Last cache before sundown...

We had time for one more quick cache so drove to Fifield Park - one of the most popular parks at the lake. There is a parking area for the bike/walking path there and our GPS signal told us to start down the path. The sun was getting really low in the sky and once into the treed area, it was getting harder to see.
We talked about how it would be fun to do a cache at night. That's something that we haven't tried yet.
It was a short walk in before it veered off into the trees. This cache would be a very easy one for kids. The terrain was very mild, by comparison to others we had been to, and it was a quick enough find that they wouldn't lose interest.
We took a witch figure and left our traditional Indians.

Second Cache - March 11

The second cache of the day on March 11 took us to the Karr Nature Trail that starts by the observation tower at Lake Red Rock. The trail itself is beautiful. They have little signs along it pointing out the different variety of tress and the birds you might see. It winds along the shoreline over several foot bridges.
The view of the lake with the sun getting low over the mile long bridge and shimmering across the water was really gorgeous.
For whatever reason that day I was enthralled with the dormant flowers and plants and I took a lot of pictures of "dead" stuff. I think they are really cool though. I maxed out my free Flickr account already so need to look for another option so I can catch up on my photo postings. ** Update ** Decided to just choose the best photo from each cache outing and post with Blogger **
The cache was a little off the trail, up a steep hill. We took a Woody action figure from Toy Story and left our eagle guy. It seemed like more of a fair trade since Woody was pretty big.

More from the lake...

Saturday was such great weather and Sunday it got cold and rainy again, so we decided to head out for some caching while we could.
The first cache of the day was at Elk Rock State Park. This is a great park with facilities for horses and lots of trails. I had been in as far as the first boat launch, but never back in where the trails start. Directly across from the cliffs, this is a hilly wooded area with a wicked drop off to the water. If you look at the photos from the cliffs cache, you can see this area from the other side.

We spooked four large deer shortly after entering the woods. They flew down a ravine before I could snap a picture. It was pretty windy on the bluff, but the views were great. We traded our Indians for an "Eagle guy". Figured this was appropriate since I had found an eagle feather on the way to the cache.