GCCF3D Palm Peak (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by Jef

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A cache by Jef Message this owner

Hidden : 2/2/2003

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Size: Size: other (other)

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Near Palm benchmark in eastern Santa Rosas on a 2700' peak. Very difficult and dangerous area.

This requires a difficult hike, and is not for the novice. Terraine is intense! I did a loop hike, and on the way back, had to retrace part of my hike a few times. If you go down a different ridge, you may run into the following problem, which was expressed well by Edward Abbey in "Desert Solitaire". Dropping into the wash the first time
in my return, I ran into a 30' dry waterfall, so I went over to the next wash. I committed to this wash, but
wound up having to descend a 6' drop, followed by a 10' drop, followed by a 12' drop -- all with high vertical walls on each side. Go figure what would happen if I ran into a 50' drop with night fast approaching and out of water. Final drop was into main Palm Wash, and I made it back easily after that.

Start at the Calcite Mine at N33 17.955 W116 06.614, and follow the trail up the ridge. Path is self-evident, but a few areas might seem difficult at first.

Near Palm Peak, about 0.1 miles west, on the ridge before it drops, you can find a lone rock standing up like a diminutive monument, less than 3' tall. On it's west side, protected by rocks, is a mason jar, containing the following items:

4 pieces of calcite found at the nearby mine
1 slice of polished blue agate
1 guitar pick
1 golf ball
1 New Mexico refrig. magnet
1 camera timer
1 barnacle
1 notebook
1 pencil

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