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Backbone Trail Trek 2010
Geocaching Opportunities
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little value. Today, well over 970,579 geocaches are registered on various websites devoted to the sport. Geocaches are currently placed in over 100 countries around the world and on all seven continents, including Antarctica.
There are currently over 122 geocaches hidden along the Backbone Trail (within approximately 200 feet of the trail). Although the caches are scattered along the length of the trail, there are long stretches were there are no caches, since geocaching is not generally permitted on National Parks Property. Virtual and Earth caches are allowed on NPS property and there are two each of those types of caches on the trail.
For those Backbone Trail Trekkers that participate in the sport, geocaching may add an additional level of enjoyment the Backbone Trek. The pace of the trek is such that cachers will have time to locate caches during the hike. In case you are new to the sport, there are experienced geocachers among the volunteer staff to provide assistance if desired.
The table below lists all the geocaches along the Backbone Trail. A GPS downloadable file may be found on www.geocaching.com. Navigate to the webpage for any one of the listed caches. On the right hand side of the page you will find "Bookmark Lists". Click on "Backbone Trail". (Or: click here to go directly to the Backbone Trail Bookmark List.) Download the file to your PC and then use your existing PC tools to download the file to your GPS.
Good luck and happy caching!
| Cache ID | Cache Name | Location |
| GC10DET | Another BBT Cache | N34 04.301 W118 31.429 |
| GC10H8G | Ray Miller Trail | N34 05.186 W119 01.943 |
| GC117ZX | Dirty Harrys Manzanita | N34 04.887 W118 39.522 |
| GC11NAG | A nice perch for a Big Eagle | N34 05.223 W119 01.806 |
| GC11NJD | Coming Around the Far Turn | N34 05.127 W119 01.632 |
| GC11QFF | I'm Gonna Keep Going! | N34 05.442 W119 01.564 |
| GC11RJF | Thanks for the chaos, in a manner of speaking. | N34 05.288 W119 01.699 |
| GC11WNM | Lunchtime Quickie for Max | N34 05.112 W119 01.484 |
| GC12HDV | It's A Jungle | N34 07.543 W118 59.764 |
| GC12HE9 | Don't Fence Me Out! | N34 07.580 W118 59.661 |
| GC12HF3 | Eraser's Edge | N34 06.924 W118 58.658 |
| GC12HF9 | A Not So Familiar Ring | N34 06.867 W118 58.795 |
| GC12W76 | Mugu Zoo | N34 07.019 W119 00.297 |
| GC12Y06 | 5 2 DANIELSON | N34 06.913 W118 57.054 |
| GC12Y07 | HOODOO VU | N34 06.715 W118 58.435 |
| GC14Q0X | Backbone Multi-View | N34 06.634 W118 57.819 |
| GC15B1W | Hiking the Backbone Trail with some old fossils | N34 04.515 W118 43.526 |
| GC15B1Z | Caves along the Backbone Trail Cache: | N34 04.779 W118 44.921 |
