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We took a few weeks off from geocaching (first there was Comic-Con, then there was the epic case of con crud that kept Ken out of commission for a couple more weeks) but now we're back. The first caches we did last weekend were "Helen Bach" and "Helen Bach's Dirty Little Sister," which were hidden in a drainage tunnel near UCSD. We actually lucked out a bit by finding an "urban exploration" meetup page from a group that explored this tunnel last fall. (It was led by the guy who placed these geocaches, actually.) So we had pictures and stories and knew what we were getting into. I've occasionally said that I'd be interested in urban exploration if I weren't so slow and clumsy and generally law-abiding. Well, here was our chance!

The view from where we parked. The entrance to the tunnel is on the lower right, below the concrete wall. We just needed to get down there somehow...

( You know you want to see more! )

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For a while now we've been working on the Penasquitos Canyon Hall of Fame, a list of 135 caches in or near Penasquitos Canyon. If we find them all, we'll get our name on a list, and maybe even get a little certificate if we attend next year's awards dinner. There are several Hall of Fame lists for San Diego, but Penasquitos Canyon is (a) fairly close to home (b) a fairly short list and (c) not so strenuous as to be completely impossible for us to complete. We're about halfway done; it'll be a while before we complete it, but we've done some of the toughest caches already and I think we'll make it to the end eventually.

Last Sunday we took a six-mile hike along the floor of the canyon, to the waterfall and back.

The first cache was called "Hey, What's That Doing Here." Upon finding the cache, we had to say the same thing.

( More caches, and the waterfall! )