Motlah's 14/395 Run - Big Pine Creek Traditional Cache
Motlah's 14/395 Run - Big Pine Creek
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So now you're less than 2 hours from Mammoth. Need to stretch them legs? The peaceful area of Big Pine has a lot to offer.
Although the "big pine" of local namesake has disappeared, a majestic lone sequoia stood as a beacon just north of the business district at the intersections of Highways 395 and 168 until recently. The area around Big Pine, and indeed the entire Owens Valley, was once a green, agriculturally rich farming region. This changed in the early 1900's when the Los Angeles water department began purchasing riparian rights and developed a system of lakes and aqueducts that slowly drained the area of its water supply. Remnants of former irrigation canals and once cleared lands are evident when traveling the vast network of back roads throughout the area. Well known to the thousands of skiers making the Los Angeles to Mammoth drive (Big Pine is just about the right distance from Mammoth to stop for one more cup of coffee — which will wear off just about the time you arrive at Mammoth so you can go to sleep), it's a place with a lot to offer beyond coffee and lunch. Cache is log only, cammo to match...BYOP please. PLEASE replace as found. Cache On!
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Snyy naq jvagre, rnfvre gb svaq. 15 sg sebz fvqrjnyx. Obhapl pbbeqf!