McDonald Forest - First hike, 11.1 miles! 2023-09-11
On my first hike in McDonald forest, I found 10 caches; a variety of traditionals, a virtual and a multi. It was a mostly natural day; I encountered nearly 20 people, 2 of those were cyclists. All in all, a very nice Monday... until I got back to my pickup. While one of the cache parking waypoints was my start/end, parking is not permitted, and I received a warning. Lesson learned, don't trust caching waypoints for parking! I checked several others, and they were accurate. I happened to choose the one that wasn't!
First geocache stop - Tampico (2023-09-11 )
Yep, that's all that's left of Tampico! (2023-09-11 )
You are here! (2023-09-11 )
Powder Shack sign (2023-09-11 )
Powder shack (2023-09-11 )
Nice trails, nice bridge hiding a cache (2023-09-11 )
One of the peaks (2023-09-11 )
Tenacle tree (2023-09-11 )
Slightly sloping bench at Tenacle tree (2023-09-11 )
Another interesting old growth tree (2023-09-11 )
A ponderosa study (2023-09-11 )
I'm not sure why this sign is here... the elevation is about 850' (2023-09-11 )