues were hidden. Took the wimp way to the cache location. TN, left 3 WSR gamecards and Flea TB from a Seattle cache. Placed a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker inside the cache. 2005-03-07T08:00:00 Found it High Sierra Seekers Actually, more than one trail does lead to this cache. However, it inolved a lot of extra hiking, climbing boonie crashing etc! Finally and thankfully found it! 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it blackbearclan We took the very very long way and felt so silly when we found the right way on the way out! Beautiful Spot!!! Thanks 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it 4 Mountain Pirates Thank you for bringing us to this beautiful spot! We don't know the trails in the area so we went the long way in and the short way out. It was such a nice day and we got some great pictures. Thanks for the cache! 4 Mountain Pirates 2005-03-04T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto rain stopped just a few hours earlier so this was a real slippery treat! I grabbed the CA geo coin and left a "whale" puzzle piece. glad I didn't bring the baby today. I made this a four mile hike/loop parking near the mtn. theatre and including Bernstein, mickey o'brien, and the cataract trail. Not a sole in sight the whole morning... but that's what you get when you combine the rain, winter, weekday... and a temp of about 45 degrees! Gronk The Flea 2005-02-27T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMYQA Steep Ravine Stroll by BKip, Multi-cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d022b3d0-110f-489b-b4f5-c90630afc825 Steep Ravine Stroll by BKip Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Steep Ravine Stroll BKip BKip Multi-cache Small 2 2 United States California Steep Ravine Stroll is a two part multi that is along a short trail segment that passes scenic moss covered trees, monolith rocks, a live redwood bridge, and a stream with cataract waterfalls. <CENTER><IMG SRC=" http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/95e9be3f-eb49-42ab-911f-c4a11ae1c19c.jpg " WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="300" ALT=" Steep Ravine Stroll"></CENTER> Part One is a micro with the coordinates to the second and last part which is a custom camouflaged mint tin. Coordinates from only 3 satellites at final location due to tree cover. Elevation 638 feet. Parking is available very close to the trailhead. Continuing on this trail will take you to the scenic vistas of the <A HREF=”http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6733471c-5e5c-4bfa-8316-498eab0c36cb” TARGET=”BLANK”>Bivouac on Tam’s Mountainside</A>. <H4>Please do not take the paper with the coordinates from Part One. Please return the cache back to the exact location and the way it was found.</H4> <A HREF="http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/pantoll.html" TARGET="BLANK">Bay Area Hiker</A> - Use these directions for driving and parking. Two X Four 2005-06-06T07:00:00 Found it Bric Found the first one easily, but had some trouble with reception at the second. Crossed the redwood bridge and fell all over the opposite slope, until I noticed that the zero point had wandered back across the creek while I was otherwise engaged. Finally found it. Clever hide as usual, BKip. TNLNSL at 1420. 2005-05-14T07:00:00 Found it emptyage Excellent hide, very nicely done. TNLNSL 2005-05-09T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto I parked higher up, and strolled right past stage two down to one, and then back up. I was getting a decent signal, and that should have told me I was looking in the wrong place, started back to the car with no luck, then there it was! so many places to hide on this trail, lots of water and fallen trees from last nights rain, thanks Bkip, you rock! 2005-04-27T07:00:00 Found it dgreno Bkip -- thanks for this one. This is a great area with a lovely trail through an almost mystical ravine. Loved it! Took a flashlight and left a small alien! 2005-03-21T08:00:00 Found it Erickson We half-expected to see a wood elf walking down the path. An amazing location, particularly between the rains. 2001-07-09T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC1025 Dirty Rock by Jeremy & Suzanne Faust, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=66819c7a-4e76-4c75-9af9-be3429c88f49 Dirty Rock by Jeremy & Suzanne Faust Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Dirty Rock Jeremy & Suzanne Faust jfaust97@yahoo.com Traditional Cache Regular 2 1 United States California Easy hike and find. But off the beaten path enough to make for a cool side trip during a touristy vacation to San Fran. We were on vacation in the San Fran area and thought it would be nice to hide a cache to help remember our trip. We were staying at <a href="http://www.norcalhostels.org/marinheadlands.html" target="_blank">Marin Headlands</a> and decided this would be a perfect area to hide it. We didn't have much time and it was pretty cold by the coast so we made it easy (1/2 hour round trip) but it will bring you to a pretty secluded beach where we watched Sid the sea otter playing in the waves for about 15 minutes. Hope you enjoy the beach and the cache. I will count on those who visit to help maintain the cache since I will not be able to get back to it very soon. After getting to the beach you will need to get up to another trail via a short "cliff". Don't worry, an eight year old could climb it without a problem. Then look for the makeshift stake that marks the spot. I hammered a piece of driftwood into the ground about 2 feet away from the cache. The cache is actually under the bush to the left. If someone could bring along a hammer and maybe a proper stake to make this clue a bit more permanent I would greatly appreciate it. 2005-04-13T07:00:00 Found it wolfpackcrue Found this cache during a school trip to the headlands. Intoduced 19 5th graders to Geo Caching. They all volunteered to go during the evening after a long day of hiking. They were excited and all signed the log. Hopefully we will have some new geo cachers out of this group. Left Willy the Whale TB in this cache. Appropriate site for him. Please FREE WILLY quickly and move him along. He is in a race with other animals and is way off the pace of the others. See Willy the whale link for race details. Willy needs to move quickly before the park service removes this cache. In my opinion this is a great location but a poor choice for a geo cache. The small cliff is mildy hazardous to climb, and you have to walk across the vegetation a short distance to retrieve the cache. 2005-04-10T07:00:00 Found it beachbum67 love this beach, been here many times. i had to use the clue, I got close to the coordinates, but there was SO much poison ivy and it just loves me for some reason, so i was kind of wary about digging around. the clue was dead on, but i still had to trudge through the poison ivy to get it, i'm just hoping my ivy block lotion worked. Perfect day for a beach trip, left sig item and here's a couple pics. thanks! 2005-03-21T08:00:00 Found it JohnnyVegas I found this one, my second try, the first time I really went the wrong way. The small cliff is very muddy now and takes a little work, I left my walking sticks in my truck, If I had them it would have been a lot easier. I took a Brass card and left a large Johnny Vegas and Julie button Thanks for the cache Phot to follow 2005-03-19T08:00:00 Found it monkthecat I think I'd give the terrain on this one at least a 2 or 3 - perhaps it was just muddier when I was there, but the climb up and down was not easy, due to all the hillside that slid away under my feet. Can't be good for the terrain to have us cachers ambling all over it! 2005-02-10T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto I have not been on my mtn bike in over 4 years, so I decided to get it tuned up and went for this cache from the tenessee valley parking lot! that will add a few extra stars to the rating. I am sure out of shape. took WSR vintage, unlaminated card and left a green sword. Thanks! Willy The Whale 2003-03-02T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCDE2F Guns over the Gate by TeamAlamo, Traditional Cache (2/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f702b710-a44a-4841-bfd2-442f1b83952c Guns over the Gate by TeamAlamo Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Guns over the Gate TeamAlamo TeamAlamo Traditional Cache Micro 2 1 United States California This is a micro-cache in the Marin Headlands. Plan on spending the day with the magnificent views of the bay, the gate, the city and the wide blue Pacific. While you are here, there just happens to be several caches along this stretch of road. On my way back to the car after not finding a plundered cache in the woods, I decided to place this log only cache right near (vertical? horizontal?) the road. Remember to bring your own pen. It is magnetic. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Write note SRS I stopped by from memory last night, didn't find the cache. I am going out today with my GPS to make sure, but I am pretty sure it is not there. 2005-04-10T07:00:00 Found it jretz Tried this one last year but somehow missed it, this time found it quickly! Hurray! An amazingly clear day. SL. 2005-04-10T07:00:00 Found it SRS Great Hide!....After a not so good day of many hours in the hills, This was a perfect find! I know the area well. Just a mention, there is a gate that closes sometime after sunset that prevents you from driving up. I made there in time to see a HUGE cruise ship leave SF and catch a beautiful sunset. Thank You! 2005-04-06T07:00:00 Found it K-TEAM Thanks for the hide.Came out just for the cache and was glad I did.What a neat place. K-TEAM Winfield Missou 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it beachbum67 I'm up here a lot, totally love it, not enough caches as far as I'm concerned. Took a few minutes to find it, had to make myself think logically...which is a stretch...then figured it out. of course the fact that it had just started to pour didn't help much either. 2000-10-02T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC78 Firestone by Scott Hinds, Traditional Cache (1.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2b43c1de-294a-4323-9e63-150da51b8807 Firestone by Scott Hinds Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Firestone Scott Hinds HowieH Traditional Cache Not chosen 1.5 1 United States California In the San Francisco Bay Area Today I placed the first stash in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have named it "Firestone" for reasons that will become evident to anyone that finds the site. Look in the trunk for the goods. Difficulty is 1 to 2, as is terrain. Scenery is a 10 (if that coastal fog has burned off). Enjoy! Update 8/1/2001 - If the shortest route to the cache is taken, the path is quite steep and can be difficult for children to negotiate. The park rangers have also requested that geocachers begin their search from a parking area located at N37 55.135 W122 37.728. A trailhead is directly across from the parking area, and the traipse to the cache from there is easy and relaxing. Thanks. 