GC3EMBX Multi-cache Fenestra Ovalis
Type: Multi | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 3 out of 5 | Terrain: 4 out of 5
By: ernie66 @ | Hide Date: 03/15/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 48.991 W104° 53.313 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Available during winter  Cliff / falling rocks  Parking available  Field Puzzle  Medium hike (1km-10km) 

This is a two-stop cache. The two points are very close to each other.

To find the cache, approach Fenestra Ovalis from above. Then follow your line of sight a short distance to the final cache. You will be able to reach the cache hidden in a rock cavity with one or two steps off the ground.

This prominent feature is visible from most of Colorado Springs. Expect a hike of about a half mile with an elevation gain of about 600 feet.

Additional Waypoints

AB3EMBX - Parking
N 38° 49.143 W 104° 53.036
Suggested parking
AD3EMBX - Suggested trailhead
N 38° 49.154 W 104° 53.127
Suggested trailhead. Turn right and head uphill.
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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
AB3EMBXParking Parking Area Suggested parking 03/15/2012 N 38° 49.143 W 104° 53.036 0.49 kms NE 
AD3EMBXSuggested trailhead Trailhead Suggested trailhead. Turn right and head uphill. 03/15/2012 N 38° 49.154 W 104° 53.127 0.40 kms NE 

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6 Logs: Found it 5  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 10/20/2018 By OR85OR450
Yes- it's an E66 cache container; and a step or two as described... but for Cripe's Sake Don't take the third one Shock Shock !!!!

Found it 06/27/2018 By GoMRT
Catching up for when I got rained out the other day and finishing the trail. I can see so many views from here, there must 66 gadzillion of them!! Thanks for the cache Ernie!

By the way, the low cache container previously mentioned is now removed. It wasn't the right container. There's the right container at the spot as intended by the CO.

Found it 06/17/2018 By Kriyacacher
I'm logging a find, because I found a cache, but I'm thinking that maybe it was the old cache, because it only has signatures from 2014 in it. I did this cache on impulse, and only realised when I got to GZ and read the cache description what you had to do, in fact I spent some time looking for a container at the Fenestra Ovalis before I read the description and realised what to do. I found a camoed tube on the ground that slopes away from GZ and have tucked it back in a crevice below where I now assume the replacement cache is to be found. I hope this doesn't cause too much confusion, and that it is OK to log a find based on locating the original cache. I have taken a picture of the original logbook to evidence the find.

Found it 03/09/2018 By gampa&gamma
Challenging hike but the find was easier than we expected. Signed log and replaced container as found. Thanks for the fun multi!

Found it 07/16/2017 By Helios28
Whew, not an easy on for someone from the great plains of the Midwest. The parking lot and trailhead waypoints were very helpful. TFTF!

Owner Maintenance 06/12/2017 By ernie66
Replaced cache and hopefully anchored it a little better so it will stay there.