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Hikencache 5: Cosmo's Conundrum by OC_Clay (2/2.5)
N33° 38.708 W117° 53.535 (WGS84) UTM 11S E 417260 N 3723167 Use waypoint: GCNQ3N Size:  Regular Hidden on 5/1/2005
In California, United States  (This cache may contain travel bugs)
Cache is really evil! (ref = TB10H7K) Penny for your thoughts (ref = TBHZWV) Difficulty:  Terrain: 
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| This cache will take you on a short hike along Upper Newport Bay. This area is full of little trails that wind through the brush. After the rainy season -- which is when this cache was placed -- the brush can be a bit overgrown and some areas may be a little muddy. |
You may see some nice wildlife on this hike, particularly birds and bunnies. I saw a pair of Mallards with about six baby ducklings, egrets, vultures, doves, and an occasional heron. In the Spring season, after the Winter rains, the wildflowers are in bloom also.
This is a three-part multi-cache. At the first waypoint, in addition to the coordinates for the second waypoint, you will find a nice viewpoint of the bay with some educational signs about the ecosystem.
The second waypoint will take you to a little secluded marsh area. This is where I saw the family of ducks.
The final waypoint is where you will find the camo box with some nice goodies enclosed.
Overall, this is a fairly easy hike, but sturdy shoes are recommended, as the footing can be uneven in some areas. Please be careful of this and other hazards that may be present along this hike, including: scary wildlife and prickly or itchy plants. Occasional astronomical high tides may cause brief tidal flooding on parts of the path, but the cache itself is located a few feet above this level and should stay dry. In other words, your shoes may get wet or muddy at times on the way to this cache.
Update: 6/4/07: The cache went missing, so I replaced it with a somewhat smaller cylinder container about 8" long and 4" in diameter.
Enjoy!
Current at 5/24/2008
10/13/2007 by GSAK
-----------------------Found by: Daddy
Took: whistle, dash buddy
Left: legoland cards
Left TB:
- Bug "Cache is really evil!" dropped
- Bug "Penny for your thoughts" dropped
4/19/2008 by Lovell Family
I had a great time with this one. Very clever and I love multi
Cache. I took a pathtag and replaced it with true pirate booty and its not the kind that jingles$$$$$.
4/13/2008 by ZenGuru
Found it on a beautiful Sunday morning. In town from New Mexico for a little training and had to get some geocaching in. Took nothing, but left one of my signature pathtags. A pathtag is similar to a geocoin, but you don't have to feel obligated to move it to another cache, although you can. Just log your find at: http://track.pathtags.com/index.php
Thanks for the cache.
4/4/2008 by mike2find
This cache includes two things I like: multi-caches and good wildlife views. TFTC
3/22/2008 by KChaney56
With no GPS it took me 3 trips but I finally found this one late yesterday after 3 hours of caching on the bike in the heat.
TFTK
1/1/2008 by rcowboy
This was the first cache every and turned out te be a nice walk around Back Bay. Team Roy took out the parachute man and replaced it with 2 small cars. What a way to start the new year.
12/30/2007 by jlemonds
We loved this multicache; very clever
12/24/2007 by Raven Claw
Fun little multicache thanks!
11/17/2007 by takaime
Our first find. Thanks for a great cache.
11/4/2007 by thedonger
Found it. My 3 year old had a great time searching for this one. Thanks
10/11/2007 by Cacheflyer
Had a fun time with this multi and enjoyed the views today. TFTC SL
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Hints (Back)
[WP1:] "What is an Estuary?"
[WP2:] At eye level.
[WP3:] Squat and REACH.