GC3CVJ5 Right Across the Way From Booger Red Hill
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Tom.dog @ | Hide Date: 02/18/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 42.905 W105° 15.470 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                   

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This cache is placed on BLM public lands and offers a great view of the small valley below.

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This cache was initially meant to go on Booger Red Hill, right across the way to the SW of this hill. Didn't think it would go well there, but it did over here. I have to wonder, who names these hills?

For access, turn onto the small dirt road that is beside mr.volkswagen's "My Daily Drive #7" (GC2PHKX). Go through the gate and drive down the road for about another mile before encountering another gate. Go through here and park. This is all BLM, and they ask that you shut the gate as you go along. Once you have parked, have some fun! Try out any route you like, there are several that lead to the cache, all very scenic. I would suggest making it to the top of Booger Red Hill, quite the view from there as well as from the cache.

As for the cache itself, you are searching for one of those new fancy mini-decon containers. It can hold some small trade items or trackables. Please make sure you snap the lid back on tight. Good luck!

02/05/2017 By estes01
It's almost been 5 years since this one has been found! Not sure how or why we ended up out here, but we were surprised by the excellent views from the top of the hill. I'm also not sure we didn't cross into private property. So Booger Red was a "gifted horseman and cowboy who got his nickname for his thatch of red hair and the verb 'to booger' which was a cowboy term describing a horse shying or running wild." He died of "Spanish influenza" at 22 in the Cripple Creek hospital. Anyway, the peak is named after him. Thanks for the cache!

02/05/2017 By ernie66
Booger Red Hill. Really? I noticed this cache several years ago, saw the marker on the map, and wondered about the hike. Today was the chance to try it. Turns out winter may not be the best time since the side road is closed at the highway, which adds some distance to the hike. Still, overall, it was a great hike - trail, grass, snow, hills, and valleys. The cache is in great shape, as if it was hidden yesterday. TFTC!

06/15/2013 By hartsdale
I drove in to the parking spot and it was 1.1 miles away as a crow flies.

I will give it a try someday and if I do there will another Booger of a hide up there.

Some of the Prairie Dogs are not happy that I was back in here either.

HD

04/08/2012 By macwrench2000
TFTC! we worked hard for this one. Did not take a very direct route but it was an early spring beautiful day. Saw pasqueflower flowers, barrel cactus in bloon and little daisies. thank you for the hike.

03/17/2012 By CO Triplets
Yeah, FTF. #20 for the team. I think we earned it as it took quite some time to get to it. There is really better ways to get to it than the way we chose. The cliffs certainly make you walk a long way around. After much griping about the long walk and all the hills, we reached the cache and made the grab. We then had a nice picnic at the top and took in the scenery. SL TFTC.