Kenna's Geo-Circuit #2 - Sagebrush Traditional Cache
dalemac57: There is a birds nest where the cache used to be
Kenna's Geo-Circuit #2 - Sagebrush
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#2 Sagebrush - For years when I walked thru this hollow of sorts I
was stopped dead in my tracks by the scent, at least in late
summer. Not sure why it seems so strong in just this area. This is
perhaps the easiest cache on the circuit, with the exception that
it's also the only one that requires leaving geo-paths and blazing
your way thru about 25 feet of foxtails in summer. Kenna hates
foxtails. The container is a small bison big enough only for its
log and a digitalfish.
This cache is part of a circuit of caches on the (formerly)
neglected side of Fairmont Ridge, above Lake Chabot. The other side
may have a parking lot... but it no longer is on the short end of
the stick cache-wise. Easy access is available at the bottom of the
hill on Fairmont Drive near Lake Chabot Park, right about where
Fairmont Drive turns into Lake Chabot Road. There is also a gate on
Sheffield Road. All of these cache containers are commercially
available over the internet. Camo not necessarily included. They
include a couple lock & lock containers, a couple bison tubes,
and something else.
"Kenna's Challenge" here is to find all the caches in 60 minutes
(from the time you or a member of your team enter one of the two
cattle-gates)... technically there are 5 locations to visit... but
Kenna is making this about as easy as she can (this is intended as
a training circuit - not a torture test)... and if you follow the
numbers and the geo-trails, you can hopefully walk this circuit in
less than 45 minutes (it's not quite as testing as the ridge on the
other side of Fairmont Drive)... but that doesn't leave that much
time for geo-searching and signing logs and whatnot... nevermind
enjoying the view(s). Good Luck.
Please note that even operating under the assumption that this side
of the ridge is easier than the other side of the street... it's
still some significant hiking. There are no paved paths over here.
You're going to be climbing a couple hundred vertical feet... maybe
more than once depending on the approach. The terrain difficulty
ratings I used for the circuit are relative to how much climbing
you might do. If you just run in to grab #1, you won't break much
of a sweat, but #4 will probably bring you up, then down, and then
up... and then down. You should probably wear your hiking shoes for
this.
The real hunting in this gig is to find Kenna herself... she's
usually here at least once a week in late afternoon. She's bugged
and she carries a bounty, but you need to figure that one out for
yourself. Happy hunting.
Congratulations to ThatsOKay on the FTF!
Additional Hints
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