Yesterday, 5 new caches were approved along the Los Angeles River Bikepath, not far from work. I figured that I could easily find them during lunch. First stop was LA River Bikeway - Oso Park–a nice pocket park near the LA River. I found several likely hiding spots for a cache, but came up empty. I walked from the park to LA River Bikeway - End of the Line. I got to the end of the line, but again, no cache to be found. I returned to Oso Park, looked a while longer, then gave up and drove over to LA River Bikeway - Elysian Valley Gateway Park. With the GPS and the hint, I found the probable hiding spot, but no cache. I figured after 3 Did Not Finds, I wouldn’t push my luck and quit for the day.
When I got back to work, I learned that Oso and End of the Line had both been found that morning, but no one had found End of the Line. That just added to the frustration. I wrote rammd and he let me know that I was looking exactly in the right places. I returned this morning and found both caches within seconds—they were exactly where I was looking yesterday. Well, sometimes, that’s how geocaching goes.