2005-06-09T07:00:00 Found it The Jester 6-9-05 4:44pm This is one twisted cache - or at least the road into is it twisted! The views were great, but I had to watch my driving so much I really couldn't afford to gawk. We first looked at the short way in, but decided to try the recommended trail. There were a couple of people getting their hang gliders ready for launching. The fog that's been on and off all day was still trying to make up it's mind. Some of the grass that's overhanging the trail was quite wet so my Teva's got pretty wet and picked up some of the sand/dirt along the way. But being on an easy trail, that didn't bother too much. The steep hillside, at times, did bother - my acrophobia started to kick in once or twice. As we approached the site, we could see the hang-gliders ready to launch, so we paused to get a picture, and waited, and waited, and... finally I said Nuts! and went on to the cache. Found the cache, signed the log, made our trades and started back and the hang-gliders were still in the same postion. Then we saw the fog rolling in, by the time we were halfway to the car it was socked in all around us. This was the eighth oldie (first 100 caches placed) we found on this trip, so I dropped a WA State geocoin and a bit set; took a coin & a frog (why does it seem that all the oldies have frogs in them?). I also dropped a 1957 Chevy Bel Air TB who's goal was reached (Pacific Ocean) earlier today. Thanks for the hunt. 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it MotorBug 10:10 am - Nice walk with LOTS of hikers on the trail this morning. No one around when we got to the cache site though. Wonderful weather and views. Thanks for this old timer! # 2276 2005-05-07T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood Today was the BADGES Picnic in Novato, so I figured it was as good a time as any to make the trip out to this cache (it's on the way right? well, sort of...) It was a beautiful morning for a walk. We parked in the suggested spot and took the trail in to the cache. The views and wildflowers were great! Took a lot of pictures and just enjoyed the whole thing tremendously. The cache location was pretty much as I had pictured it too, what an interesting landmark. T:nothing, L:unregistered USA geocoin This will be added to my favorites list! TFTC 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it blackbearclan We went the wrong way at first but found it. I hope this was empty when it landed here!! Great cache! 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it High Sierra Seekers We also took the steep route. A challenge and good sweat is always beneficial! Thanks for the cache. 1957 Chevy Bel Air 2003-06-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCG9V7 Bivouac on Tam's Mountainside by Seapork, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=6733471c-5e5c-4bfa-8316-498eab0c36cb Bivouac on Tam's Mountainside by Seapork Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Bivouac on Tam's Mountainside Seapork seapork Traditional Cache Micro 2 2 United States California SW Flank of Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County overlooking Stinson Beach and Steep Ravine. Bivouac on a Mountainside I see before me now a travelling army halting, Below a fertile valley spread, with barns and the orchards of summer, Behind, the terraced sides of a mountain, abrupt, in places rising high, Broken, with rocks, with clinging cedars, with tall shapes dingily seen, The numerous camp-fires scattered near and far, some away up on the mountain, The shadowy forms of men and horses, looming, large-sized, flickering, And over all the sky—the sky! far, far out of reach, studded, breaking out, the eternal stars. by Walt Whitman I've been wanting to stash one here for a while. This is a cool place with great views, rarely anyone else around (hopefully this doesn't change that too much), and a bit of history to boot. I imagine it may one day have somewhat resembled the scene Whitman saw long ago. Look to the left and you can see the NW part of the SF penninsula, to the right is Stinson Beach and Point Reyes beyond, and Mt. Tam is behind to the right. A short hike (less than one mile) on a relatively flat old road will lead you to this locale from one parking area. You can also make it more challenging or just a longer hike by coming in on the Dipsea trail from either direction as that passes very close to this spot. The cache is in a small (more mini than micro) bright yellow Otter Box. Inside you'll find logging paper, a pencil (kinda) and a few trinkets. Not much will fit in here but give it a shot. This cache is definitely more about the location. There are some small, localized areas of poison oak in the area but you don't need to get near any where the cache is. Have a great hike and good luc 1. park on panoramic hwy for the easiest approach. 2. look on ground under conifer 2005-05-09T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto luck I had a replacement log with me, the old one looked like a dirty sponge. this took a minute or two, I was looking for something bigger. thanks! email me if you want the old log book and give me your address. 2005-04-27T07:00:00 Found it dgreno Quick find but the stuff in the cache is so wet and swollen that the cache was all but impossible to open. Too wet to sign but I muscled it closed and put it back. 2005-03-21T08:00:00 Found it Erickson Beautiful view. Interesting Location. I thought Otter Boxes were supposed to keep things dry. But I also wonder about how many poker games were played here while people waited . . . 2005-03-06T08:00:00 Found it BKT This was a great little walk on a stunning spring Sunday. There were tons of people on the Dipsea trail, but no one else out this way. This was a great spot for a mini-picnic. The log is now completely soaked (I don't think the container closes completely anymore). I had an extra logbook with me, but it was too big. Perhaps the next person could bring a micro log and a ziploc bag. Thanks for the cache and the poetry! -T 2005-02-21T08:00:00 Found it BKip (T: 1255) Beautiful day for an easy hike to a great location! This was #300 for me. Coordinates were right on but the cache is near, but it is not under any part of the conifer as listed. I was able to sign the log even though it was quite wet. Thank you for the cache, BKip 2002-11-12T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCA7F2 Marin Headlands Two by SpiderTracks, FrogFace & SpiderCubs, Virtual Cache (1/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=54fe1681-103b-4371-b417-892b83a643fd Marin Headlands Two by SpiderTracks, FrogFace & SpiderCubs Geocache Geocache|Virtual Cache Marin Headlands Two SpiderTracks, FrogFace & SpiderCubs SpiderTracks Virtual Cache Virtual 1 2.5 United States California Like Marin Headlands One this is a terrific view... but even better. You will drive most of the way but will get to take a short hike up a steep path. Look for the path to the south side of the hill top. Once on top, you must find a 8" steel pipe extending 6" out of the ground. The end has been sealed with concrete. In it, one word and a date are inscribed. To log the cache, email me the word and year in the concrete. I've always wanted to visit these hills on the north side of the Golden Gate. I've lived in the Bay Area a couple of times and have visited a number more, but had never found the time, or way to get here. When we did on this trip from our home in Utah, we were so taken with the views from this spot that I felt very compelled to share it with other geocachers. We camped for two nights to the west and below this spot. One morning we came up here to watch the sunrise over the top of a layer of clouds that covered the lower portions of the bridge and the city beyond. It was a glorious site. The next morning we watched the sun come up under a higher layer of clouds and behind the bridge and the towers of downtown San Francisco. We also enjoyed a sunset from here on one of our evenings. The red for the sun painted the city and bridge so beautifully amongst patches of incoming fog. Enjoy. Park near the very top of the hill. Its where two-way traffic ends and there is room to turn around and go back the way you came. 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Found it Maas1887 Good spot for the first cup of coffee of the day. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it RFink Another fabulous view on a perfect weather day. Thanks. 2005-04-10T07:00:00 Found it SRS Wonderful Spot. I spend a lot of time in this area and have never been to this exact spot. it is by far the most Incredible view in the area! Thank you for showing me but one more of the gems in this area. 2005-04-06T07:00:00 Found it K-TEAM Thanks for bring me here,neat. K-TEAM Winfield Missouri 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it beachbum67 This is one of my 2 favorite places in the headlands, glad to have the excuse to come back...and funnily enough, I knew exactly what I was looking for before I got there. would have been better if it wasn't raining though, but at least I missed the monsoon when it set in. 2003-05-24T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCG5D8 Education by forman, Traditional Cache (3/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=aa7e52a8-54c8-419d-b121-32ac48117e03 Education by forman Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Education forman forman Traditional Cache Micro 3 1 United States California There is convenient parking at this location, if you are lucky. The cache is well hidden and might take some time to find. No digging, bushwacking or tearing the place up. Also, it is not hung or stached in the bushes so try to be careful around them. As you are going to the cache, think about some of the old rock & roll music and the lyrics. You might get an Education. Please put the cache back where you find it. Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone! 2005-06-22T07:00:00 Found it team pelipen Missed it six months ago, but got it this time. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Teachermom Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Hynr. TFTC 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Gary&Vicky Fun cache. Just the way we like them. Found it with Hynr and Teachermom. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Hynr Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Teachermom. All in all, I'd say it's not just another urban cache. Nice cammo job. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it SnoWake At long last! The trick is to be here at 0245, I think. This time, I parked CLOSE and had the cache in hand in under a minute. VERY nice, Don - Thanks! 2003-12-27T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCHF0Z Leaping Tigger by the_slackers, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=41f18454-7617-457c-941a-6fef7b9b9b7b Leaping Tigger by the_slackers Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Leaping Tigger the_slackers the_slackers Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States California Can hike to cache either from uphill or downhill sides but terrain is steep and trail has stairs. Cache is on a well marked trail. Cache is a 4X8 tupperware with a blue lid. When hidden cache contained: A fish fortune teller Plastic snakes Toy car Kaleidescope Tornado tube Don't read too much into the name of the cache. My son picked the name and he's a big Calvin and Hobbs fan. (Remember Hobbs leaping on Calvin as he returns home from school.) My GPS indicated an estimated accuracy of 28' when I took the coordinates. The cache is not far off the main trail on a prominent feature. Please be careful of poison oak. Check the top of what locals call Table Rock. 2005-06-07T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto just after I checked the hint a couple walked up and the girl said, this is XXXXX XXXX, so I knew I was in the right place and came up with the find, my 700th! thanks! 