Sycamore Sanctuary Traditional Cache
Kurious Kate: Too much poison oak! This geocache is out of circulation. Look for Niche Nestler as a replacement. We have placed 7 in Dayton Canyon for your hunting pleasure.
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Six geocaches have been placed in Dayton Cyn by Kurious Kate and Lady Lamont to supplement your hiking and geocaching pleasure with some knowledge about the early local native Americans. Fire in Sept 2005 ravaged this area but don't despair! Some caches survived and the others have been replaced. Look for CHUMASH CAVE, ROCKY ROAD, SAVORY SAGE, SEARED SUMAC, SUPER STAPLE, and SYCAMORE SANCTUARY. Notice they are listed alphabetically; you determine their order for seeking.
Development in the lower end of the canyon complicates access, so begin your search by parking on Woolsey Cyn Rd at N 34°14.092 W 118°39.546. If you are reluctant to retrace your path, team up with a geobuddy, park a vehicle near Roscoe and Valley Circle Blvds, and shuttle to the top. When you finish your hike, leave the area by way of a bulldozed road just above the chain link fence that runs west from Valley Circle Blvd. The road exits opposite the Deerlick Rd sign which you will see on the east side of Valley Circle Blvd.
SYCAMORE SANCTUARY is named for the large trees which are found along streams and canyon bottoms throughout the Santa Monica Mountains. Their height makes them easy to spot when travelling cross-country. Today as in Chumash times, look for sycamore trees if you need water.
The geocache was originally a bark-encrusted coffee can, but it burned in the fire and rolled down into the creek. There we found it in October, full of mud and debris. The only recognizable item was a blackened 1970 quarter which I have kept as a memento, since that was the year I moved to this area.
SYCAMORE SANCTUARY has been moved only slightly and is now a camo'ed soap dish with room for small trade goodies. Special bonus: look for new sycamore sprouts near the cache. Amazing!
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