GC1PK0T Traditional Cache Edwin James
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Team GPSaxophone @ | Hide Date: 04/05/2009 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 18.913 W104° 48.859 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Not Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  Bicycles  Motorcycles  Not Stroller accessible 

This is a sister cache to my Pikes View multicache in Colorado Springs.

Sorry, this one isn't handicapped accessible, but then, neither is the route Edwin James used to summit what is now called Pikes Peak.

Edwin James is credited as the first person to reach the summit of the 14,115* foot mountain to the north. The peak was called James Peak after his successful climb, but renamed Pikes Peak to honor the first American to discover it.

Ironically, Zebulon Pike never climbed the mountain that now bears his name. He himself called it Grand Peak, but showed it simply as "highest peak" on his map of the area. Forced to turn back when he and his men attempted to climb it in 1806, Pike predicted the mountain would never be climbed.

Millions of people have now reached the summit on foot, by train (the cog railway), bike, or by automobile.

* Pikes Peak is officially listed as 14,110 feet, but modern technology (GPS, of course) has shown the mountain to be 5 feet taller than originally thought. The maps have not been updated due to the considerable expense of doing so.

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 04/14/2019 By mikey=)420
Nice find :)

Found it 04/14/2019 By youngmel80
Nice find.

Found it 04/04/2019 By sammimitchell99
Not a hard find LOL thank you to the hider.

Found it 03/17/2019 By bgutierrez2218
Found it!

Found it 01/31/2019 By motwenty
Quick png tftf lstn

Found it 09/08/2018 By sniperaustim
Not to hard

Found it 09/08/2018 By mikesextreme76
Found

Found it 08/31/2018 By bmdwelle
Yay

Found it 07/01/2018 By Room1009
I went out to find a few Hidden Creatures today. I found 12 caches, replaced several, and did some enjoyable hiking. This cache was a quick and easy find. I enjoyed the history lesson and was surprised to find out that Edwin James explored the Caņon City area. This container and log are in decent condition. Thanks for the park and grab and for the history lesson.

Found it 03/21/2018 By d.digger
I decided to get some caches in Pueblo West today and this one was an easy find. Thanks for the history and the cache.