Two (If)
By Sea Kayak
When we visit
Refugio State
Beach, we love paddling around and visiting with the
Dolphins,
Sea Otters, and
Grey Whales. Mom paddles her kayak while Osita sleeps
in her lap, and Dad paddles his kayak while Sacapahtatoes looks for
critters and Sea Apples (actually,
Bull kelp bulbs - they taste and look a lot like salty
apples to her, though). During this trip, we just happened to
have an empty ammo can in our hatch when we spotted a nice beach to
land on, so we stuffed it full of goodies and placed it on shore
for you to find. It's out in the open, under a bush, up the
slope just a ways up a geo-path.
While you could
probably get to this cache by land, you'll cross private property,
active rail road tracks, barbed wire and cliffs doing so.
Besides, it wouldn't be nearly as fun. That's why we're
giving this a terrain 5; it's much easier via the easy 1 mile
(each way) kayak route, and hopefully it's a great excuse to get on
the water for a few of you adventure minded
cachers.
This was our path
to the cache. The little zigzags on the far right are where
we were playing with dolphins! Google Earth doesn't match up
too well with reality in this area; the cache isn't in the white
rocks. All tracks and WPTs are displayed too far north
(left), and too far east (up).
The cache is just
to the left and below the white rocks in the center of the
picture. Look for the only obvious trail near GZ and climb
the slope. The cache is chest high, on the ground, under a
bush. Check your
Tide Tables as the landing may be a bit dicey during high
tides; anything below 3' should be fine.
Original
contents:
-
Water
bottle
-
Signal
whistle
-
Light
stick
-
4 AA
batteries
-
Kayak emergency
signaling device
-
Small first aid
kit
-
TB
We hope you enjoy
your trip up the coast as much as we did!
Sincerely,
Team
Trailgoon
Trailgoon,
Hikenhobbes, Sacapahtatoes, and Osita