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T: 1254) I took the Matt Davis trail for a fantastic hike to the cache. There were many, many folks on the Table top today but they were all looking outwards making for an easy grab. I was going to leave a travelbug but the cache was so easy to spot I was afraid of the bug disappearing (glad of my decision-after logging in, I now see that 2 bugs have gone missing from here). Left a 20 cent coin of Singapore. Name on the container was “Jumping Jack-Baby Tiger”. Thank you for the cache. 2005-04-16T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist I am posting log on 4/18 found it on 4/16. How did woof and becky find it 4 days from now, next saturday? This was a great hike up. I would like to return and go all the way to Pantol. Coming upon the rock from below was like discovering some kind of Mayan ruin. All it needed was a few more vines, snakes and a skul. Took 2 horse stickers, left 3 WSR gamecards. Placed a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker inside the cache. 2004-08-22T07:00:00 Found it Woof! Awesome views and a nice hike. The fog had pretty much burned off by the time we got here, revealing the splendid ocean and beach views to us. Taking Jeep TB, leaving Jeep TB for Bucky to pick up. Thanks! 2004-08-22T07:00:00 Found it BuckyDef This was a busy little area today, but Woof! and I managed to wait out a couple of groups of hikers to grab this well-hidden cache! Fun walk down from the Rock Spring picnic area, and we certainly got our exercise going back. I traded a toy for a small carabiner, and Woof! and I are still working out the YJTB ownership. Great views as the fog burned off just before noon! Thanks! Edit: didn't see Sundancer or FOG TBs in cache. [This entry was edited by BuckyDef on Sunday, August 22, 2004 at 11:49:08 PM.] foG tours the world Sundancer 2002-12-24T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCB835 Joe's by forman, Traditional Cache (2.5/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=624f7af4-ab69-4e3d-8190-c0ea3e3efe9a Joe's by forman Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Joe's forman forman Traditional Cache Micro 2.5 1 United States California A 35 mm film container. This is gonna be kinda tricky to get with ton's of people around. Might want to check out Cold Stone ice cream while you are there, then sit down and relax. Bring a pencil to sign in. about 10-15 feet from the wall toward the street 2005-06-22T07:00:00 Found it team pelipen Decided to have lunch while waiting for the mugglers to thin out. Had to wait for one lady to finally leave and was able to grab it. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Teachermom Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Hynr. TFTC 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Gary&Vicky A tough grab. Thanks for the challenge. Found it with Hynr and Teachermom. Hynr spied this one. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Hynr Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Teachermom. Hard to search with so many potential prying eyes. 2005-05-09T07:00:00 Didn't find it Yosemite John and Debbie Came by this one after "Education" which is also by forman. We were pretty sure we were in the right area, but just could not locate it. Too bad because there weren't many muggles around on a Monday morning. You find some, you don't find some -- that's what keeps it interesting! Enjoyed seeing the area anyway. 2003-09-07T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCGYPR Peace Point Six by Bric, Multi-cache (2/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b7cc7f1b-99f0-4c1b-a38b-72a5d06929ea Peace Point Six by Bric Geocache Geocache|Multi-cache Peace Point Six Bric Bric Multi-cache Regular 2 2.5 United States California These coordinates are to a good place to park, not to the cache. You’ll need the clues from Peace Point Five to find this one. It’s a short walk, but a long drive, to get to this one. The Marin Peace Points are a set of seven beautiful and varied locations around Marin County. Each reveals a different kind of peace, from urban to very remote, from deep forest to sunny hillside to windswept peak. When you’ve visited them all, a unifying form will be revealed that truly represents the spirit of this beautiful county. But the road to true peace is never easy. To find it, you’ll have to go to all seven Peace Points in order. Each has clues to find the next. While Peace Point One is easy to get to, some of the others are more strenuous and Peace Point Seven is far from any trails. If you'd like, feel free to e-mail with the coordinates you calculated for the next cache to avoid long wild goose chases. The cache is a clear Rubbermaid container, 9”x9”x3”, with a white top. Check out the view from across the road. The walk down into the canyon to the east is worthwhile. Contents: log, pen, camera, war horse, clothespin, silver scallop, mini pig, fuzzy rubber toy. Hidden in the grass toward the east side of the knoll. 2005-04-27T07:00:00 Found it dgreno No visibility, wind blowing like crazy, wet and cold -- nothing stops a truly obsessed cacher in the completion of his appointed rounds. Cooperphoto nailed this one while Vicki and I wandered aimlessly. Took a photo and ran back to the warmth of the car. 2005-04-27T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto I was very close by when I biked to "music camp" a few weeks ago, boy that was a nice sunny day, this one wasn't, the wind was blowing and we were looking all over the place, it would have been a bummer of a dnf, but I looked right at it the other guys were about 100' + away. thanks, I am going out of town for a few days, guess we got to do #7 next week. 2004-12-12T08:00:00 Found it Woof! When we started PP7, I had felt like we skipped one. This one was great in its own respect, but it just didn't seam to fit in with the others in the series that involved more challenging hikes. It was so windy and cold up here today, that it was hard to find the peace, but I'm sure it was there. Thanks, and now the finale... 2004-12-12T08:00:00 Found it BuckyDef Wow, we had allocated today for PP5 and PP6, but after finding this one we decided we were also up for PP7. The fog and wind made an interesting contrast with the last few caches that we were at, and also made driving to and from a little more interesting! Onward! 2004-12-12T08:00:00 Found it kablooey 11:55. #4 in the logbook. It was sunny at our last cache, but foggy and windy here. Can we get to Seven today? We're going to try. 2005-05-23T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCP170 sharkbait by cooperphoto, Unknown Cache (3/4.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=926b054a-9535-49b2-a4a6-fa9af24bd90a sharkbait by cooperphoto Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache sharkbait cooperphoto cooperphoto Unknown Cache Not chosen 3 4.5 United States California there is no cache at the above co-ords, but there may be a shark or two out there! solve the puzzle for the true co-ords. number of stripes that sharkbait's dad has = A step number of "bring a fish friend" = B number of weeks since the great white ate his last fish = C the dentist's niece will be how old this this week? = D the street address number for p. sherman = EF the distance in leagues the moonfish says it is to the EAC = G the last number that "little blue" counts to when she is "it" = HI the number of minutes a readers digest potty break lasts = J.K according to the blowfish, the number of teeth that three sharks have (divided by eight hundred) = L crush's age (divided by thirty) = M temperature of the fish tank (minus one) = NO middle digit of the numbers on the surly mermaid (8 _ 8) = P last digit on the sub = Q first number of the model on the sea meister underwater camera (A _ 13) = R S = L-B-I T = A+E U = N-M V = G+H W = D-F X = C+K Y = J+Q+R Z = O+P the cache is at: N.37.5S.TUV W.122.2W.XYZ With this cache and all others of mine: easy on the plants, don't take any fences apart, obey any posted signs, and not on a lamp post! FTF gets five pieces of silver! email me after you log for your prize. [puzzle] not Bingo, Fabio, Elmo, Chico, or Harpo [hide] I'm not worried about the tide anymore 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1100) 1st of Angel Island adventure. Thank you for the cache. 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it Erickson Low tide. An easy walk to the cache. There was only a brief moment when my life passed in front of me. 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it beachbum67 Okay people, 2 words of advice for this one "TIDE CHARTS", either that or "SPARE CLOTHING". Liz tried this one last week with a DNF, so I decided to shlep on out with her to try again, but we neglected to think about the tides...so we got there, and the tide was in, but was it coming in or going out? who knew? well it was hot and early in the day, so we didn't care. We made our way around the bend in cold water, I tried hiking up my jeans but since I couldn't get them rolled up above my waist, I got soaked. Found the site, Liz pointed out the highlights of last weeks visit and search attempts and of course I laughed at the image. I did some recon on my own, and sure enough, there was sharkbait. I walked right past him a couple of times until something on it just caught my eye, once you see it, you'll figure it out. So we nabbed it, signed it, I dropped in a sig flip flop. and then we left...only to discover that the tide was actually coming in and was about 6 inches higher than before and the swells were even higher. We had to wade through the water again. Fortunately, there are bathrooms at the top of the trail where we were able to wring out a few gallons of water. This had to be my funnest cache to find, most entertaining at least, watching Liz try to hike up her shorts and stay dry to no avail. Thanks for a great experience! 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it bayarealiz Out with beachbum67 and determined to find the cache. Second time around and getting to the cache location was a bit easier or was it? Ha Ha - reccommend going with a friend - signed log and left button. 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Didn't find it dgreno Not happening today! 2005-03-25T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMZQW Cache to Eagle #3 by mousewiz, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9c8d0e17-2131-417f-8112-cd6fe76acbd6 Cache to Eagle #3 by mousewiz Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Cache to Eagle #3 mousewiz mousewiz Traditional Cache Regular 1 1 United States California You dont have to leave the sidewalk to grab this cache! In fact, you can take a seat and be stealthy. Watch for muggles, especially on Sundays. This is the third in a new series called “cache to Eagle” which highlight Eagle Service Projects by the Boy Scouts of Marin Council. The Photo highlights the Eagle Project site and DOES NOT include the location of the actual cache, although it will be nearby. Earn the Cache to Eagle patch! See www.geoscouting-info.com to learn how. This serene setting reminds us all to stop and think about life for a moment. Read the sign describing Peace to All in the beautiful landscaping. The cache is NOT at the sign however. This area used to be solid juniper and is now full of flowers. All the landscaping was done in 1998 by a Boy Scout from Troop 84 and 42. Scouting provides a tremendous number of service hours to the community. If you took the total hours of community service conducted by the Marin Council in one year and assigned that to a single individual working 40 hours a week…how long would it take them to accomplish the same amount of service? Answer: 18.95 years! Still some juniper left sit down and reach behind you 2005-06-22T07:00:00 Found it team pelipen One of several for us while in San Rafael today. