Jump to content

Geo Ho And Mopar Head To Sunny Socal


Geo Ho

Recommended Posts

I will be heading to LA for work and I am bringing my favorite caching partner with me to keep me company. Well, Mopar's really along to drive the car . . . but don't tell him that. :(

 

Anyhoo . . . we'll be in town the 20th through the 23rd. We are free in the evenings and all day on Saturday. We would love to get together with the locals for caching and stuff! Well, I'll leave the stuff to Mopar ;) . . . how about some caching and brews instead??

 

Until then . . . happy caching and stuff!! <_<

Link to comment
I'm always game for stuff! Whereabouts in L.A. are you planning on going?

We're actually staying at a hotel near LAX. I'm working in El Segundo . . . everything else is up for grabs. We have no caching plans yet. The last time we were there we did a bunch of caches along Mulholland Drive and had a blast . . . though the June Gloom left something to be desired . . .

 

Suggestions are welcome. . .

 

Happy caching and stuff! :rolleyes:

Link to comment

Most of my cache finds are outside of L.A. proper, but if you're looking to stay not too far from El Segundo...There are some neat hides in downtown (if you're into micros). Venice area has some interesting virtuals and a few other neat hides that I've found. Pasadena similarly has some great caches. There are some nice hides on the UCLA campus (though I work there and still haven't had time to find any of them!).

 

If you want to get out a little farther and pick up a few more caches on Saturday, I definitely recommend hitting the Conejo Valley--lots of great caches, excellent cache density (you could easily hit triple-digits with a little help planning the routes), some fantastic hikes...and, as it turns out, a CITO event on Saturday.

 

Or I'm happy to give you a tour of the Antelope Valley, if you like cold, wind, and Joshua trees. :rolleyes:

Link to comment

I live in Santa Cruz, but have spent a lot of time on business trips in El Segundo the last year... I've hit all the caches around the airport and here are a few that are my favorites:

 

CLOSE TO AIRPORT

Mig Alley - an easy multi with interesting surroundings if you like old planes

Red light return - micro requiring short walk along harbor entrance and beach

LAX Plane Spotting - Micro from a small park overlooking LAX runways where you can watch the big planes taking off and landing.

Heart of Venice - micro in a unique residential area.

 

PALOS VERDES

A Short drive south (20-30 minutes?) of LAX is the Palos Verdes area. Very high concentration of caches, many with nice views: Some of my favorites:

Amazing Floating Rocks Cache

Malaga View

Malaga Vista

 

All three of those can be reached from a single parking spot. Nice if you want to spend some time near the beach.

 

SAN PEDRO

The South end of Palos Verdes (San Pedro is about 25 minutes away by highway if traffic is not too bad) also has some nice ones:

There are five in one park (Peck Park) by "Snowland". He had some pretty nice camo jobs and the hike for all 5 is about a mile.

Search for closest caches to "Peck Park Trail"

 

Also in San Pedro:

Cool Shade -

Escargot Tree - Nice Ocean views from high bluffs and views of Channel Islands on a clear day

Sunken Treasure - Very weird area, you've got to see to believe.

Link to comment
A post over at Southern California Geocachers might get a few more responses. <_<

I would love to have posted in the SoCal forums except that I seem to be unwanted there!

 

20b15b86-6e63-4042-8d56-d18de8302c49.jpg

 

What's up with that?? :huh:

 

If you don't want us to come to SoCal . . . you could at least say so to our faces! ;)

 

:huh: Sheesh! :huh:

 

Happy caching and stuff?? :P

 

PS: Don't be mad at US . . . WE didn't bring on the deluge!! It wasn't us, I swear!! :huh:

Edited by Geo Ho
Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...