GC71T55 Traditional Cache Trail Mix #22: Colorado Trail Segment 2
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: cajrrman @ | Hide Date: 03/10/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 24.366 W105° 10.881 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Significant hike  Not Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  Cliff / falling rocks  Parking available  Bicycles  Horses  Thorns 

This cache is hidden a ways off segment 2 of the Colorado Trail and about 2 miles from the parking/trailhead waypoint. This is another in a series of caches that are all along trails in open space areas west and southwest of Denver.

I have been out this way via mountain bike a number of times and in fact have another cache hidden farther west on the trail. There are some great views out here even though it is obvious that there was a large fire in the area. It was in 1996 and was called the Buffalo Creek Fire.

The cache is about 1/3 mile off trail at the "end of the world". You can leave the main trail somewhere around the waypoint I provided. The hike from there to the cache is modest - nothing all that steep but there are some ups and downs.

Unlike some of the other caches in this series, there are no clues to retrieve or puzzles to solve to find this or any other cache

Kudos to anyone who finds Trail Mix 21 and this cache on the same day. I hid them both on the same day and used a bicycle to do that. Even more kudos to anyone who finds the Raleigh Peak cache on the same day as TM 21 and 22. You might be able to find and log this benchmark while on the way to the cache.

Additional Waypoints

P071T55 - Parking and Trailhead
N 39° 24.030 W 105° 10.072

R071T55 - Leave Trail Here
N 39° 24.011 W 105° 11.100

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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P071T55Parking and Trailhead Parking Area  03/08/2017 N 39° 24.030 W 105° 10.072 1.32 kms SE 
R071T55Leave Trail Here Reference Point  03/08/2017 N 39° 24.011 W 105° 11.100 0.73 kms SW 

 Hints

The usual trail mix jar under some rocks.

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5 Logs: Found it 4  Write note 1  

Write note 01/01/2018 By cajrrman
No longer a premium cache. Smile

Found it 09/28/2017 By Bhob
Went for a drive south-west of the Denver metro area with "animjason" - this was the third of fifteen geocaches that I found along the way. TN-LN-SL, Thanks !

Found it 09/28/2017 By animjason
Slowly, but surely getting these all done. Only one left now! Great series. Found with Bhob.

Also found and logged the benchmark, thanks for the heads up.

Thanks cajrrman! Logged Trail Mix #22: Colorado Trail Segment 2 from a seventh galaxy using c:geo!

~ Cache find #9105 ~

Found it 06/19/2017 By Back Country Horsemen
When I saw how far off the trail this one was I so hoped I would be able to ride the terrain at least a reasonable distance. As it turned out I was able to stay on top the whole way! It was a great diversion from the regular trail although my horse would disagree. He is an expert at taking 1/2 steps & running me into every branch, tree & bush he can when he's being ultra lazy like today. But a fav point since I made him go anyway & I didn't have to walk or climb.

Found it 06/19/2017 By Greasepot
My main goal today was to grab the last Trail Mix cache 9:28:00 AM% Thanks! Had a nice time on the Colorado Trail and on my second walk down by the river. Didn't see anybody at all on the trail today.