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Google Earth view of our route along the Skelton Canyon Trail (orange), looking north. The skelton Ridge trail above it is purple. In the top-left corner are trails of the North Ranch Open Space
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Learning about the Conejo Open Space Challenge, and geocaching, at the start of the hike
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Looking at the descriptions of the geocaches we'll be searching for. There are 6 of them on this trail.
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Off we go!
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The trail starts with a moderate climb and it's getting warmer...
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Time to remove some jackets!
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Holding a GPS and looking towards where it says the first geocache is hidden
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The first geocache (aka "cache") is found quickly
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From where the geocache was hidden, some hikers are still on the trail
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Reading the description of the next cache and setting the GPSs to point to it
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And we continue on!
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The cache is in those bushes somewhere
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Looking for the cache, but in the wrong spot. The fellow in the orange shirt at the top has found it...
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... See?
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The geocachers are quite spread out looking for the cache
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As things come up, hike co-leader Steve answers questions and gives tips on geocaching
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The previous cache was hidden in the chaparral. This one is under an oak tree.
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It's hanging in the branches, and very hard to see!
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See it now?
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