HIKING SHOES ARE A MUST. Drive along Crystola Canyon Road (just to the south (and left of) the Crystola Bar and Grill (biker bar) in Crystola) to the best parking location, which is near a couple old, boarded up Forest Service rental cabins. As soon as you get onto the road it says "No Outlet" -- don't worry about it -- keep driving on the dirt road about a mile to the recommended parking coordinates.
Photo of Alfonso Bedoya just before speaking the most famous line of his career.
SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE THIS CACHE VERY HARD, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, DUE TO THE STEEP CLIMB.
Approach from the west to avoid private property. We parked at N 38 57.764 W 105 02.602 when placing this cache.
The cache name comes from the film "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" with Humphrey Bogart and is one of the most often MISquoted lines in Hollywood film. In fact, we decided we would misquote it as well! Many of us have heard "We Ain't Got No Stinkin' Badges!" but that is not what is said in the popular 1948 John Huston film, nor is it what is said in Blazing Saddles.
From Wikipedia.org: In one scene, a Mexican bandit leader named "Gold Hat" (portrayed by Alfonso Bedoya) tries to convince Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) that he and his company are Federales:
Dobbs: "If you're the police where are your badges?"
Gold Hat: "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"
And in Mel Brooks' 1974 Western Blazing Saddles, the line was delivered as "Badges? We don't need no stinking badges."
Once you reach the parking coordinates, you will realize that "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Trail!" -- because there isn't any stinkin' trail !
It is only about 850 feet from the recommended parking spot to the cache, but it is STEEP, and there are a LOT of loose rocks. However, there are NO CLIFFS OR DROPOFFS. My 7 year old son and I made the hike no problem, but had to take a few breaks on the way up.
Once parked, go east (up) and once near the top, go north to avoid the Private Property that is well marked by signs and barbed wire. The cache is on National Forest Property, and you DO NOT NEED TO CROSS ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY.
CONGRATULATIONS to campcacher for being FTF!!!
CONGRATULATIONS also go to 2/3 Marine for 2TF!!!
Additional Waypoints
PK48K8D - GC48K8D Parking
N 38° 57.764 W 105° 02.602
Parking near abandoned and boarded up Forest Service rental cabins.
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Trail !
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