| GC15VC1 | Into the Gap | N34 06.656 W118 57.971 |
| GC19D17 | Reckless Disregard | N34 04.848 W118 44.978 |
| GC1A3F3 | Turn Right for the Rustic Canyon | N34 04.206 W118 31.290 |
| GC1A9G2 | Inspiration Point How the mountains formed! | N34 06.989 W118 56.571 |
| GC1AA9W | Sandstone Peak The top of the Santa Monica Mtns! | N34 07.217 W118 55.925 |
| GC1AEZ2 | Eaten Alive | N34 04.849 W118 31.923 |
| GC1AF0J | Backbone Pear | N34 04.367 W118 31.487 |
| GC1AV7J | Around the bend, on the BBT | N34 06.257 W118 33.150 |
| GC1AV9T | Somewhere between here and there. | N34 05.391 W118 32.494 |
| GC1B16V | Two Views | N34 05.890 W119 01.914 |
| GC1B5WZ | Rocky Top | N34 06.609 W118 58.160 |
| GC1B5X2 | Out on a Ledge | N34 06.783 W118 57.308 |
| GC1C4Y4 | Spinal Tap | N34 05.048 W118 39.758 |
| GC1CFZJ | Everlasting Cache with a View | N34 06.397 W118 34.381 |
| GC1HN62 | Bagonybone | N34 04.946 W118 51.163 |
| GC1HTMR | Ocean Pacific | N34 05.101 W119 01.852 |
| GC1HTN2 | This Bud's 4 U | N34 05.243 W119 01.571 |
| GC1J6EE | Snake City | N34 06.706 W118 57.751 |
| GC1JGNP | Between Main Trails | N34 06.646 W119 00.998 |
| GC1K0QD | BACKBONE ON BACKBONE | N34 07.241 W118 58.584 |
| GC1KBN6 | Backbone Lunch Rock - East | N34 05.053 W118 39.571 |
| GC1KTVE | Eagle's Eye | N34 04.840 W118 45.136 |
| GC1M0JT | 180-Degree Canyon View | N34 06.451 W119 00.895 |
| GC1M3YB | Lower Limb | N34 06.389 W118 32.879 |
| GC1M403 | Bend, Path & Beyond | N34 05.926 W118 32.508 |
| GC1MCF8 | The guardian's muse, fair Heloise | N34 04.587 W118 43.620 |
| GC1MJYN | BONEY BACKBONE | N34 06.827 W118 57.152 |
| GC1NZQR | APPROACHING TRIPPET | N34 05.669 W118 35.444 |
| GC1NZR7 | BIG BURL | N34 05.791 W118 35.599 |
| GC1PHYD | Dead Horse Bridge | N34 05.731 W118 35.807 |
| GC1PPJ8 | Guardian Toad - Abelard | N34 04.776 W118 44.236 |
| GC1PQ89 | GIMMIE A BREAK TOO | N34 06.592 W119 00.653 |
| GC1Q0CC | Overlook View | N34 05.630 W119 01.698 |
| GC1Q7TA | No P O | N34 05.637 W118 36.243 |
| GC1Q7VB | Puerco Canyon Overlook | N34 04.184 W118 43.275 |
| GC1Q7W7 | Spinal Decompression | N34 04.819 W118 44.418 |
| GC1QBHJ | EL NEATO VU | N34 04.793 W118 44.723 |
| GC1QKKY | Pipe Down, Y're In Wilderness | N34 07.327 W118 58.965 |
| GC1QKMC | Hooo's There? | N34 07.367 W118 59.098 |
| GC1R20T | EL NIDO View | N34 04.762 W118 44.529 |
| GC1R5TW | Hondo Bay | N34 05.208 W118 37.805 |
| GC1RCQG | Guardian Toad - Cecil | N34 05.028 W118 38.160 |
| GC1RQDX | DO look back! | N34 04.811 W118 38.851 |
| GC1T01Y | Lighten the Load | N34 05.669 W119 01.897 |
| GC1T024 | Simple Cache Beside the Trail | N34 06.645 W119 01.146 |
| GC1VF04 | Toxicodendron Diversilobum View | N34 07.422 W118 59.256 |
| GC1VF2G | MCO - Shady Rest | N34 04.183 W118 43.152 |
| GC1VR0R | This Will Hafta Do | N34 07.517 W118 59.404 |
| GC1WG89 | HONDO GRASS | N34 05.076 W118 37.956 |
