GC24BZZ Traditional Cache Eagle's Nest
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 3.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 4.5 out of 5
By: akabumper @ | Hide Date: 02/26/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 50.699 W104° 56.222 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes more than an hour  Scenic view  Difficult climbing  Available at all times  Available during winter  Medium hike (1km-10km) 
On the slopes of Eagle Mountain near Manitou Springs, CO.


Additional Waypoints
AA24BZZ - Parking
N 38° 51.355 W 104° 56.030

BB24BZZ - Trailhead
N 38° 51.111 W 104° 56.277

CC24BZZ - Turn Left
N 38° 51.064 W 104° 56.301

DD24BZZ - Left Again
N 38° 51.004 W 104° 56.339

EE24BZZ - Bottom of switchbacks
N 38° 51.057 W 104° 55.927

FF24BZZ - Top of switchbacks
N 38° 50.915 W 104° 56.019
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 Additional Waypoints (6)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
AA24BZZParking Parking Area  03/01/2010 N 38° 51.355 W 104° 56.030 1.25 kms N 
BB24BZZTrailhead Trailhead  03/01/2010 N 38° 51.111 W 104° 56.277 0.77 kms N 
CC24BZZTurn Left Reference Point  03/01/2010 N 38° 51.064 W 104° 56.301 0.69 kms N 
DD24BZZLeft Again Reference Point  03/01/2010 N 38° 51.004 W 104° 56.339 0.59 kms N 
EE24BZZBottom of switchbacks Reference Point  03/01/2010 N 38° 51.057 W 104° 55.927 0.79 kms NE 
FF24BZZTop of switchbacks Reference Point  03/01/2010 N 38° 50.915 W 104° 56.019 0.50 kms NE 

 Hints

When you approach the final you will see a large rock- kind of egg shaped. The cache is hidden on the western side of the rock formation about two thirds of the way up on a small shelf. The best approach is to come up the slope to the east of the rock and around the top and back down the west side and scramble up to where the cache is. Be careful of loose rocks.

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 Logs

5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 06/26/2018 By OR85OR450
I knew this thing was missing in '14 when I made a very chilly March visit! It was a different kind of sketchy hiking today... then it was frozen solid and the talus slope was hard to negotiate. Today it was on the way down from Cameron, and the loose, loose talus was hard (exhausting) to navigate!!
Anyway, very glad to turn that bluie frown upside down BigSmile

Found it 01/14/2018 By hartsdale
The snow on the trail was crusted over and would break loose to make small avalanches that would go quite aways down the hill.

Anyway, I could see the rock looked free and clear so I continued up to give it a try.

I found the replacement and signed in.

From here I headed back down and left the Multi for some better trail conditions.

Thanks for a fun cache to find and get to!

HD

Found it 08/07/2016 By black niacin
Found it with Niko Tesla.

Found it 08/07/2016 By Niko Tesla
Woof. Omg I'm tired ;)

Found it 12/07/2014 By MountainBear
Found with Javachip after some pretty good vertical climbing. TFTC!