GCMNXH Traditional Cache Mondo's Blue Star Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 02/03/2005 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 55.497 W105° 05.423 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 1
Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Available during winter  Parking available  Picnic tables nearby 
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I placed this log only cache near a seldom visited memorial to the Armed Forces in a small park next to a bigger one.


The idea dates to 1944 when the New Jersey State Council of Garden Clubs beautified a 5½-mile stretch of U.S. 22 from Mountainside to North Plainfield. Approximately 8,000 dogwood trees were planted as a living memorial to the men and women in the Armed Forces from New Jersey. The Blue Star, taken from the blue star in the service flag, was chosen to symbolize the memorial because it was used during World War II on flags and homes of families that had a son or daughter in the service.

After World War II, a nationwide movement was started to pay tribute to the nation's armed forces, by designating various State and national routes as "Blue Star Memorial Highways." In 1945, the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. approved the Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker program. The National Garden Clubs, Inc., is the parent organization for Blue Star Memorial Highways.

Short walk from parking. Log only, bring your own pencil or pen. Enjoy the hunt!

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19 Logs: Found it 15  Didn't find it 1  Write note 3  

Write note 06/19/2019 By robuster91
stopping by while in the area all is good with the cache

Found it 05/30/2019 By JoeyJ456
Gotem

Found it 05/28/2019 By legit_lemur
It was cool find you have to look high in the gazebo to find it

Found it 05/05/2019 By boli80020
Tftc.

Found it 05/04/2019 By kshoff1
Found it. Thanks

Found it 10/12/2018 By DaSamples
tftc. been meaning to stop here for a long time. interesting place. makes you wonder when it was set up and how the area changed around it.

Found it 10/02/2018 By rozowski5
On our way back to Houston we decided to stop and get this tiny little county in Colorado. Quick find once we got high enough. Thanks for placing it and for the Geofun

Found it 09/08/2018 By Alveoli
Thanks for the cache

Write note 08/31/2018 By robuster91
stopping by all is good letting my trackables visit

Found it 07/27/2018 By Drizzy45
Took us a while

Found it 06/30/2018 By nerak2001
Found it this time in good shape. Thanks for keeping all of these older ones going!

Found it 06/29/2018 By HarryPotterDude
took a second attempt but i found this cache!

Found it 06/29/2018 By GanderGoose
We had to drop off a geomobile for hail repair in the area. All quiet in the picnic area this morning. Thanks for the placement, Mondou2!

Found it 06/03/2018 By Viva Las Vegas
Having a tall hubby helped make the grab without using any tables. TFTC

Found it 05/12/2018 By ggarcia1213
This was an awesome hide! Kids found it while away from NM.

Didn't find it 04/23/2018 By HarryPotterDude
Don’t know...

Found it 03/26/2018 By gdsdizz
Banking and caching. TFTC

Found it 03/10/2018 By peace love pi
I always appreciate having the opportunity to stop at a Blue Star Highway site to honor my stepdad and the other veterans. TFTC! All is well with this cache.

Write note 12/07/2017 By robuster91
stopping by to get my trackables some miles all is good