GC73RH9 Traditional Cache O – BVGT Love Meadow
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: BVChamberGeocache @ | Hide Date: 04/12/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 42.875 W106° 12.951 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

Love Meadow is named after the Love family, early settlers in the area. This area was once a pioneer homestead. Jo Witchey was drawn to the splendor of the Rocky Mountains and moved from Mansfield, Ohio, to Denver. In 1925, Jo moved to Chalk Creek Canyon, where 14,000-foot peaks framed the valley. On an ascent of the Mount Princeton (14,197') she met a wrangler and hunting guide named Mark Love, whom she later married. They bought a small ranch in Chalk Creek Canyon, started a cabin camp for summer vacationers, and named it Love Ranch. After four yeas of marriage, her husband was killed in a horse accident. Although Jo was heartbroken over his death, she stayed for over 40 years to run the ranch and entertain guests. One frequent guest and friend of Jo's was Alex Haley, the author of Roots, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited the cabin included in the current day Bighorn Lodge complex, where one can still stay. Love Meadow Watchable State Wildlife Area is located on part of the old ranch.

Love Meadow is located a short drive from the town of Buena Vista. There is a pretty wildlife lookout area with a viewing gazebo on the west side (left-hand side going up). It is a favorite area for wildlife viewing. What wildlife did you spot?

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10 Logs: Found it 9  Didn't find it 1  

Found it 07/03/2019 By TheCanClan
Boys swear they saw a snake!

Found it 07/03/2019 By Secret Sharer
Love this place! Wrong time of the day for wildlife of size. TFTC
Removed a working lighter, a 3-prong fishing lure, and a 9mm bullet to dispose of properly.
This location is a popular tourist destination for families. Good thing I thoroughly checked the cache box.
Happy Summer 2019!

Found it 06/30/2019 By jedglass
TFTC! A beautiful meadow but no big horns today.

Found it 05/25/2019 By discojulio
Saw a deer in the meadow. TFTC.

Found it 04/25/2019 By kritterchik
Beautiful meadow with some bighorn sheep grazing in the distance! TFTC!

Found it 07/29/2018 By mtngoat06
TFTC nice area to grab a few caches

Found it 07/13/2018 By TheGringoKid
The gringo kid was here

Found it 07/13/2018 By TeamSoda
Winning

Found it 07/10/2018 By skichop
Caching with friends..... Left baseball..took water gun. Thanks for the fun.

Didn't find it 06/21/2018 By djbtex
Looked for this one today for quite awhile but no luck. Maybe the wildlife stole it.