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Teachermom Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Hynr. TFTC 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Gary&Vicky Found it with Hynr and Teachermom. Another fun cache. Thanks. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Hynr Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Teachermom. I followed instruction and parked myself in the correct spot. TN LN 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it SnoWake Since it's practically on my way... #19 of 20 for the evening @ 0315. Quick and easy find with nobody around, TNLN. Thanks to mousewiz for several caches, and to the Scouts who inspired them. Nice work! 2004-10-27T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKY6F The Other Side by Erickson, Traditional Cache (2/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c8fdc2c0-4d24-49ff-b4f8-7e9c6e1c25e0 The Other Side by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache The Other Side Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Regular 2 3.5 United States California The hike to Bald Hill is one of Marin's treasures. This cache takes you to the Other Side of the Hill. Bald Hill rises 1,141 feet and offers spectacular views of Marin and the San Francisco Bay in every direction. It can be windy in winter and hot in the summer, but there is no better place to be. <center> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/76cb8fcd-b5dc-494d-8224-75132ff82d1c.jpg" height="225" width="334"> </center> This cache is located near the summit of Bald Hill, and has its own scenic rewards. The cache is an ammo can, hidden away from the trail. You will have to look closely in order to spot it. It is not meant to be noticed by the casual observor. I usually come here from the Deer Park trailhead, past the <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=bb793999-47a0-4523-97d1-021fa8eef4ac" target="_blank">Deer Hollow</A> cache. It is about a 1½ mile walk from the trailhead to Bald Hill. Others start from Phoenix Lake or take the very steep access trail through the open space preserve (off of Redwood Rd. in San Anselmo) that goes directly to the Worn Springs fire road. <Center> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/5b13f710-cfe2-429c-a9e7-d09ed29fdb8c.jpg" height="225" width="334"></center> Base of a group of bushes, around 50-60 feet down the hill, off trail, direct line to top. 2005-04-24T07:00:00 Found it le_meow We took the hard way up via upper road west to the fire road and then up to the top. Very strenuous hike. The views were magnificent though and well worth the climb. Took a toy airplane and left some coins from Argentina. 2005-04-17T07:00:00 Found it dgreno Great hike through the flowers as I came over the hill from Deer Hollow. All alone on top of the hill with amazing views today. Did a travel bug swap. 2005-04-12T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto a nice hike over from deer hollow, and TONS of wildflowers.. go right now if you can. watch out for a sprig of poison oak right by the cache. we left tons of kids goodies in there. 2005-01-07T08:00:00 Write note Erickson I decided to take advantage of a break in the rain storm to check on this cache and look at the seasonal streams and waterfalls along Deer Park Trail. The cache is still there, but I had to blink once before I spotted it. There are a lot of green leaves about. If you are planning on coming from the Pheonix Lake trailhead, please note that MMWD and Ross will be (or are) charging $7 to park near the picnic area -- unless one purchases a yearly pass. 2005-01-02T08:00:00 Didn't find it judebythebay Used the clue but did not find the cache. Will try again. Jude and River The Neopet Travel Bug 2002-11-12T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCA7F1 Marin Headlands One by SpiderTracks, FrogFace & SpiderCubs, Virtual Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=3aaba72b-d174-41c2-bef8-77ded3563a6e Marin Headlands One by SpiderTracks, FrogFace & SpiderCubs Geocache Geocache|Virtual Cache Marin Headlands One SpiderTracks, FrogFace & SpiderCubs SpiderTracks Virtual Cache Virtual 1 1 United States California This is a turn out view area for North-bound traffic going across the Golden Gate Bridge. You are looking for a statue of a lone individual. Look for a plaque ten feet from his right shoulder and slightly to the rear. In order to log your find for this cache, you must email me the answer to the following question. What are the names directly under Charles and Helen? 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood First stop on a pleasant afternoon tour of Marin. I've never stopped here before, thanks for the incentive! 2005-06-14T07:00:00 Found it stringcachers Nice views, and the monument was nice. Thanks. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it RFink Visiting from PA and out exploring the Golden Gate area on a beautiful day. Thanks for the beautiful view. 2005-05-26T07:00:00 Found it expedas #296 We had a great day hiking from Fisherman's Wharf to Sausalito and on our way we took the chance to find this cache - beautiful site! email is on the way, thanks and greetings from NJ, expedas + wife 2005-05-21T07:00:00 Found it woodhawk After having a dim sum lunch in Chinatown, friends dropped us off at the south end of the bridge so we could walk across. I had been here 30 years ago during a spring break road trip, and I remember eating crab while sitting on a VW bug to watch the sunset from here. Thanks for bringing me back! 2004-08-01T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCK5EA Stinson Stash Coastal Cache by BooBooBee & The Girls, Traditional Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=3a1386fd-b81c-485d-b312-d32096c3ee46 Stinson Stash Coastal Cache by BooBooBee & The Girls Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Stinson Stash Coastal Cache BooBooBee & The Girls BooBooBee Traditional Cache Regular 1 1 United States California VERY easy, short walk, nearly wheelchair accessible (firegate blocks path...). There are NO parking fees, no user fees and there ARE public restrooms with Real, Live FLUSHING toilets, changing tables, running water, cold outdoor showers, changing rooms and, in the women's stall for disabled persons, there's a really NIFTY kiddy seat in which to restrain your toddler while you...do your business. This cache marks an area we love to explore. Very kid-friendly contents originally. Bring your own jackets, picnics and sand shovels, put away your watch and enjoy a day at the beach.Stinson Beach State Park is a popular stop for visitors from around the world traveling up Highway 1 from San Francisco. This easy-to-find cache is family friendly and is placed along a great path for stretching legs after a windy stretch of road. It's also a great spot from which to begin exploring beach wonders. PLEASE NOTE: If you're expecting to park and grab from the lot closest to the cache you'll wait a LOOOOOONG time. The dirt lot with the mounds is hardly EVER open (HUGE weekends, that's it). 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Cache is hidden near southern end of beach. 2. Go to the LAST parking lot (over the whoop-de-doos), stand at the fire gate (PAST the whoop-de-lot). Beginning with the tree DIRECTLY east of the gate, start counting your way south. The cache is JUST past legal drinking age. (DON'T READ THIS LAST HINT UNLESS YOU'RE TRULY DESPERATE) It's buried under a pile of rocks. 2005-06-24T07:00:00 Write note BooBooBee Stopped by to check on our cache while we were in the neighborhood. It's been fun reading finders' logs and we're glad to see people are enjoying the area (perhaps even as much as we do). Cleaned out some trash. The log is dry enough (thanks to our local helper who did some drying of the wet stuff earlier this winter). Some nice swag remains. 2005-06-06T07:00:00 Found it Bric Nice cool clear windy day, feeling much like autumn. Nice day for a walk on the beach. The cache was uncomfortably close to two ladies necking on their blanket, but they were too busy to notice me creeping about in the shrubbery. TNLNSL at 1614. Thanks. 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Found it Yosemite John and Debbie Enjoyed the walk to the cache. Shark warnings brought back memories of news items reaching to LA area -- oh, so this is Stinson beach! Cooperphoto here the same day, but before us. We arrived at 12:30 p.m. Too breezy and cold for sunbathers (nude or semi-clothed) so we just about had the place to ourselves. The cache was wet, so we drained some water out. TNLNSL. TFTC! 2005-05-09T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto I parked in the parking lot and walked to three caches, almost went for a fourth but ran out of time... nice one, and I always love those WSR cards! 2005-04-16T07:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Beautiful day at the beash today. I liked this topless and more secluded end of it. Took a pin and left a Mill Valley pin. Left 2 WSR gamecards. Placed a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker inside the cache. Francesca the Sagebrush Fairy 2003-01-18T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCC63B LtVoSF* Beach by PaulWhy and Moon Joy, Traditional Cache (3/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=93babc00-d956-41ee-939e-d1b074a46d6e LtVoSF* Beach by PaulWhy and Moon Joy Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache LtVoSF* Beach PaulWhy and Moon Joy PaulWhy Traditional Cache Regular 3 3 United States California We "Love The View Of San Francisco" from this beach. We hope you do too. Be aware, it is a long hike back up to the road. We hid a camo painted ammo can near this beach with a view. There are other caches in this park, but this is a more difficult hike, about 400 vertical feet, and over a mile in length. The trail is very good, though, and appropriate for all ages. Please take your picture with the disposable camera, with the bridge in the background. Let us know how many pictures are left. Pets are not allowed, boo hoo. The area looks like it gets a lot of visitors, so we hid the cache very well. Original contents: Deck of cards Space Blanket Lapel Pin Glass Paperweight Hot Wheels car Bandana Have Fun! In the center of a bush next to the grass. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Write note SuMo Cyclist Had riden down to the beach today with fellow SuMo Cyclists. While there thought I would check on the cache. Took another photo of myself #17 and one of the group #18 with the cache camera. They were all extremely interested to see what a real geocache looked like and what was inside it. All was well and safe also. Great location, beautiful day. 2005-04-10T07:00:00 Found it beachbum67 5th find in the headlands today, I had to take advantage of the weather. Found it pretty quickly, no muggles around in the immediate area either. Took what I thought was just a Maui keychain and left sig item, but when I got home, realized it was a travel bug. Felt kind of guilty, it was my second bug found today (2 total). I would have left it for someone else, but now that I have it, I'll make the best of it. Took a couple of pictures, 17 left. Thanks for the hike! 