GC47HDG Traditional Cache Mondo's NAT #263 - Kitanemuk
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 03/11/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 53.484 W104° 59.571 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  No Difficult climbing  Available at all times  Available during winter  Parking available 
Native American Tribes series.
Kitanemuk

The Kitanemuk lived in the Tehachapi Mountains and the northwestern edge of the west end of the Antelope Valley. The Yokuts and Chumash bordered their territory to the west and southwest, the Kawaiisu on the north, the Vanyume and Serrano to the south and east. Father Garces visited their village southwest of the Tehachapi Valley on the Tejon Creek in 1776.

The Kitanemuk were dependant on acorns from the abundant oak in the western portion of their range facing the San Joaquin Valley, and pinon pine nuts found on the slopes on the eastern side of the range, facing the desert.

The Kitanemuk, like the Kawaiisu, lived in permanent villages during the winter consisting of groups of 50 to 80 people or more. Other times of the year, these communities would disperse into smaller groups visiting various food-producing habitats as the plants became ready to harvest.

The Kitanemuk spoke a dialect of the Serrano language, which was spoken by groups throughout the San Bernardino Mountains and in the desert foothills as far east as Twentynine Palms.

The culture and customs of the Kitanemuk were for the most part similar to the Vanyume living in the Antelope Valley and upper Mojave River areas to the east. A notable exception is that the Kitanemuk may have interred their dead rather than cremation as practiced by their kinsmen.

The population of the Kitanemuk has been placed in the 500 to 1000 range at the time of the arrival of the Spanish.
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14 Logs: Found it 14  

Found it 06/29/2019 By Ianthenerdfighter
Fun Cache, fairly secluded from muggles even though its a public space. Log is slightly damp even though the cache itself seems to be in good condition. TFTC!

Found it 06/18/2019 By Ninabelle
Tftc

Found it 06/16/2019 By kat_0917
Very literal hint

Found it 06/16/2019 By zoelfoot
Rocks

Found it 06/11/2019 By Pins275
Took some friends for thier first find

Found it 09/08/2018 By chuppalloop
Tftc found with artguru20 and our muggle friend.

Found it 09/08/2018 By artguru20@gmail.com
Found with chuppalloop. TFTC!

Found it 08/31/2018 By oz8118
Container was lying right out in the open, replaced it with a little more cover.
Thanks for the fun!

Found it 08/18/2018 By mommyhiker

Found it 07/28/2018 By TurtleandMoose
Super fun thanks! Visiting from Spokane Washington took friends out caching

Found it 07/22/2018 By lifed49
Thanks for the quick grab in the rain. Got it out with Wisewarrior and Littlehawk. TFTC

Found it 07/13/2018 By ColoradoYankees
TFTC

Found it 06/24/2018 By Binxbug87
My first one in CO! Forgot a pen tho :( lol

Found it 09/29/2015 By dustyriver
Found it after a slow walking muggle cleared that area.