GC95DCK Ferrous #3
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: gampa&gamma @ | Hide Date: 02/01/2021 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 01.930 W104° 37.830 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
                   

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This is the third cache in our "Ferrous" series.  This cache is hidden in the Pineries Open Space.

 

The cache is NOT hidden at the posted coordinates.  Solve the following puzzle to determine where the cache is hidden.

From where the cache is hidden, the posted coordinates for Coniferous #15 are 4,378 yards away, the posted coordinates for Coniferous #17 are 17,125 inches away, and the posted coordinates for Coniferous #16 are 200,294 centimeters away.

The solved coordinates for this cache end in the number 7 for both latitude and longitude (N 39 XX.XX7, W 104 XX.XX7).

 

The Pineries Open Space trail was opened on 6/27/2020.  It is an 8.7 mile loop from the parking lot with about 500’ of elevation gain.  From the trail you can see some old growth Ponderosa Pine forest as well as burn areas from the fire of 2013.  For more information, please see the following link:  https://www.trailsandopenspaces.org/trails/pineries-open-space/

 

Congratulations to WingsAndTales and kenyansherpa for co-FTF!!!

 

 

 

 

Additional Waypoints

P095DCK - Pineries Open Space Parking
N 39° 01.383 W 104° 39.607

02/05/2021 By gampa&gamma
Hiked out to GZ today and placed a new container in the hiding spot. Tried to find the old container, but think it's buried in the fresh 2" of snow. So had to replace the log as well. Attached photo shows the new log listing the 4 finders (so far). If you come across the old container and log, you can throw it away after you find the new container and sign the new log. Thanks to the 4 finders for trying to repair the old broken container.

02/03/2021 By Rob14erGuy
It might be okay. I brought my TOTT and signed the log at 2pm. I placed it back where it should have been.
Really fun puzzle! and a challenging hide!
Thanks

02/03/2021 By gampa&gamma
Sounds like the container broke after only 3 cachers found it. Our bad. We're disabling it until we can get out to repair or replace it. Thanks for your understanding.

02/03/2021 By hartsdale
Dusted the cobwebs off the old bicycle and gave it a go down the open space trail.

Ran into the FTF team about a quarter of a mile from GZ heading back to parking.

Anyway, we chatted for a bit and they said the container and had some separation issues and that me and my bicycle would not be able to grab it.

I replied that with the big gusts of wind starting that I might find it on the ground.

I took a look and all that was up fifteen feet was the very thin magnet and then the fun started searching in the grass for the container.

I finally found it about thirty from host.

And then I tried to get the magnet down to reunite the pair, no dice , so I wedged it at the base with a piece of survey stick, until it can be replaced.

Sorry for the bad news, but it still was a fun puzzle cache to hunt for and some great exercise to go with it!

HD

02/03/2021 By kenyansherpa
When I saw this pop up on Monday night, I worked to get a positive checker and was pleased when I did. Reading the clue on the cache page and zeroing into ground zero on google earth, I realized I would need a tool which I don't have. I contacted Karen to see if she had the type of tool we might need. She had just solved it as well and fortunately had a proper tool. However, she couldn't go for it until today. Lucky for us we were still the FTF ;-) We had a rather easy retrieval but a more challenging (McGyver solution) was needed to replace it. Thanks to gampa&gamma for an excellent puzzle, nice hike and fun hide!