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it noababoa One of the best views we ever had from a cache location. We enjoyed the search and left a travelbug. Need to come back for a picknick. What a nice hobby, noababoa 2005-02-06T08:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist Biked down the road (easy) and after an easy climb back up. I have been wanting to find this one for a long time. Took photo #21. Left a Barbie road kill doll found while on my bicycle ride this morning. Left California State Parks TB and took Goodie Carrot TB. Put a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the lid. Nice cache. Thanks, SuMo 2005-01-23T08:00:00 Found it BuckyDef I've been wanting to do this one for a long, long time. Today I found someone who was willing to do it with me, and had the time free on a comfortable day in the headlands. We really enjoyed the cove area -- its a really great spot for a picnic and they seem to even have a primitive campground here. 2002-06-29T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC6A5A Bon Tempe by teiko, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=f8e1ae2d-3f8b-46f4-9c7b-8e6f482b21ee Bon Tempe by teiko Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Bon Tempe teiko teiko Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States California This is a dog friendly hike, and overall it is not too strenuous (unless you're lugging a full ammo-can on your back for four miles around the lake looking for a decent cache site). If you've got some time, trying hiking around the lake for some nice views. The entire hike trek is a little over 4 miles, but the distance to the cache is only a fraction of that. Your best bet getting here is to come through Fairfax and parking at: N 37° 57.531 / W 122° 36.701 (note - there's a $5 fee to get to this point). Check out the book "Hiking Marin" - hike C13 for a detailed trail map. After parking, head up onto the earthen dam and head across it into the woods to your left. The cache is under a bit of cover, so you may want to take a look at the photos in case you can't get decent satelite reception. Please note your visit in the log book, snap a photo of yourself and return the camera to the cache. ORIGINAL CONTENTS: - MUBU shirt - 7 MUBU pens - 4x4 Bumper Sticker - doggie rawhide - sunglasses - candle - seashell - Episode I water monster toy - 3 Matisse post cards - Travel Bug: The Blazing Crusade of SPARKY the FIRETRUCK The cache is hidden around the backside of the tree in the "Gettin' Hot" photo. 2005-05-19T07:00:00 Found it crimestopper It was a 400+ foot change in elevation down to Alpine Lake from Birthday Bash, which is okay, except I had to come back up again. Never saw the photos so I had to use the hint and past logs about the tree pieces to find the right place. Poor signal off the trail, lots of fallen branches so hard to walk. It was probably just luck that I found it. TNLN Thanks. Total round trip for the tree caches was about 5 miles. 2004-12-31T08:00:00 Write note Erickson Parking is now $7 without a MMWD annual pass -- although there are also trails that lead to this area that do not require a fee. 2004-09-23T07:00:00 Found it BKT This was a wonderful, autumnal, late afternoon hike. I didn't see anyone at all until I was within 200 ft of the cache, and then suddenly there were 3 runners, and a verrrry slow walker on the trail. Fortunately, no one else came by while I was retrieving or replacing the cache. Indeed, the "turn right" tree is now the "turn right tree stump and logs", but I got good GPS signals here, so I was not confused. I took a tape measure and hampster, and left a rainbow pencil and marble, and a new AA battery. Thanks for the cache and the wonderful views! -T 2004-07-25T07:00:00 Found it Cocktossens Beautiful area! We just moved to Marin County from San Francisco and are loving the hiking opportunities. We found this cache, despite that we never did look at the pictures. It is a bit tricky, given the erratic GPS signal on our old unit. After checking the photos later on, I think the "Turn Right here" tree now lies in several pieces on the ground. Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz. But ya still turn right. Took some magnets and a spider earring. Left a glow-in-the-dark yo-yo, light up hippo, and squirt gun. 2004-05-31T07:00:00 Found it LooneyTunes Nice walk around the lake from the Lagunitas side. The tree in the photo has had one of it's big branches removed, and looks different now, but if anything, it is easier to spot. We took a rock head and left Picasso Head magnets. Thanks for a very fun cache! 2004-08-28T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKDPE Pt Stewart Angel Island by ckayaks, Traditional Cache (2/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=af7a7ae8-7177-4e01-a7cc-bbb80acc993b Pt Stewart Angel Island by ckayaks Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Pt Stewart Angel Island ckayaks CKayaks Traditional Cache Regular 2 3 United States California Will take some looking to locate. Small round container, 3x4 or so, wrapped in camo tape. Log and pencil included plus trinkets. You will need to access Angel Island by boat. Ferry service is available from both SF, Oakland, and Tiburon. <center> <a href="http://www.angelislandferry.com/">Angle Island Ferry</a> <a href="http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/">Blue And Gold Fleet</a> </center> Or you can do like I do...kayak on over from Ft Baker. :)> Only recommended, however, if you are experienced and have open water skills as the currents, winds, and boat traffic can be treacherous around the island. Stashed this one after staying at the nearby kayak group camp. Easy hike out to the point once you find the out-of-the way trail head. Wondered why there were no caches out in this area as the views of the Golden Gate, Sausalito, and Tiburon are among the best on the island. <center> <a href="http://www.theGBA.net" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thegba.net/images/gba_logo_green.gif" border="1" alt="Geocachers of the Bay Area logo"> </a> </center> [Hints are compass bearings] [Hint 1] Bearing to chimney is one one three degrees. [Hint 2] BEARING TO SOUTH TOWER IS ONE NINE THREE DEGREES [Hint 3] BEARING TO SUTRO TOWER IS ONE SEVEN THREE DEGREES 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1100) 2nd of Angel Island adventure. Had to expand the search from the initial coordinates. Found a dead deer just a few feet from the cache. Thank you for the cache. 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it Erickson It was civil war day at the nearby Garrison, and people came aboard the ferry in uniform, playing civil war music, and prepared to face the confederate navy (or whatever they had to face on Angel Island). But the cache area was relatively quiet -- beautiful views on a Saturday morning, a nice labyrnith, far away from the battles below. 2005-06-04T07:00:00 Found it geo-shindig Did anyone notice the alien markings on the ground near this cache? 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it forman One of the last finds for the day. We searched for what seemed like a long time and found right before I was ready to bail. I got a good work out today! TFTC, Don Hey Cass, how are you doing? 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz Nice views! 2005-04-28T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCGMPY Lumber Baron's Roost by Walkingstickman, Traditional Cache (2/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=40b107ac-0c90-4d7e-9e19-ca6d97888cdb Lumber Baron's Roost by Walkingstickman Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Lumber Baron's Roost Walkingstickman walkingstickman Traditional Cache Regular 2 1.5 United States California local park, level terrain, hidden but not that difficult. 2 and 1 1/2 placed in a local park with permission. 1 1/2 qt rubbermaid w/camo paint. Lots of kids in this park. Please return as found. Cache contains log book, pencil,knock-off mini-leatherman, toy Irish pen, sunscreen, wind-up chicken, Cheetos van, Grateful Dead live tape. this is a definite spoiler wooden box/sidewalk chunk 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Teachermom Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Hynr. TFTC 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Gary&Vicky What a cool area!!! I was hoping to see a sign that gave some history but I didn't. Found it with Hynr and Teachermom. TNLN. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Hynr Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Teachermom. G&V found it while I was struggling with poor signal reception lower on the hill. 2005-04-28T21:55:30 Enable Listing walkingstickman I have had to move the cache about 75 feet from its former site, due to inconsiderate geomuggles. The new coordinates are 37 58.431 and 122 33.999. Difficult to penpoint due to landscape. The cache is a 1 1/2 qt. rubber maid w/ camo. It contains: log book pen,pencil wind-up chicken mini-tool w/sheath sunscreen, earplugs Irish clover jewel pen Grateful Dead tape "live" "Cheetos" toy van kitchen scraper Please return exactly as you found it. 2005-04-12T19:01:32 Temporarily Disable Listing walkingstickman Again, geomuggles have removed the cache. I will make a new cache site about 40 ft. from the present one and post the new coordinates this week. Sorry for the inconvenience. Walkingstickman Oreo Man Yasmin 2002-08-05T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC7AED Pt. Cavallo by Mike, Matthew, Elizabeth and Plummen, Virtual Cache (1/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ab8c95e6-3e9f-4827-ac2e-17de1aaa8f00 Pt. Cavallo by Mike, Matthew, Elizabeth and Plummen Geocache Geocache|Virtual Cache Pt. Cavallo Mike, Matthew, Elizabeth and Plummen mperc Virtual Cache Not chosen 1 1 United States California This is a natural place for a cache. Take a lunch, camera and a pair of binoculars you won't be disappointed. If you take kids be very cautious as there are cliffs that drop into the water. I didn't place the cache anywhere near any cliffs or any poison oak. I removed the cache on Sunday 8-11-02 at about 10:00AM. The note in the log book indicated the police would take the cache by noon. Guess I beat them by 2 hours. I really don't know what their problem is, they claim it's illegal. There are Geocaches nearly everywhere. Whatever, I will keep this as a virtual cache. It's still an great place to spend some time. 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Found it workerofwood Searched a bit before looking up the cache page to see what's up. You really ought to just replace this, it's a nice spot and I'm sure no-one would care. 2005-05-16T07:00:00 Found it Rufusthecat I don't understand why either, but it was a nice wrap up to a day....now the commute back. Meow! 2005-05-16T07:00:00 Found it Blue iis RufusTheCat and I knocked this out as an end to a days caching. Very nice, but we didn't understand why the Police would take a regular cache from this area. Anyhow, thanks for bringing us here. 2005-05-15T07:00:00 Found it Two Tracks pretty cool place thanks 2005-05-14T07:00:00 Found it helter_skelter #155 - Visited this cache location on the way back from Muir Woods. The fog was coming it and it made for a wonderful view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Thanks for bringing us here. 2003-05-25T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCG5JV Creek Park Cache by forman, Traditional Cache (2.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b1c13deb-3ec5-4aa2-a1cf-e8640c1747f0 Creek Park Cache by forman Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Creek Park Cache forman forman Traditional Cache Regular 2.5 1.5 United States California Located in a small park, the cache is approximately 3"x7" round container covered with camo tape. It is visible at the right angle and tucked away so you will need to reach around to get it. Note that there is a lot of shade, so a flashlight might be helpful. Please re-hide it exactly where you find it. There is a few trade items in the cache along with log book, pens, Geo note & a T.B. Not in the bushes or on the ground. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Teachermom Clever hide. Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Hynr. TFTC 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Gary&Vicky Found it with Hynr and Teachermom. Lots of people around. It took a while but Vicky grabbed it. Thanks. 2005-06-17T07:00:00 Found it Hynr Found this today during a daytrip with Gary&Vicky and Teachermom. Lots of folks in this park today. Vicky managed to snag this one from it's hiding place. On the way back to the car she and I had to explain geocaching to someone who had seen us in action. 2005-05-15T07:00:00 Found it Burstock Visited in the middle of the Antique Fair and no one spotted us. Great hiding place. Took the Little doll and left a glass 'jewel. 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Found it Yosemite John and Debbie Nice hide. We have used this kind of container for some of our hides. TNLNSL. TFTC! 2005-05-06T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCNT69 Stinson Beach Benches by WRITE SHOP ROBERT, Traditional Cache (1.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b4486620-9564-4ab5-915a-51b739928ad1 Stinson Beach Benches by WRITE SHOP ROBERT Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Stinson Beach Benches WRITE SHOP ROBERT WRITE SHOP ROBERT Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 1.5 United States California Every time I come to work in Stinson Beach, I've wanted to place a cache in this little park. Here it is. I had been looking at the square across the street, but a landscaper came to mow the lawn, so I took my coffee and moved over here instead. I'm glad I did, because it was much easier to find a good place for the cache. Before or after you find it, look around this place at some of the really cool benches they've collected. There's also a small play area for little kids. Take a break from your caching, and remember to slow down and savor some of the more relaxing joys of life, like the cup of coffee I had today. You can get your very own right across the street. 2005-06-22T07:00:00 Found it BooBooBee Nice to find another cache in our home away from home. Nice easy find, easy access, and, given I have two kids poking around anyway, not TOO difficult to look casual as we cache. Picked up the TB to travel south with us. Thanks for the cache! :) 2005-06-15T07:00:00 Found it allegro 2:15 PM Allegro, Susan, Albert, and Ruby-mutt The golden hills, redwood forests, north coast beach and a cache. What a great afternoon. Left Triple Light TB which we had picked up in Tokyo. 2005-06-12T07:00:00 Found it retiredprof what a lot of nice benches to choose from...managed to get in and out before the sunday morning crowd. enjoyed your clever cache....TFTC 2005-06-06T07:00:00 Found it Bric After my adventures at Fern Gully, Tree Frogs, and Steep Ravine, I needed to recharge. I stopped at the grill for a sandwich and a pint of Guiness (nothing like a stout for the stout). Then I ran around the corner and grabbed this one. Found at 1548. TNLNSL. Thanks, WSR. 2005-05-30T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T: 1215) Boy did I pick a busy day! Memorial Day, duh! I drove past the cache site 3 times before I found parking about ¼ mile away. Thank you for the cache. 2004-05-15T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCJEWC Son of San Rafael Hill by farmerjim, Traditional Cache (2/3.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=40274f91-e064-4afa-b4c1-2b1f2886e176 Son of San Rafael Hill by farmerjim Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Son of San Rafael Hill farmerjim farmerjim Traditional Cache Regular 2 3.5 United States California The original "San Rafael Hill" cache is GONE. A pencil was the only thing I could find around the site. This new cache is located off the fire road trail leading up from Robert Dollar Drive [the Southeast section of RD Drive, which heads North from Central San Rafael]. Limited parking is available at the fire road gate at N 37° 58.735 W 122° 31.562. Signs posted at the gate: "Closed from Sunset to Sunrise". 2005-03-20T08:00:00 Write note Fledermaus RE: GREEN EGG & HAM TB This TB goes SOUTH NOT NORTH!!! If you can't take it that direction, then don't take it. It's gone around in circles long enough. I am requesting that the next person who picks it up, to please mail it to me. I will pay for the postage! My address is: Raymond Reese 1706 Jacobson Blvd. NE Bremerton, WA. 98310-5436 The man who engraved it before it was sent on its journey, passed away last October and it is a keepsake now. 2005-03-20T08:00:00 Found it kablooey 17:33. #22 in the logbook. Tried to find a quick cache before dinner. Looks like I might be a little late. I drove by cooperphoto's entrance, but there were people there, and I wasn't sure it was completely public; so I headed to the suggested parking instead. Nice little hike, I think it's been a while since I've taken a little hike. Nice views. Took East Caribbean quarter and left Alabama quarter, Mississippi quarter, and Green Egg and Ham TB. 2005-03-05T08:00:00 Found it cooperphoto I got sneaky and drove most of the way up on the north side... but I also hiked to the kippers and the labrinth ball caches today... so this was nice and easy! I grabbed a WSR card for a match thank you very much... I plan to hold onto them and hit him with ten matches at once and break the prize bank! I left an "S" puzzle piece for "Son". Thanks! 2005-02-09T08:00:00 Found it crimestopper I didn't realize how loud the noise from 101 was near the top of the hill. The view was nice. Took a WSR game piece and the traverl bug. Left a refrigerator magnet. Thanks. 2005-01-09T08:00:00 Write note farmerjim leaving a TB and adjusting coordinates a few feet. 2004-11-02T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCKZPC Melting Glaciers + Rising Seas = Geocache by dgreno, Traditional Cache (1.5/2.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d96b221c-6cae-40c1-b143-4b6cf56299f2 Melting Glaciers + Rising Seas = Geocache by dgreno Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Melting Glaciers + Rising Seas = Geocache dgreno dgreno Traditional Cache Micro 1.5 2.5 United States California A quick micro on Angel Island's Perimeter Road. While working my way around Angel Island today picking up the few new caches I haven't already nabbed, I ran into a motley crew of fellow cache addicts (TeamAlamo, Walruz, bthomas, Fisherwoman and their faithful sidekick and boat-driver, Roger).I decided to memorialize this "chance" encounter by placing a white 35mm film cannister in a place where you might actually learn something while enjoying the view.Bring your own pen and tuck it back carefully when you're done. 2005-06-04T07:00:00 Found it geo-shindig We got an early start on Saturday and this was our first find of the day. Great views from here. 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Write note dgreno Bug drop [This entry was edited by dgreno on Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 11:54:35 AM.] 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it forman Good info stop while finding a cache. TFTC, Don 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz Tks D! 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy Found this one the way back to boat after failing to find a puzzle cache. 2005-05-03T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCNRT5 241HT1718 by WRITE SHOP ROBERT, Unknown Cache (3/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=b13545db-ee96-4e13-986a-828fd9f3357f 241HT1718 by WRITE SHOP ROBERT Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache 241HT1718 WRITE SHOP ROBERT WRITE SHOP ROBERT Unknown Cache Not chosen 3 3 United States California DO NOT USE THE COORDINATES LISTED ABOVE TO GET TO THE CACHE LOCATION! TO GET TO THE LOCATION OF THE CACHE YOU WILL NEED TO FIND AND FOLLOW A SET OF CLUES. GOOD LUCK! To maintain the integrity of this series of puzzles, please do not share the solution. Once you have figured out your first one the rest will be much easier. The terrain and difficulty may be lower than noted, but not higher. As more teams find these caches the puzzle will become easier to solve. 2005-06-07T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto almost gave up, came back after a five minute search, the second time my daughter and I sat on the pearch eating ice cream cones. I made a real, real, good hunt, looking everywhere any decent cacher may have hid it, then finally found it. thanks WSR! 2005-05-11T07:00:00 Found it Erickson There are those in the geocaching community who would find the "241 puzzles" easy to solve, and other cachers who must work their way through the dark. I fell into the latter category until I put on the right light bulb. Although I was the first to actually sign the log, I was more excited by thinking I might have a pair of WSR cards to add to my next cache as a reward for one of the finders, but it turned out just to be close. 2005-05-10T07:00:00 Write note BooBooBee Ummmm...I don't get it. Is this part of a series of caches? I've never done a cache like this (we're all relative newbies down thisaway). I'm sure the title of the cache means something...right? 2005-05-09T07:00:00 Didn't find it cooperphoto oops, find not confirmed by WSR, I will go back on monday 5/16. now if I can only find the log! [This entry was edited by cooperphoto on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 8:07:17 AM.] 2005-01-29T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMMJG Red Hill by Bric, Traditional Cache (2/4) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=68f2c22f-efd0-4842-9286-37ecc5ec461e Red Hill by Bric Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Red Hill Bric Bric Traditional Cache Micro 2 4 United States California Everyone in Ross Valley knows this landmark hill, but few have ever seen the views from the top. Park at the San Anselmo dog park on Shaw Drive, just east of the Red Hill Shopping Center. The meadow above the parking lot looks promising, but is on private land and is signed, so don't try it. The slope behind the shopping center is owned by the Town of San Anselmo and is legal to climb. There are no good trails to the top of Red Hill, but many deer tracks and slippery trails criss-cross through the broom. The best I've found starts at a crosswalk just before the parking lot at 37 58.836' and 122 33.790'. Wear boots with good soles. The cache is at the very top, so just keep going up. My GPSr kept jumping around, so this is an average of eight fixes. A hundred years ago there were picnics up here with men in frock coats and ladies in big hats. Today there are occasional homeless encampments and too much trash (a great opportunity to CITO). The cache is a film canister, not in plain sight, though the hiding place is prominently visible. It's too small for a pen, so bring your own. Check out the views of Ross Valley, San Anselmo, San Rafael, and way off in the distance, San Francisco. Enjoy. The hint may be a spoiler, so don't use it too soon. On the very summit, not on the ground. 2005-04-17T07:00:00 Found it dgreno Wasn't planning on trying this one today, but as I drove past it looked deceptively close so I pulled into the lot. It still looked close. Found the starting point and quickly lost the trail. Bushwhacked my way to the top and immediately knew where this one should be! It wasn't there, but I found it quickly. Nice hide. The views up here on this beautiful day were spectacular. 