| Current at 3/14/2007 (Online waypoint URL) |
Volleyball in the wash (IS #01) by jshults (1.5/1.5)
N33° 38.077 W117° 44.604 (WGS84)
UTM 11S E 431055 N 3721892
Use waypoint: GCTA2A
Size: Small Hidden on 2/3/2006
In California, United States
Difficulty:
Terrain: 
| It looks like they used to play volleyball here in the wash, but not in a while. Don't bring a volleyball, too many bushes have grown up. |
The cache is in the wash area between two office complexes. The south complex is fully completed and the north is still under construction. You are able to reach the cache starting from either side of the wash. Parking might be a little limited during the business day in the south complex but is available.
There are at least 6 different starting points for your hunt. Some are MUCH longer but less difficult and one is easiest if you get there BY BUS. See the WAYPOINTS below for info.
If you are one of those people that risk No Parking areas or like to venture into to "uncharted waters", then there ARE shorter ways to get to the cache.
Yes, this a public hiking path/area. There is a LONG trail around the wash area and a paved path THROUGH the wash to the other side. You can walk across the wash from one complex to the other OR walk the long way around the main path.
COMMON SENSE NOTE: If it's pouring rain when you arrive, you might want to wait until another time.
It looks like they used to play volleyball here in the wash due to all the sand. Even the paved path is partially covered in places by the sand build up. The entire area is covered by this very fine sand (like people buy for sandboxes and volleyball courts).
Cache is about the size of a desk of cards. Bring a pen and maybe a micro size swag to trade. I like to see people trade swags even when it's a small to micro sized cache. Make it small if you bring it...
Original Contents:
guard spider
Huntington Beach Bug Travel Bug
Log book in a baggie (to keep it dry)
NO PENCIL remember ---- Please log "no finds" so I can see if difficulty is correct.
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| Code | Name | Type | Links | Comments | Coordinates |
| VBTA2A | Longest walk starting point | Parking Area | Google Maps | If you are out for a LONG walk this is the place to start. | N 33° 37.869 W 117° 44.396 |
| VWTA2A | Starting Point #2 | Parking Area | Google Maps | This is a little shorter but requires you to go down a little steep grade to get to the paved path. The paved path goes all the way to the cache if you follow it all the way. | N 33° 37.911 W 117° 44.624 |
| WBTA2A | Bus Stop near path | Trailhead | Google Maps | If you happen to be taking the bus to get to the cache area, this would be the bus stop to get off at. | N 33° 38.115 W 117° 44.189 |
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Current at 3/14/2007
3/12/2007 by pixel-mesh
Went to look but after the construction finished everything is fenced off. Bummer.
1/14/2007 by mojostones
#513. We parked at the second parking coords, and hiked in from there. Saw rock that looked a LOT like a volleyball! Druid Frank found the cache - Mamastones thought for sure she would beat him to the cache and get her first find for today, but no such luck! Took the wooden NY geocoin. TFTC!
1/14/2007 by the Druids
Out caching in the Irvine area with half of the Mojostones team today. Druid Frank found it. Excellent coords took us right to the cache. TNLNSL. TFTH!
1/1/2007 by woodscout
Find cache, forgot pen, walked back to car while kids gaurded the cache. left geocoin and scout patch took lizard, TFTC
11/18/2006 by lite_rod
Great weekend of caching with Wheeler Dealers. TFTC SL
11/18/2006 by Wheeler Dealers
Found the cache while in the area for the fall country event. Thanks for placing it.
9/25/2006 by Vegeta
Cool location, but there is a lot of construction going on nearby with lots of workers in full view. I parked within 250' of the cache near the xmas tree farm and had to hop a fence. Workers were scratching their helmets when they saw me walking down into the wash, but they had work to do and nails to hammer so they went back to work.
9/16/2006 by bvrballs
Out for a run with the Orange County Hash House Harriers. The trail came within 100 yds. of this one, so took a few moments to locate. Had little trouble finding. T: a squid, L: a geko. Thanks for the hide!
9/4/2006 by nonaeroterraqueous
Loved the wash, a nice remnant of nature in the midst of the city! We parked at the shorter location but didn't see the path down, so we ended up walking all the way to the main street and around. Then after we had found the path, we made the mistake of leaving it and pushing through the trees and lush undergrowth. That led us to a dead end, so we had to retrace our steps. We saw a lot of really cute, tiny fish chasing each other in the stream. It is a great place and totally worth the (extended) trouble it took us. Took nothing, left stencil. TFTC
8/4/2006 by BeckTrex
Looking at aerial photos I figured I could park much closer. But I didn’t bring climbing gear so I drove over to the suggested parking spot and took a pleasant afternoon walk I’m glad I didn’t try this cache last week during the heat wave!. By far the easiest find of the day and I got a great walk out of it too. Thanks for the fun.
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Hints
Be sure to close it tightly and put it to back where you find it so it does not get wet. It's in place where it could get wet due to storm water. I hope it won't get swept away if there a huge storm and the water level raises.