GC73RJ7 Traditional Cache T - BVGT Ruby Mountain
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: BVChamberGeocache @ | Hide Date: 04/12/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 45.171 W106° 03.926 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

Ruby Mountain cache will be a great hike.

The Ruby Mountain cache is a nice hike that will take you to a very pretty area of the Buena Vista, Colorado area.  Have fun with this one, and just maybe you might find a ruby.... but probably not as this mountain was named for the garnets (red) found in the area and not the gemstone ruby. Garnet and topaz specimens can be found by sorting the talus rock at the base of the cliffs. This area is also known for black obsidian popular with mineral collectors and are called Apache tears.

Ruby Mountain is one of the most popular campground sites in the area, especially for private boaters. Along with the excellent river access, several trails in the area lead into the backcountry. Don't forget to look up as you seek this cache, the views may take your breath away.

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10 Logs: Found it 9  Post Reviewer Note 1  

Found it 07/04/2019 By TheCanClan
4 yo found her first CO find!

Found it 07/03/2019 By gmbillman76
Visiting from MN. Having a get time in this area.

Found it 07/02/2019 By Doggyman2
Found with WulfSong, and Buzzsaw50. TFTC

Found it 07/02/2019 By Buzzsaw50
TFTC!

Found it 06/22/2019 By Lego Crew
Our third cache of the day. We set off with a goal of hiking to the nearby caches on our way to the River Bench Trail (6045A). However, we would end up bushwhacking from 6045A to River Access (6045B) and turning this into an 8.5 mile loop. A long hike, but a lot of fun. With stops for admiring the views and chatting with other hikers, the journey took us a little over 4 hours. The weather started out sunny and warm, but we finished with clouds and cool. Grabbed this cache after returning to the car. Many thanks.

Found it 08/23/2018 By DasDoggies
8/24/18
Nice spot
Thanks

Found it 08/05/2018 By Rojo464
Enjoyed the series, nice quick find in a beautiful place, TFTC

Found it 06/24/2018 By Pack437
Easy but hard

Found it 06/06/2018 By LonelyCactus
BGSU field camp 2018! TFTC

Post Reviewer Note 05/01/2018 By Geocaching HQ Admin
Thank you for visiting this location! We hope that you enjoyed exploring Buena Vista. Per the wishes of the GeoTour Host, the Buena Vista Geocaching Journey GeoTour is now retired.