GC74MG2 Traditional Cache Chimney Carnage
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: aCacheologist @ | Hide Date: 04/25/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 44.143 W105° 14.581 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Poison plants  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Bicycles  Thorns  Short hike (less than 1km) 

A micro-sized cache hidden in a sobering setting

Just steps away from a busy recreational hiking and biking trail are 3 aging wrecks that remind us of the dangers of mountain driving.

This geocache is hidden at the largest of the three, one marked with a warning to those who would drink and drive.  The second wreck is just steps away in the downstream direction.  The third is about 1/3-mile down the trail, but also in the creekbed.

I'm not a car guy, so I would be very interested if anyone can identify year, make and model of any of the three.  We think the wreck at GZ can't be older than 1962 because that is about the time that Coors starting producing beer in 7-oz cans (there is a small rusty can still wedged in the wreck).

Keep your eyes open for poison ivy in this area in the late spring through fall.  This creekbed is one of the few places in Colorado I've seen it in any abundance.

Please treat this auto graveyard with the respect it deserves.

 

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P074MG2 - Windy Saddle parking lot
N 39° 44.210 W 105° 14.727

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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P074MG2Windy Saddle parking lot Parking Area  04/25/2017 N 39° 44.210 W 105° 14.727 0.24 kms NW 

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 04/15/2018 By GeoMax624
Found this one yesterday with my boys. So far this was my favorite. Creepy and super cool at the same time

Found it 03/24/2018 By chausx
I found this while on an extended business trip to Denver. Tftc

Found it 02/18/2018 By K Trackers
I picked this one up while in the local area today. Drunk drivers near a beer plant...go figure. Thanks to the CO for placing this cache for everyone to find, TFTC.

Found it 01/09/2018 By outdrlvr201
A couple of days ago I made this a 3.5-4 T by going off the wrong side of the trail the first time before finding the correct way. Then I didn't find it but returned today (after a little hint from Greasepot--thanks!) and made the find before the snow or rain flies. Log is a little wet; not sure how it could be but it is. Gets a fav from me--TFTC!

Found it 10/27/2017 By dtvman
Made my way for the top of the trail down picking up 3 caches along the way. This was the first find, and quite an interesting spot. I wonder what the story is when I see cars like this. I have not seen this one in particular before, but there is one north of here along clear creek above highway 6. TFTC. On to the next.