The cache is NOT at the above coordinates!
This is my 1000th Geocache Hide!!!
Cache Across Southern California 2025
Greetings film critics! Are you ready to explore Hollywood through the ages? Find and locate one of the roughly 40 CASC geocaches across all 10 Southern California counties. As you find geocaches, you may stamp your passport to track your progress and turn it in at the SoCal Spring Fling mega event on May 3rd, 2025 to redeem your film critic award.
How do I use the CASC Passport?
Use the stamp in each CASC geocache and stamp any of the 15 small movie tickets on the front page of the passport. At the bottom of each ticket, write the GC code of the geocache that corresponds to the stamp provided. Then on the reverse side, circle or highlight the caches you found from the list. Doing these steps will increase efficiently and line management at the CASC table at Spring Fling.
CASC Prize Redemption
To qualify for prize redemption at SoCal Spring Fling 2025, there are two award packages being offered: Silver and Gold. For the SILVER award you must find at least 6 CASC geocaches in 3 counties. To qualify for the GOLD award you must find at least 15 CASC geocaches in all 10 counties. Silver award includes a small goodie bag containing geocaching, CASC, and Spring Fling items, but Gold award includes a complimentary CASC 2025 geocoin + the silver award prize. Only one prize package per qualifying account. Prize distribution will be on a first come first served basis.
Sharing your progress
Feel free to share and post your progress on the official CASC Facebook group. Important announcements will be periodically added here as well.
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Top Gun
Top Gun is a thrilling movie set in Southern California. Maverick, portrayed by Tom Cruise, learns how to become the best of the best of the US Navy's Top Gun fighter pilot program. The film has exciting action sequences, giving viewers a first hand look into what it really takes to become a fighter pilot. Top Gun premiered to theaters on May 16, 1986.
This cache was hidden in preparation for SoCal Spring Fling
At the above coordinates you will find Hanger 24 (open Thurs-Fri 12pm-4pm; Sat-Sun 10am-4pm). Go inside (free to enter) and make a right towards the theater room. Within the large hanger you will find a series of red signs on the walls that describe the history of El Toro Air Marine Base. Before you enter the theater room you will find a sign that says, "A Guide to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro". To the right of this sign is a red sign that describes two different aircraft that you may see on the grounds. One is named after the Spanish islands and the other is named after a US state.
The cache can be found at: N 33° 40.TOP′ W 117° 45.GUN′
TOP = Range of N3N-3 in miles PLUS 8
GUN = Range of SNJ-5 in miles MINUS 590
You may check your calculations with the Top Gun pilot below. If correct, a final hint will be provided.
Please use stealth and be carful with retrieval and replacement. Try and not damage the cache container. Also, it has tons of room for swag and trackables! Lastly, do NOT remove the stamp inside.
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