Hayward hunt

I did some hunting in the Hayward Hills today. I started with Dear Trail Boogee, parking at a park on Five Canyons Parkway. This was not the recommend access point, but while the hill down to the cache was steep, it wasn’t really difficult. The weeds and brush got a little thick at the end. I found, and retrieved, a basketball which had rolled a couple of hundred yards down the hill from the park, and then found the cache.

I drove over to Oakes Drive off of Fairview and parked at a trail access point. I looked for Oak View but did not find it. After getting back and reading the logs, I believe the coordinates are slightly off, and the hint is misleading. It’s probably under the tree, but not in the tree.

From the same parking place I dropped down into the other side of the ridge from Oak View. Passed a pretty tame deer that seemed to be inside somebody’s deer fence. I was looking for Hey Weird, and it seemed like it’s almost in a back yard. There are no fences because it does drop off rather steeply into the canyon. Luckily I found it fairly quickly and got out of there.

Getting back to the pickup, I realized Woodlands was within 100 feet, so I quickly grabbed it. It’s right at the base of the Woodlands sign, hidden in some landscaping. You can access it from behind the sign which offers concealment.

Then I drove down to near Cal State and looked for a reasonable place to park. Missed a good spot, got on a busy road, and when I turned off to turn around got onto a one-way street that took me for quite a journey. Finally got back, parked, and began looking for The Stinker. Didn’t take long, which is good, because it’s right near a busy road. True to its name, this cache is realistic looking dog poop that’s right out in the open. I made sure to touch it first with a stick.

Trees, Trees, Trees – Ward #3 was just up the canyon a bit. The GPSr was off a little because of tree cover, but by looking in likely spots, it was pretty easy to find.

A little farther up the trail, I came to Across the Creek & Thru the Woods. I completely lost the GPSr as I approached this one. I backed out, got a bearing on it, and just starting looking in good spots. Didn’t take long to find. And I don’t remember the details now. I think it was in a hollow part of a tree, deep down. There was a container easier to reach—may have been a decoy.