Well, I had great expectations of finding quite a few in the Central Valley this afternoon, but it didn’t turn out that way.
First, I went out by the Tracy Airport and grabbed Keep Your Head Down. Quick find. It’s not on the airport side of the road and so that makes it pretty obvious where it has to be.
Tracy Trip wasn’t very hard to find, although it is in the junky fringe of an old city park. One of the logs indicates the eucalyptus trees will be removed, and if that happens, this cache is history.
I tried to get Fast Food III, but I was there right at lunch time and I just couldn’t manage it without someone seeing exactly what I was doing.
Master Of Disguise is in the back of a restaurant parking lot. I spotted it immediately, although it is a clever disguise and may cause people problems. It is made to look like a light controlled switch on a street light pole and is held on with magnets.
I tried to find a way to access a couple out on 280 and I5, and just couldn’t make sense of it, or there were too many construction workers around.
So, I moved on in to Manteca, but had poor luck there. Tried Center of Attention, but there were folks right there. I tried a visual inspection from normal locations, but I suspect a close up search is required. Tried Blue and Green Park, but there were tons of kids.
Grabbed Firetrucks and Pool. A quick find. It’s a micro hidden inside the rubber flex pipe around the base of a young tree.
Looked for Tidewater Bikeway Cache, but when I found it’s geocaching label discarded on the ground, I gave up. I suspect the ammo can has been ripped off.
Looked for Manteca Bike Trail, but couldn’t find it. Did find something that makes me wonder if its still there. I found just the top of a sprinkler control valve. Hmmm. I wonder if there is an open one deep inside the bush?
After all this disappointment, I went out to Lathrop. Steeeeerike Three! is in a fairly large park. The only place any people (kids) were was right at the cache. I even left for a while and then came back, but some kids were still there.
Then I looked for Pet Rock. I don’t know; too many rocks I guess.
Finally, I just settled for the virtual at Don’t Panic, an interesting mini mart.
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