GC19G82 Traditional Cache SBS1 - Side Bet on 18?
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: ecanderson @ | Hide Date: 02/18/2008 | Status: Disabled
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 11.735 W105° 04.444 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 1
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Recommended at night  Available during winter  Wheelchair accessible  Bicycles  Stealth required  Stroller accessible 
Another in the Side Bet Series #1. Cache starts out life with $10, $2 and $1 coins from Hong Kong. Coin trading one of the better uses for this container. I wanted something that would allow at least a little stash and grab as opposed to the standard micro.

While you're here, you can stand and watch a few of the duffers tee off on 18.

See that pond over on the right? It’s only 252 yards from the forward tees. It’s said that the water level rises 3 feet during the summer due to the number of players who still haven’t figured out how to avoid the slice. I once watched a guy walk out onto the ice with a wedge in the middle of February and ... hole out from 90 yards out! Can’t recommend that practice, but you can’t argue with the results!

The pond area and others around the course are home to flocks of Canada geese (the Canadians are starting to call them Colorado geese), an annual collection of red-winged Blackbirds that nest in the reeds and will dive-bomb those who venture too near, ducks, the occasional Great Blue Heron fishing along the creek, and even a muskrat or two. And seagulls. Perhaps someday someone can explain to me why we have so many “seagulls” in Colorado, ranging clear up to Taylor Reservoir (over 10,000 feet elevation!).
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Shouldn't be too hard to "handle".

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10 Logs: Found it 5  Didn't find it 2  Temporarily Disable Listing 1  Owner Maintenance 1  Post Reviewer Note 1  

Owner Maintenance 07/16/2018 By ecanderson
Per reviewer requirements, adding a note here.
Seems the city plans to make a career of this construction project. Lots of trucks still working in and around GZ. Looks like a re-pave may be in the works on top of everything else. Will continue to monitor.

Post Reviewer Note 07/16/2018 By Heartland Cacher
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Temporarily Disable Listing 05/10/2018 By ecanderson
Rats -- my first geocache may succumb to the City of Longmont. Construction on bridge area makes this one impossible to access for now. May need to replace depending upon nature of construction. Stay tuned.

Found it 03/03/2018 By jacobboulder
Quick find with my dad. Out in Longmont this warm winter day getting some caches. Nice day for caching. SL. TFTC!

Find #3267

Found it 03/03/2018 By dreon5
That was a hard find. Thanks

Found it 10/01/2017 By TheCuteCupcake17
Oh! I found it! Lol, I was looking for the wrong thing...

Didn't find it 09/30/2017 By TheCuteCupcake17
Even though it's my second Geocache and I'm not that good, I still couldn't find it. I walked around for 20 minutes and circled around in the grass. Any other hints for me?

Found it 06/16/2017 By charleshall
We (heart) this one - we both thought it very clever. Not too hard to handle kenna & charles

Found it 06/01/2017 By AaronWeiner
Great spot for hiding a geocache, and the key word is definitely ”handle." Thanks so much for setting that up.

Didn't find it 04/23/2017 By clayer5
I was a little rushed to tee off!