| GC1WQP0 | Red Shank | N34 06.755 W118 57.560 |
| GC1WTRG | DON'T GIVE UP | N34 04.472 W118 42.895 |
| GC1WTRR | HOLE IN WALL | N34 04.588 W118 42.508 |
| GC1Y4NR | DE-COY DE-RAIL ON THE BACKBONE | N34 04.814 W118 42.235 |
| GC202NW | Less Inspiration | N34 03.800 W118 30.927 |
| GC283A | The Meadows | N34 05.484 W118 37.406 |
| GC2E46 | The Bridge - Humbys Cache #1 | N34 04.066 W118 31.173 |
| GC672 | Henry's Cache | N34 06.580 W118 58.270 |
| GCBAEA | Inspiration Point | N34 06.990 W118 56.570 |
| GCBAEB | Sandstone Peak | N34 07.219 W118 55.938 |
| GCC765 | 4 islands view | N34 04.720 W118 43.995 |
| GCH7N8 | Thank you, Danielsons! | N34 07.508 W118 59.524 |
| GCHBBP | Cultivator Cache | N34 06.715 W118 57.415 |
| GCHE1J | Eye Pollution | N34 06.105 W119 01.675 |
| GCHTJ2 | Leap Day Cache | N34 06.431 W119 01.650 |
| GCJ4E4 | More Inspiration | N34 03.924 W118 31.131 |
| GCKCGV | SWIFTS' ROOST RETURNS | N34 04.738 W118 39.493 |
| GCKCH8 | BACKBONE LUNCH ROCK | N34 04.970 W118 40.063 |
| GCKK13 | It starts...! | N34 05.306 W119 01.983 |
| GCM3WA | Dinosaur Egg! | N34 07.322 W118 58.787 |
| GCM75F | MESA-PUERCO CACHE | N34 04.071 W118 43.267 |
| GCM880 | Trail Maintenance | N34 06.713 W118 58.987 |
| GCMAP9 | Forever Nameless | N34 07.210 W119 00.120 |
| GCN0H0 | On The Road To The LookOut - Seaside | N34 04.897 W118 38.585 |
| GCN0H2 | Pole Caching Practice II | N34 04.876 W118 38.752 |
| GCN36E | The Lizard's View | N34 05.116 W118 38.117 |
| GCNH0G | The MANLY MAN'S Musch Cache | N34 06.183 W118 35.066 |
| GCNK38 | Richard's Rock | N34 04.311 W118 42.949 |
| GCNRA0 | Water Cache | N34 06.777 W118 58.997 |
| GCNWBP | Piuma Cache | N34 04.600 W118 41.870 |
| GCNWNX | Dark Canyon Cache | N34 04.559 W118 41.029 |
| GCP7M7 | Archway | N34 06.566 W118 33.804 |
| GCP836 | HUBBA HUBBA | N34 06.371 W118 33.495 |
| GCPHYG | Love Shack | N34 07.378 W118 59.917 |
| GCPNQH | Backbone Backbreaker | N34 04.670 W118 42.662 |
| GCQDK6 | Henry Ridge | N34 05.647 W118 36.359 |
| GCQDKK | Daid Horse | N34 05.691 W118 36.070 |
| GCQH3T | La Jolla Valley View | N34 06.326 W119 01.808 |
| GCRAB3 | She was Wrong! | N34 06.676 W119 00.610 |
| GCT7CB | Quarter Cache Oregon | N34 06.592 W118 33.463 |
| GCTF7G | Cathedral Rock | N34 06.323 W118 33.419 |
| GCW2MN | Above Dark Canyon | N34 04.738 W118 40.838 |
| GCW2Z2 | The Beginning | N34 05.176 W119 02.203 |
| GCW2Z4 | The End | N34 03.650 W118 30.813 |
| GCW5MH | No Swimming | N34 04.829 W118 45.272 |
| GCWEB5 | Hondo Canyon Cabin Cache | N34 05.378 W118 37.610 |
| GCWNPR | Peak-A-View Too | N34 06.133 W118 33.229 |
| GCXHBC | Hondo Trailhead | N34 05.572 W118 36.604 |
| GCY678 | ?En una rama? | N34 05.760 W118 35.968 |
| GCYBP4 | Lone Oak | N34 04.839 W118 31.790 |
| GCYRXM | Hideout | N34 06.982 W119 00.421 |