I didn't find the geocache under the bridge, so I headed up the canyon. Even though it was still nearly not dawn, there were several people already hiking the trails.
I found a couple of caches in the valley that I didn't get the last time I was here, then headed up a steep trail towards the ridge. There were three caches on said steep trail, one I couldn't find, and two that I did.
When I got to the top I headed north to find the northernmost cache on the ridge. Because of the military installation to the north and west, one has to be careful not to cross 'the line'. To the east you can look down upon the Santee dump. If the wind is just right, you can smell it, too!
The northern-most part of the dump complex.
There is the dump up on the hill. You can see Cowles Mt. in the background.
I headed south along the ridge, finding caches along the way. Tons of fun!
An hour ago I was down there in Spring Canyon.
El Cajon has its normal haze.
You can see forever from up here! Highway52 bridge over Spring Canyon, with Fortuna Mt. in the background.
Here are some examples of geocaches I found today.
A mortar round container makes a nice watertight hide.
Didn't someone sing a song about Blue Bison? Anyone?
This kind of container is called a Bison, after one of the manufacturers.
A camouflaged Altoids tin.
Now that's a nice 'treasure chest'!
Pill bottle hiding under a guy wire cover. Almost missed this one!
Cute gingerbread cookie tin, with lucky horse shoe.
The only wildlife I saw today was two battling bugs. What kind of bugs are they, I ask?
You can see the whole route at Gmaps Pedometer! It claims I walked 6.8 miles. Feels like seven to me!
Don't forget you can usually click the images to see bigger versions!
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I wonder if those are Cow Killer Ants?
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