+92 Green YJ Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Hey all. Just going through the local caches and trying to find some good ones I can hit when I'm out wheeling in Carrol Canyon, Ocotillo Wells, Trukhaven and the like. But so far I have found ONE offroad friendly cache. most of em talk about hiking in a mile and a half and such. who does that? Looks like I might have to start making some caches of my own. I'm in no shape or frame to try and hike over a mile for a ache. thats why I have a lifted Wrangler. Its Hiking for lazy people!! Quote
+Team J.A.R. Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Hey all. Just going through the local caches and trying to find some good ones I can hit when I'm out wheeling in Carrol Canyon, Ocotillo Wells, Trukhaven and the like. But so far I have found ONE offroad friendly cache. most of em talk about hiking in a mile and a half and such. who does that? Looks like I might have to start making some caches of my own. I'm in no shape or frame to try and hike over a mile for a ache. thats why I have a lifted Wrangler. Its Hiking for lazy people!! I totally agree. My family gets a bit cranky when I make them walk. I was thinking maybe I was just not finding them yet... Hopefully they will start to show up here soon. There are supposed to be some very good ones up in Big Bear. 3+ hour drive for me. Maybe a camping trip will get me there. Mary Quote
+SKILLET Posted July 10, 2006 Posted July 10, 2006 Hey all. Just going through the local caches and trying to find some good ones I can hit when I'm out wheeling in Carrol Canyon, Ocotillo Wells, Trukhaven and the like. But so far I have found ONE offroad friendly cache. most of em talk about hiking in a mile and a half and such. who does that? Looks like I might have to start making some caches of my own. I'm in no shape or frame to try and hike over a mile for a ache. thats why I have a lifted Wrangler. Its Hiking for lazy people!! I totally agree. My family gets a bit cranky when I make them walk. I was thinking maybe I was just not finding them yet... Hopefully they will start to show up here soon. There are supposed to be some very good ones up in Big Bear. 3+ hour drive for me. Maybe a camping trip will get me there. Mary You want off road Caches go to Ocotillo Wells Most of them you can drive right up to. Some you may have have to walk 20 or 30 ft to. There are at least 90 or more Caches in 42,000 acres of desert some are easy and some you really have to use that 4 wheel drive. 23 of them are mine. you want a fun ride check out the Jet engine Cache. If you take the right trails you can score at least another 10 on the way. Have fun SKILLET Quote
+92 Green YJ Posted July 11, 2006 Author Posted July 11, 2006 not have to use 4wd?!?!?! what fun is that?? maybe this pic of my YJ will give you a better understanding of my attitude Quote
+John&Jess Posted July 11, 2006 Posted July 11, 2006 not have to use 4wd?!?!?! what fun is that?? maybe this pic of my YJ will give you a better understanding of my attitude Ummm... Our STOCK '82 'Yota is wondering why you keep moving your "Jeep's" front license plate around... Quote
+92 Green YJ Posted July 12, 2006 Author Posted July 12, 2006 i moved it to the side when I went with the synthetic winchline and the Tough Stuff safety thimble as it sticks too far out for the plate to clip to the roller fairlead Quote
+Duncan! Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 i moved it to the side when I went with the synthetic winchline and the Tough Stuff safety thimble as it sticks too far out for the plate to clip to the roller fairlead It's like he's talking some other language. This may be what you're looking for: The Squeeze Check out the other caches in the same area. My jeep is rather stock, so let me know when you go and I'll let you take me along End transmission. D! Quote
+SlabyFam Posted July 12, 2006 Posted July 12, 2006 There are a huge amount of desert caches. Check out the lawson peak caches. they are fun and close to home or otay truck trail. Out at otay you can take a few wrong turns and make it interesting! The Squeeze cache that Duncan mentioned is ours and there are 2 or 3 more caches on that trail. However I would not do them in the summer heat, very remote area! Have fun and jeep on! Quote
+92 Green YJ Posted July 12, 2006 Author Posted July 12, 2006 the squeeze huh? I'm assuming thats on the Jeep Squeeze trail in Ocotillo Wells. definitely too hot to hunt that one right now Quote