2005-04-09T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1150) Can’t help but wonder what bought you up here in the first place. Great hiding place, like it was made to order. Not too bad of a hike but many a tick had to be brushed off. Left a brass & silver coin of Bahrain. Thank you for the cache, BKip 2005-03-26T08:00:00 Found it runnerfam My daughter is in Marilyn Izdebski's musical theater group and they practice in the old school buildings behind the shopping center, so this cache has been on my "to do" list for quite awhile. It's a steep hike and encumbered by the overgrowth of French broom (the scourge of Marin County open spaces) but worth the trek. A very clever hide. Left the frogger that was in the cache and added a piece of fool's gold. Janis and Lucky 2005-02-10T08:00:00 Found it crimestopper Difficult climb. Even harder coming down. Nice hide. Thanks. 2005-02-05T08:00:00 Write note Bric Both the first two finders said my coords were off. Since Erickson's coords are always right on (and Topozone and Topo! both agree), I am changing my coords to his. Thanks for the correction, guys. 2001-07-14T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GC10AD THE CATARACT WATERFALL CACHE by scoobylicious, Traditional Cache (1/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=79f75d60-1f87-43b3-bba6-aa97f8c0c07f THE CATARACT WATERFALL CACHE by scoobylicious Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache THE CATARACT WATERFALL CACHE scoobylicious scoobylicious Traditional Cache Regular 1 2 United States California A quick and enjoyable hike with lots of wood and rock stairs (Awesome if it's raining or after a Storm). Bring your fishing rod, you will be right by Alpine Lake. Take the (Fairfax Bolinas Rd.). Park at the first U in the road past the Dam. You should be able to find the trail head. Due to the tree cover it may be difficult to attain an accurate position so you might want to check out the Hints and Photos. The Cache is located in a Rock Camouflaged Amo Container. Please log in and take a photo of yourselves with the Cache Camera. Here is a list of the initial Cache Contents. CATARACT CACHE INVENTORY <ul> <li> Scooby Log Book & a Sharpie Pen <li> Cache Camera (Please let me know when the 27th Shot has been taken, so I can post the Photos) <li> The Items below are fair game. <li> Motorized Scooby Pop w/Shaggy <li> Deck of Scooby Doo Playing Cards <li> The Mystery Machine <li> Two -Cataract Cache CD music mixes (Fun Singing Tunes) <li> Silly Putty <li> Rear View Mirror Dangler/Peace Sign <li> Magic 8 ball key chain <li> Some Spf 30 Sun block <li> Mini Bottle of Jack daniel's (If it's too cold or it's to late for sunblock) <li> Some Spf 15 Sun& Bug Stuff <li> A Rattlin Rapala Fishing Lure (For the Lake) <li> Three Key Chain Carabiniers <li> A Compass (In case your GPS Fails) <li> & A Kazoo! </ul> Enjoy the View and Enjoy! Once you pass over the wooden bridge you will be getting warm. Continue up the trail to the Pool of water. The trail will split, veer left and look up. The Cache is located on top of a moss covered boulder. Augh yeah!!!!! 2005-04-14T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto i tried so hard to get it without the hint, and was within 20 feet at one time.. but finally broke down and decoded it... travel bug swap! 2005-04-02T08:00:00 Found it DeputyTomato A beautiful day for this hike. We took the route from West Ridgecrest which allowed for some beautiful views and wildflower meadows before hiking into the canyon. Sure it's a lot of climbing, but well worth it. Picked up Dim TB, and will take him somewhere far away and interesting. 2005-02-26T08:00:00 Found it TeamSK This was quite a hike, but worth the effort this time of year. The view on the way in, both by car and foot, were great! The entire walk took about 2 hours. Went with some non-geocaching friends, and slipped off to get the cache. The box is very full, but no TB in sight. Took a coin, left a flashlight and DIM TB. 2005-01-16T08:00:00 Found it Bric Found at 1215 with my buddy Harry. Needed the excellent hint, as the coords were bouncing around by hundreds of feet. Good hide. Took the wax lips, left the Ponce de LIon TB. 2004-12-25T08:00:00 Found it BKip (T: 1355) I would not call this a “quick” hike but it sure was enjoyable. The hint was very helpful AFTER I realized it was not the first bridge. Nor was it the second bridge. I’ll be back to hike further in on another day. Merry Christmas, BKip Ponce the Lion Hawaii Hiker Bug 2004-04-13T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCJ6AT Deer Hollow by Erickson, Traditional Cache (1/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=bb793999-47a0-4523-97d1-021fa8eef4ac Deer Hollow by Erickson Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Deer Hollow Erickson Erickson Traditional Cache Regular 1 3 United States California A walk up Deer Park Trail in Fairfax. <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/4b1eeebe-b992-49bc-99a4-58114d73587c.jpg" width="225" height="225" hspace="12" align="left" border="0"> Start at Deer Park – there is a picnic area, restrooms, and ample parking. Go around the old school buildings to the back of the playing field and follow the signed trail (not the similarly named fire road unless you want a much longer walk). The .84 mile trail climbs about 320 feet, following the contours of the hill so that it is never too steep. It starts by following a seasonal stream. Wildflowers are abundant in the Spring, but it is beautiful any time of the year. At the end of the trail, it is a short walk to another path that takes one past Buckeyes and rock formations, providing a place to look out over the valley. In September, 2004, the cache was moved a short distance from its original location so that it avoids steeper areas. It is a metal container, smaller than an ammo box. Please make sure that it is placed upright, secure, and hidden. For a longer hike, one can continue on to <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c8fdc2c0-4d24-49ff-b4f8-7e9c6e1c25e0" target="_blank">Bald Hill</A> or take one of the many intersecting trails into the Water District lands. <center> <img src="http://img.groundspeak.com/cache/ed2ee8cb-6e78-48a2-aad7-28d231490271.jpg" width=300 height="200" Alt="View of the cache site from the road to Bald Hill" align="center"> View of the cache site from the road to Bald Hill </center 2005-04-17T07:00:00 Found it dgreno Nice hike on a beautiful day! I made this one way harder than it should have been by following my GPSr instead of the trail. Stick to the trail and do yourself a favor. An interesting side note: there was a small station set up in Deer Park where you could voluntarily have your hiking boots swabbed as part of a survey to see if hikers are contributing to the Sudden Oak Death problem. Did a travel bug swap. 2005-04-12T07:00:00 Found it cooperphoto this was a nice hike up the hill on the way to "the other side" cache. I left a TB in there... "neopet" thanks! 2005-04-03T08:00:00 Found it runnerfam Another hike that I love. Kirk, Nathan, Lucky and I made it up and back just before the rain really started to come down. Took a WSR sticker (still don't have a set!) and bookmark and left a snap watch. 2005-03-10T08:00:00 Found it WRITE SHOP ROBERT My plan for the day was to find this one and then go look for a letterbox on the other side of the park. That was the plan, but this hike was so nice I decided instead to sit a while and let the dampness air out of the logbook pages. I found a bunch of cool things in here, and took the darts keyring for my brother, and left some gamecards. I also took a couple trading cards (including one Pokemon, to honor the letterbox I was skipping, called "Deer Park Pokemon". I got to watch a great dogfight between a hawk and two crows (the crows won!). The wildflowers are starting to bloom and I loved the succulents clinging to some of the rocky faces. There were also too many lizards out to even keep track but I remember two in particular, one was missing a tail, and the other (a big one) was spotted perched on the very edge of a giant boulder, just like in "The Lion King" Thanks for another fine cache! 2005-02-19T08:00:00 Found it SuMo Cyclist I have biked this area often from 5 corners. It was much more special hiking in the rain. I could listen to the stream and enjoy the wild flowers. Took the Rodney Strong pin. Left a Mill Valley pin. Stuck the usual SuMo Cylcist logo sticker inside the cache. WOODY 2005-01-01T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMD7X Pimiento by WRITE SHOP ROBERT, Traditional Cache (3/1) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=69efc66f-42c2-4689-82ed-860af6cb3f32 Pimiento by WRITE SHOP ROBERT Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Pimiento WRITE SHOP ROBERT WRITE SHOP ROBERT Traditional Cache Micro 3 1 United States California This cache is a micro, hidden in an IDENTICAL fashion as another cache on the island, but with a more appropriate name (in my twisted, creative opinion). This can be either your first or last cache to look for on Angel Island, or it can be BOTH. If you can't decide where it's hidden, then maybe go and find the other caches on the island, and then you'll know exactly where it is. The difficulty has a higher rating because you'll have trouble retrieving it without strange looks, especially during the "on" season, when you'll have absolutely no privacy. You may even have to "accidentally" drop something into the area in order to have an explainable reason to be there. Thanks to "BKT" for standing guard while I pulled off the hide. HAPPY NEW YEAR, and enjoy the cache (and the enclosed Gamecards, which you can read about in my profile) There's no need to put anything in as trade, just grab a Gamecard for your team and sign the logbook. Speaking of Gamecards, now that I've found all the regular sized caches on the island, there are several winning combinations placed within them. I put a lot of effort into deciding which Gamecards to place in each cache, so if you choose correctly, you're likely to come up with a matched set. Good Luck, and please remember to only take one Gamecard per team from each cache. Having trouble? Go find the other island caches first, that will help. 2005-06-19T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Took the last ferry home today, so we were able to nab this one as everyone was ambling back to line up at the dock. Kirk, Janis, Josh, Nathan and Casey 2005-06-18T07:00:00 Found it boblin It was a great day to visit Angel Island from a sailing trip, although we didn't have alot of time on the island but we put it to good use. It was close to our landing spot, a nice walk and a quick find. Thanks 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it beachbum67 Hit Angel Island with BayAreaLiz today with one objective....Sharkbait. but since there was no one around for this one, we decided to knock it out of the way. Fiendishly clever location. Easy find, but to not be seen? 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it bayarealiz Out with Beachbum67 - first cache of the day and a fun grab!! Took and left button. Off to find more. TFTC 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it forman First find of the day, off to higher ground. TFTC, Don 2003-01-05T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCBFBB Olive by Quetzalteco, Traditional Cache (1/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=45ef94ea-73ff-4042-be3f-c4ad5a8ce905 Olive by Quetzalteco Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Olive Quetzalteco Quetzalteco Traditional Cache Micro 1 2 United States California This cache is located in a nice picnic area on the perimeter road on Angel Island. If you take the most direct route, it's a 3 terrain. If you wind you way up the road, it's a bit longer but pretty easy. The park is open till sunset, but the last boat leaves at 3:30pm. 1) Enjoy the views, you won't see me from there, nor can I see the views. 