PLEASE DO NOT MOVE THE CACHE! Even if your GPS coordinates
disagree with the cache's coordinates, please replace the cache
exactly where and how you found it. Thanks! This cache is
hidden in a large ammo box in some rocks on the hillside not too
far from the continental divide trail, about 600-700 feet from the
road at about 12060 feet altitude. My G.P.S. stopped counting
distance in feet at 528 feet and instead displayed 0.1 miles, so
I'm guessing at the distance, but it isn't far. The ammo box is
painted a light gray-green and blends well with the rocks, so you
will almost have to be standing on top of it to find it. The
coordinates shouldn't be too inaccurate. I took several samples and
averaged them (I wish my G.P.S. could do averaging like other
receivers can), with WAAS differential signals helping.
It was chilly when we placed it, the overcast sky sending very
slight hints of snow or sleet, but never delivering, the breeze
chilling us (my brother and I) who came unprepared (no jackets or
coats, short sleeves only, and my brother in shorts). In bad
weather or when snow covers the mountainside of the pass, the cache
will be extrememly difficult to find, but during the short mountain
summer it shouldn't be too hard. This cache is just off the actual
divide itself, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the divide, even
though it is west of the parking area.
For more details, go ahead and "cheat" to read the hints
below.
Despite the chilly air and the clouds low above us, we both
stood in awe at the majesty of the mountains, at the beauty of the
plants growing here above the tree line, and at the verdant
evergreen forested slopes below. Colorado is truly beautiful here
in her mountains.
I only wish that my brother and I had had time to explore
further and were prepared for the weather. I was even pleasantly
surprised at how well my very out-of-shape body handled the
altitude. This is my first and only cache in Colorado, placed while
on my way back home (I was visiting family in Loveland, Colorado)
to the deserts of southwestern Utah.
Oh, one last thing. I forgot to put the log book in a Ziploc
plastic bag, so it will very likely get a bit wet. If you hunt for
this cache and you have a VERY LARGE Ziploc bag, would you mind
putting the cache explanation document and the log book in the bag?
The log book is very large. Thanks.
Enjoy!