+dhsundance Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 I'd love to see more 4x4 caches- so have at it. Just don't expect too many finders this time of year. Some of my offroading caches are not even legal to get to by vehicle until October 1st. Those are the caches in Coyote Canyon in Anza Borrego. This is the Big Bear time of year for wheeling and caching. Part of the problem I have with finding caches during a wheeling trip is that I have to choose my stops strategically because the group I'm with may not want to stop every 5minutes. The trick is to go with other cachers like the ones at this link: http://www.socal4x4geocachers.org/ Quote
ElevenBravo Posted July 13, 2006 Posted July 13, 2006 Im a woods person myself, the further I have to go off a trail and hump into the bush to find the cache, the happier I am. Its an Infantry thing, you wouldnt understand. :-) But seriously, theres a lot of caches out there, not everyone will be happy with every cache. It cant get more simpler than that. 11B out... Quote
+Team J.A.R. Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 Great pics up there. I'm looking for some things closer to home. Laguna, Cuyamaca type stuff. We have a Dodge Dakota so the serious 4WD stuff is a little out of our league. This is after all a street use vehicle too. I was thinking Kitchen Creek Rd, Thing Valley Rd would be doable. We've been through those areas quite a bit already. Most of our found caches are on the Otay Truck Trail although more toward the Jamul end. So we have some left to do on the Otay end. I am planning a camping weekend. Trying to decide between Cuyamaca and Laguna. I dont' remember but it seems like ther are no driving areas in Laguna, just hiking. Personally I like the hiking but the 3 kids (ages 2, 5, 8) are lets say a PAIN. Gotta get them started sometime. Quote
+Chuy! Posted July 17, 2006 Posted July 17, 2006 (edited) Corral Canyon OHV has some caches; I've never been there but those caches are on my soon-to-do list. There are also 20-30 caches on the Bear Valley Loop, south of I8 between Buckman Springs and Pine Valley exit. The trail is not technical at all - I found the caches on my 2WD stock pickup. A similar 'easy' trail is up the Palomar Devide; great views though and a short hike to the abandoned fire lookout tower. Check out the road to Sycuan Peak via The Observation Post cache. If the trailhead is open, the road trip to the top looked doable with double lockers and some gutsy driving. Watch out for the deep ruts! Edited July 17, 2006 by Chuy! Quote
+dhsundance Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 Corral Canyon OHV has some caches; I've never been there but those caches are on my soon-to-do list. I was just up there on Saturday. It was real hot but so was everywhere in SD County. On a side not- I'm pretty sure this area got burnt in the recent fire. Dave Quote
+HappyFrog (& gang) Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 http://www.socal4x4geocachers.org/ is putting caching out when they go out for runs together. You will find many have been placed. Hopefully you are also placing 4x4 caches so they can be found. Quote
+Green Achers Posted August 12, 2006 Posted August 12, 2006 We draw cachers from all over Northern California and Nevada (including Los Vegas) every year for the GBES Off-Road Navigational Rally. It's not the extream off-road that you're looking for but it is a good time - and the area's that you go should be accessed via helicopter or horse. Perhaps you'll be able to join us next year! Quote
+Team Perks Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 Seriously? So Cal is FULL of 4x4-friendly caches. We take our TJ out on the trail all the time to find 'em. Quote
+dhsundance Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 Seriously? So Cal is FULL of 4x4-friendly caches. We take our TJ out on the trail all the time to find 'em. I think it may have been more of a picture opportunity than a true criticism about the lack of 4wd caches in So Cal. Especially since the guy only has three finds, all within a 3 day period and not one of them required a jeep to get there. What's sad is he actually paid for a premium membership and hasn't logged on in a month. There's always the upcoming Ocotillo Wells campout in October. Lots of offroading. To each his own Quote
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