2) What's my color? 3) I have been where I reside. 2005-06-18T07:00:00 Found it boblin It was a great day to visit Angel Island from a sailing trip, although we didn't have alot of time on the island but we put it to good use. It was close to our landing spot, a nice walk and a quick find. Thanks 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it beachbum67 well after getting soaked with Sharkbait this morning, I was FINALLY dry by the time we hit Olive. lordy was I beat, and glad it was all downhill from here. Thanks for a quick cache to wrap up the day! 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it bayarealiz Out with beachbum67 - final cache of the day!! It was a beautiful day to be out on the island. TFTC. 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz had to go back because the boys didnt use my GPSr but got it easily when I actually looked at the coordinates rather than where we thought it would be (It wasnt...) 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it scoutboy It took two visits to find this one. Not sure if this is actually placed were it should be according to the Coords and hints. TFTC 2004-08-23T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCKCAC Rock Crusher by momagna, Traditional Cache (2/2) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=17946d9f-2125-422c-a5e7-2b10dbb33201 Rock Crusher by momagna Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Rock Crusher momagna momagna Traditional Cache Micro 2 2 United States California On Angel Island and accessible for almost anyone easily. A plain old 35mm film canister. This is near a nice place to learn some history (read the sign) and see the skyline. Water and a picnic table are near. A sign only log, bring a pen. 2005-06-19T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Went for a Fathers' Day bike ride/geocaching expedition. Lovely little hide. Beautiful day and lots of family fun. Kirk, Janis, Josh, Nathan and Casey 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T:1245) 4th of Angel Island adventure. Wow, great placement! Simple yet amazingly well hid right out in the open. Thank you for the cache. 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it Erickson A fun hide that might have been made even more diablical. 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it beachbum67 hmmm, do you think that the guy that invented this thing had 35 mm cannisters in mind? it's like the space was built for it. great little hide, took a couple minutes to find. took WSR baltic ave card and left sig flip flop. thanks for the cache! 2005-06-05T07:00:00 Found it bayarealiz Out with beachbum67 - all I can say is great hide!! T-my first WSR game card and L-button. TFTC 2005-02-27T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCMYCC Dino-Mite! by BKT, Unknown Cache (2.5/1.5) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d22b2501-8687-4156-b916-649137b4b973 Dino-Mite! by BKT Geocache Geocache|Unknown Cache Dino-Mite! BKT BKT Unknown Cache Small 2.5 1.5 United States California The cache is not at the posted coordinates. In San Anselmo’s Memorial Park you will find one of Marin’s finest playgrounds. This community-built playground, officially called Millennium Playground, is better know locally as The Dinosaur Park. The posted coordinates will take you to the parking lot, near the now-archived Lincoln Log cache. To find the cache, you will have to take a short tour of the park. You will not have to enter the play areas. On nice days the park can be very busy. The top of the container screws off. The cache is at: N 37 59.0 (E - A) (B + D) W 122 33.9 (F + C) ( C + D + E) A = # of giant dinosaurs B = # of ladybugs on the mosaic panels of the playground wall, including the one with 4 legs and shoes (hey, it's kid art). CD = # of animal tiles on the fountain wall by the water fountain (C is the first digit, D is the second digit) EF = on each of the guns, you will find this inscription “Gun EF.mm”, where EF are the numbers in the inscription (E is the first digit, F is the second digit) Not on the ground 2005-05-25T07:00:00 Found it Erickson Our daughters have loved this park, but the first time I came here I had been watching the older one struggle with her algebra far too much. So I dutifully took the numbers in the two parentheses and multiplied them as an equation. But you do not need higher math skills for this one. Only a willingness to enjoy the park and see what is before you. 2005-05-12T07:00:00 Found it runnerfam Loved this park, which I had never visited before. Figured out the co-ordinates fairly quickly. Like others, I'm sure, I circled the cache several times before my moment of clarity. What a fun find. Took a WSR sticker and left a few pennies. Janis 2005-03-09T08:00:00 Write note TeamJiffy Bug drop back into Dino-Mite. 2005-03-03T08:00:00 Write note MartianRabbit Ok, it is yours again! Hee Hee! [8D] 2005-03-02T08:00:00 Found it WRITE SHOP ROBERT Found this one on a long lunch break, With a little help from Bric, and his tag along who pointed out the "Questionable" ladybug, in fact it was pointed out in the form of a question "Is this one a ladybug too, or is that a crab? See it has four legs and two antenae, it must be a ladybug." I was just getting set to re-examine all the clues to figure out why I was lost, and they showed up, with the telltale signs of paper, pen, and electronics. This is a clever cache, and had me stumped for a little while. I was contemplating coming back and adding to the concealment to make it blend in even more, but that kind of behavior is a little seedy. 2005-04-10T00:00:00.0000000-07:00 GCNE5V Roman Bronze by SRS, Traditional Cache (1.5/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=abda49fb-0321-4749-b882-8251dc640892 Roman Bronze by SRS Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Roman Bronze SRS SRS Traditional Cache Small 1.5 3 United States California Easiest access is from a public trail marker at N 37 - 59.115', W 122 - 33.163'. The cache is about .2 mi up hill on the trail from there. I know of at least 4 other ways to enter this trail system that would make the trail there down hill. DO NOT try to get at this cache from Shannon Ln there is only private property there. Back Around 2000 years ago there were no banks. When a person was called off to war, he hid his entire savings in the ground to be retrieved later. Many of these men never came home to retrieve their fortunes. Those lost fortunes turn up constantly in new construction in the areas that made up the Roman Empire. Most coins are smooth pieces of bronze, but if you look closely you may see the head of a Roman Emperor. This is our(my wife and I) first hide. The cache is a 4" tupperware container with a brown lid. Watch out for the Lizards. There is no Poison Oak at the location. Can be a little muddy right after rains. went by there today 4/11/05 and took a picture of the coords. Initial Cache Contents: Log Book Pen Dino Book Mark Butterfly GI Joe Arm(I found it) Whistle Sm Level Handfull of bronze Roman coins Under a rock between rocks 2005-06-11T07:00:00 Found it BKT I could walk over the hill to this cache from my house, but today I didn't. Found the cache in the obvious area, despite coordinates, and had fun hunting around. The cache is in good shape, considering it is now contained in a ziplock bag. Thanks! -T 2005-06-02T07:00:00 Write note SRS I have been gone for a bit, back now! I will go out tomorrow to fix everything up. I would like to add that I used a very inexpensive GPS to mark that spot. I think the iffy coord's add to the challenge. :) Scott PS the general area is pretty darn obvious without a GPS :)! 2005-05-29T07:00:00 Found it BKip (T: 1420) The original coordinates took me about 120’ from the final location (crimestopper’s coords were good). The bad news is, the cache had been vandalized. The good news is that most of the items, including the logs, were simply dumped in one place and left. I could not find the container but I put all the collected items in a plastic bag. I have no idea if where I hid the cache is the correct place. I took the travel bug which happily remained. Thank you for the cache, BKip P.S. I saw many a lizard but they granted me safe passage. 2005-04-18T07:00:00 Found it Erickson I have read about Roman relics that have been found in the Americas from ships that might have been blown off course and carried by the currents. It would have been difficult for them to have gotten back . . . but even more difficult for them to have reached Marin. Still, it was a beautiful evening for a walk to the top of the ridge -- the lengthening days makes it easier to do these things after work (one more reason why there should be double daylight savings time in the winter). And after being in the red rock desert for a week, it was nice to be walk through green meadows and feel the wind. 2005-04-17T07:00:00 Found it Bric Anyone with a GPS indeed! Even with all the help and clues it took me twenty minutes. Okay, anybody with a GPS and a brain, then. My coords sent me 100 feet up the hill, then fifty down. Dunno why one oak messes it up so bad. Anyway, found it in the obvious place (ever notice it's always in the last place you look?) at 1500. Took a Roman coin (are these things real? Was I supposed to take one? I left the Little Blue Light TB auf Deutschland via Big Island. 2004-11-02T00:00:00.0000000-08:00 GCKZQ5 Mount Caroline Livermore by WalruZ, Traditional Cache (1.5/3) http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4b9ccf5c-f8b5-42f8-a886-5e837d287f91 Mount Caroline Livermore by WalruZ Geocache Geocache|Traditional Cache Mount Caroline Livermore WalruZ WalruZ Traditional Cache Regular 1.5 3 United States California 781 feet <img src="http://www.conservationleague.org/Images/Photos/livermore.jpg" align="right"> Mount Caroline Livermore is named for the Marin County woman who, with three other members of the Marin Garden Club, formed the <a href="http://www.conservationleague.org/default.html" target="_blank">Marin Conservation League</a> in the 1930s. Among other things, that organization is responsible for... <UL> <LI>the preservation of Mount Tamalpais</LI> <LI>thwarting a plan to fill Richardson Bay by bulldozing the Tiburon hills into the bay</LI> <LI>turning Angel island into a California State Park</LI> </UL> To quote the MCL's <a href="http://www.conservationleague.org/history.html" target="_blank">history page</a>... “We really saved that from becoming a cheap Coney Island, which a Nevada firm hoped to develop,” MCL leader Caroline Livermore said later about the campaign to preserve Angel Island. I had a great time hiking on Angel Island the day I placed this cache. It's a really beautiful place.   Thank you Caroline, wherever you are. Note: It is not necessary to go onto any steep slope in order to retrieve the cache. Please be careful and respectful of the environment. Also, when replacing the cache, please take time to camoflaugue the edges of the cache so it does not attract undue attention. <hr> <center><a href="http://www.theGBA.net" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thegba.net/images/gba_logo_green.gif" border="1" alt="Geocachers of the Bay Area logo"></a> (Click the logo to visit TheGBA)</center> <hr> Not just *under* a rock... 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it forman Nice views and a good work out getting there! As the kids from the field trip were coming up the hill to this area, they said "are we almost to the top" I replied, only 4 more miles to go. Well I thought it was funny! TFTC, Don 2005-06-03T07:00:00 Found it mousewiz Wow what great views!