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Granite Beek Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/20/2001
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

First cache in the Sacramento area!


Update: 5/20/2011 10 years ago today, this cache was placed by kimbo as the first geocache in the Sacramento area. I have been given the honor of adopting and caring for it for the next 10 years. I replaced the container with a cammod lock and lock measuring roughly 6x10x2. It is in the same spot as before. Happy Birthday Granite Beek!

Update: 3/14/2004 - When first placed (back in May 2001) there was no poison oak near this cache. The situation has changed since then. There is poision oak growing very close to this cache now. A careful person can still reach the cache without coming into contact with the nasty stuff, but a careless individual may end up scratching and itching in a day or two! Please be careful!

Nice easy walk along trails through wooded area. Trails used by Hikers, Bikers and Horses. Granite outcroppings are numerous in the cache area. There is a $3 day use/entrance fee. There is also an access point that bypasses the entry fee. Look for the Twin Rocks. As in most recreation areas of California, beware of Posion Oak. The cache area is free, I believe, of poison oak, but it dots the area and can be seen from/along the trails.

This is the first cache I have "planted." It should not be difficult to find. The cache itself is Gladware container measuring about 6" x 9" with a blue translucent top.

Original Contents when placed:

  • Cache Log Book
  • Behind the Scenes with Warren Miller PC-CD
  • iMac stickers
  • Purple Fugly Critter/Ornament
  • Roll of 35mm Color Print film
  • Nalathni Dragon (Magic the Gathering trading card game
  • card) & Magic the Gathering rulebook (5th Edition)
  • California Lottery Scratcher

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

fznyyre bhgpebc---haqre pbarf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)