GC24WTR Hard Luck Tree
Type: Traditional | Size: Other | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: estes01 @ | Hide Date: 03/10/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 50.826 W104° 56.109 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
         

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Hard Luck Tree by Edgar Albert Guest

Ain't no use, as I can see
In sittin' underneath a tree
An' growlin that your luck is bad,
And that your life is extry sad;
Your life ain't sadder than your neighbor's
Nor any harder are your labors;
It rains on him the same as you . . .


Ain't no use in sittin' underneath a tree, unless you can find something that will make you extry glad . . .

Located on the slopes of Eagle Mountain, this hike offers spectacular views of Pikes Peak and of Englemann's Canyon and the Cog railway below. The cache is a short distance southeast of the Turntable Trail between 66rand Canyon of Ruxton Creek GC24WHH and Eaglet GC24KH3.

***Congrats to akabumper for the FTF on 03/16/10***

Additional Waypoints

AA24WTR - Barr Trail Parking
N 38° 51.341 W 104° 56.042
Park in the Barr Trail Parking lot (if there's space) then walk back down Hydro Street and turn right (south) on Ruxton Road. Follow the road as it parallels the Cog railway for a short distance and passes through a large gate. The trail descends to a metal bridge that crosses the creek. Continue following the trail as it climbs.
BB24WTR - Reference point #1
N 38° 51.064 W 104° 56.301
Take a hard left at this junction and continue up the hill
CC24WTR - Reference Point #2
N 38° 51.004 W 104° 56.339
At this trail junction, turn left and continue uphill.
DD24WTR - Reference point #3
N 38° 51.057 W 104° 55.927
At this junction, bear right and continue uphill. If you reach a stream crossing shortly, you went the wrong way.
EE24WTR - Reference point #4
N 38° 50.915 W 104° 56.019
A wide trail crosses the Turntable Trail here. Continue uphill straight ahead.

01/14/2018 By hartsdale
After grabbing the new one below I made my way up to this one.

First time for me me up on this side and probably not the last.

Thanks for a cache along the way!

HD

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

08/07/2016 By Niko Tesla
Woof. Found with black niacin. Had a fun time riding down 400ft on my bare bum on all these loose rocks.

11/13/2015 By YamaGypsy
I had a recent scare on a scree slope so this one made me very nervous. Found the cache easy though and all in good shape. Tftc!

11/13/2015 By THeSKuLL
The trail ends here. Heading farther up, dang, that bit across the scree was scary. TFTC!