GC45491 Traditional Cache COE Bobber #2 Trinidad Lake
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: critter87124, Lockyear2 @ | Hide Date: 01/29/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 09.000 W104° 33.007 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Access or parking fee  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Available during winter  Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  No Public restrooms nearby  Picnic tables nearby  Camping available  Stealth required  Stroller accessible  Tourist Friendly 

COE Bobber #2 is the second in a series of six geocachers at various lakes in the Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District. Bobber the Water Safety Dog is the Corps of Engineers Water Safety Program mascot. He appears in our water safety activity book which has lots of puzzles and mazes to do.If you would like a book you can contact the folks in the Corps of Engineers administration office between 7:30 AM-4:00 PM, Monday-Friday.

Bobber says, “Please be water safe in and around the water by wearing your lifejacket.”  Life jackets are important even in the winter months when Colorado has lost visitors on occasion to hypothermia. Bobber hopes you will always swim with a friend and never swim alone.

The Corps of Engineers invites you to explore and enjoy the many recreational opportunities that Trinidad Lake have to offer, such as fishing and hunting, picnicking, camping, hiking, swimming, boating and water sports.

Trinidad Lake is a multi-purpose project for flood control, irrigation and recreation, authorized by the 1958 Flood Control Act. The dam protects the city of Trinidad from flood waters and sediment, and holds irrigation water for the Purgatoire River Water Conservancy District. Trinidad Dam is an earthen dam that is 6,800 feet in length and 200 feet in height. It can store 39,000 acre feet of sediment and 20,000 acre feet of irrigation water.

Trinidad Lake is located three miles west of Trinidad, Colorado, on Highway 12. Trinidad is a historic coal mining and railroad town on the Colorado/New Mexico state line. 

This is an easy-access cache, so plan to park and grab. It is in a Ziploc screw-on lid, quart sized container with the Geocaching symbol on the top. Its contents started with a log book, lifejacket shaped beverage cozy, ranger badges, a rubber bracelet and easy wash off temporary tattoos of one of Bobber’s water safety friends and a safety message, pen, and pencil. However, you should bring your own writing tool anyway.


 

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0145491 - Parking
N 37° 14.940 W 104° 55.646

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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
0145491Parking Parking Area  04/25/2018 N 37° 14.940 W 104° 55.646 35.19 kms W 

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Under middle tree just off the parking asphalt to the south

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8 Logs: Found it 3  Write note 1  Temporarily Disable Listing 1  Enable Listing 1  Needs Maintenance 1  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 05/31/2019 By chasclifton
The coordinates showed this cache to be 0.39 miles to the north, on both my iPhone and my Garmin, but I found it thanks to the hint. Left some swag.

Needs Maintenance 12/25/2018 By DolphinGirl3
The access road is obstructed by a gate.

Found it 08/27/2018 By dancinguurl
Fount it with a friend! First time geocaching! Yay!

Found it 08/19/2018 By Denianah
Coordinates were confusing but found it with hint. Thanks!

Write note 04/27/2018 By Lockyear2
COE Bobber #2 Trinidad Lake was transferred from critter87124 to user Lockyear2

Enable Listing 04/25/2018 By critter87124
See update in the log below.

Owner Maintenance 04/25/2018 By critter87124
This cache has been refreshed with a new more durable container, log book and new swag. Please do not tamper with it's location as the Army places these with the widest segment of the public in mind. Instead launching your own cache is recommended.

Temporarily Disable Listing 04/06/2018 By critter87124
This cache has been moved by someone other than the owner. A new cache has be placed back in the correct place and will be available very soon.