GC522D Traditional Cache 2,744 Steps To Get To The Top
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 4 out of 5
By: Qaz @ | Hide Date: 04/27/2002 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 51.594 W104° 56.917 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 4
This cache is quite easy to find once you get to the right area. Just look for the standard cachers rock stack.
This cache is rated a bit high as the fastest way to it is the toughest way there, also the shortest. You could also take the MUCH LONGER WAY that is a path but it does make the hike about a 4 1/4 mile hike. I would rate the cache a 2.5 / 3.5 taking the path because even that is a LONG way of walking up!

PLEASE TAKE WATER!!!! You might want to take something to eat on this one as well. The cache spot is in a area with some picnic tables so it is a good spot to take a break and enjoy the view! The hike up the short route is taken by many people every day and sometimes I have seen dogs on this and they are panting as well!!

Best parking is at N38° 51.344 W104° 56.001

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23 Logs: Found it 22  Didn't find it 1  

Found it 07/01/2019 By Redsoxav8r
Good to day to make the climb with 1,000,000 of my new tourist BFFs... ToungeOut There were never this many tourists while I was growing up here! It’s of fun and nice people, though.

Great day. Nice cache. Hardest part of the find was avoiding being a Meadow Stomper! Lots of wildflowers in bloom. Thanks for the post-climb fun!

Found it 06/07/2019 By Iloveolddogy
Thanks for placing! Fun find and quiet place away from incline carnival!

Found it 06/06/2019 By lin77
Beautiful view

Found it 06/06/2019 By HappyHorvalFamily
Fun times! Signed HHF. Found with Lin77. Tftc!

Found it 03/22/2019 By TheAdamBomb98
Found today after doing the incline. TFTC

Found it 10/06/2018 By ClimbAndCache
A bit of a trek, but we got it! Well done!

Found it 09/23/2018 By BigB92
MD had found both these caches and it still took us some time to find them.

BOOM!

Found it 09/18/2018 By PicKnack
Now this is a cache find!! Just getting to it is no joke, but worth the effort. Left a TB, just need time to log it first. TB swag made by my nephew Luke. Thanks Luke!
tftf.

Found it 09/13/2018 By frantzrt
Nice find after hiking and a beautiful view. Hello from Michigan! TFTC

Found it 09/06/2018 By coloReido
I've heard about this place and finally made my attempt to the top. The clouds blocked a good view of the bottom but they kept the temperatures cool. Did a little 'extra credit' after reaching the top to get this smiley. tft , removed inappropriate items, L: patch, TB, Army man (Hooah!)

Found it 09/02/2018 By leftykf317
Tftc!

Found it 09/02/2018 By ninja8675309
Found with leftykf317 and friends!

Found it 09/01/2018 By jessmarikrou
Great cache for the IT nerds and hikers alike.

Found it 06/19/2018 By Andy_Lily
Lily was super nice and let us trek a bit after we got to the top to find this! Thanks for the cache!
GC522D

Found it 05/18/2018 By magashi
had to get this after climbing the incline!
GC522D

Found it 04/15/2018 By PantalaNagaPampa
Found with evgnhiker after our first trip to the incline. While there were tons of people on the incline and milling at the top, there were no people near the picnic are or near the cache. Thanks for placing (and maintaining) a cache up here.

Found it 03/08/2018 By shmonkey7
Worth the trek!

Found it 12/13/2017 By PayMeCache
Catching up on my ridiculous amount of logs that have accumulated for months on end.

I signed a challenge earlier this year that required a large amount of caches to be found and I’m finally at the home stretch. Making a hard push at the end of the month here since weather is in my favor and trying to get this thing wrapped up before years end.

All is well here with the cache and log.

Found GC522D - 2,744 Steps To Get To The Top on December 13, 2017 using Cachly for iOS.

Some may call me seriously mentally ill. Some may state that I am in a state of mind that prevents social interaction. Some may say I am in a state of mind that prevents normal perception and or behavior. I prefer to say that I tend to do the same thing over and over again, but I expect different results. That being said, I believe we only live one life and I am trying to make the best of it. I thank you, Qaz for placing a fun geocache to fuel my "insanity" or addiction as I call it. I appreciate you bringing me here so that I can try and sign my alias on a piece of paper that you have hidden.

I look forward to finding more of your geocaches. I also look forward to potentially finding geocaches with you one day and sharing stories of our insanity... I mean hobby or addiction? Cheers!

Found it 08/12/2017 By Kerewin0430
Climbed the Incline with some good folks today as part of a photo scavenger hunt - we set up a large "banquet" of snacks for hikers at the Bailout! After the fun, half of us finished climbing up and grabbed a few caches at the top. Wow - what an old traditional!! It's still filled with lots of theme-appropriate swag. Laughed (and cringed a bit) as I was told the history of this cache and the story of its original name. TFTC!

Didn't find it 08/09/2017 By Cb789
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Found it 08/09/2017 By Cb789
Great spot

Found it 07/16/2017 By Mikejama
Took incline up..tftc:)

Found it 05/19/2017 By Team Shock and Rock
Tftc. Nice hike at the end of the incline.