It was originally known as Bears Stadium, after the Denver Bears, AAA baseball club. This stadium was one of the largest venues in history to host minor league baseball on a routine basis, and had the additional draw of being in one of the largest minor league markets at the time. For many years, the biggest crowds were on 4th of July fireworks nights, and every year the American Association scheduled the Bears for a home game. Crowds of 45,000 and more watched the fireworks game, easily the biggest crowds most minor league teams had ever played in front of. The Denver Bears were 1957 Minor League World Champions, along with being the New York Yankees farm team. The 1980 Bears were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.It is gone now... but you can still go to a SPOT [close to the old entrance] and look out and view what 70+ years has brought. Also you can remember when parking was free, when watching a ballgame and a hot dog was a less than a quarter. Once you have found the SPOT, email me with the unique two letters from it, to claim your smile.
Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.