The Continental United States, that is.
Wendy and I did a quick trip to San Diego this weekend and got the None More Southwesterly cache this morning. It is located within a few feet of the USA-Mexico border. The cache site was actually being guarded by the Border Patrol. From the log history, it appears that the Border Patrol knows all about the cache.
There is a monument marking the boundary, but now the border fence runs right up to it and then over it.
Here is a picture of me at the cache site.
The beach looked very nice, but there were signs posted warning that the water is probably contaminated. This is because the Tijuana River headlands are just a mile or so away. The water leaving Mexico is used as a sewer and isn’t treated.
The US side of the border is all parkland and undeveloped. The Mexican side is quite developed–you can see a lighthouse in one of the photos. Right next to the lighthouse is a bull ring. Homes–large and small are build right up to the border fence.
It was an interesting area. We are glad we made the effort to drive down to it.
NOTE: If you do this cache on a weekday, you will need to hike or bike about 3 miles round trip. The park is only open to cars on the weekend. The state park entrance fee is $5.00.
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