GC6HCGM Traditional Cache Denver: Hub of the West
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: Wulff Pack @ | Hide Date: 05/09/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 44.611 W104° 59.857 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Available during winter  Wheelchair accessible  Bicycles 

A downtown nano.  Well hidden.

 


It always amazes me that Denver - with its wall of mountains to the west - became the largest city between in the intermountain West.  How did the founders and city fathers pull that off?  Probably the gold in the mountains.  The weather is also better than Cheyenne, Wyoming, which sprang up on the Transcontinental Railroad, about 100 miles to the north.  

This cache's placement should be obvious, given the title.  Look around the nearby area, where people have tried to spruce up a really drab city block with some colorful and truly bizarre murals.

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 Hints

Honey I just wonder what you do there in the back of your pink....

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 Logs

24 Logs: Found it 22  Didn't find it 2  

Found it 06/12/2022 By robuster91
down town buying tickets for the game of the centrery and stopped to find some caches thanks for the fun

Found it 06/05/2022 By ShoZuni
Out caching with The Scooby-Doo Gang, and Celi and Dan were the "outside- the-box" thinkers and found this clever nano! TFTC

Found it 06/04/2022 By Alder_Cahill
Was downtown to see Dear Evan Hansen and saw this cache nearby, really fun find and pretty quick and easy too. TFTC!

Found it 06/04/2022 By sparkyfry
With the hint and the name of the geocache, I knew exactly where to look for this one, the GPS was only helpful getting me to the general area. I needed some elevation assistance from a nearby object but found it quickly. The log is fall but I found some space next to somebody else’s name. Thank you for the geocache!

Found it 06/03/2022 By RononsClan
TFTC!

Found it 06/30/2019 By fishercacher
Had to think a bit on this one but when we saw GZ we knew we were in the right place. Unfortunately a previous cacher didn’t know a Ford from GM. So after thoroughly examining the proper GZ with no luck we continued our search. Got to Ford and there it was. Moved the cache back to the proper place. Could use a new log sheet there. Thanks for the fun

Found it 06/26/2019 By Joey_Engelman
Same as the person before I wasn’t able to grab the cache it’s very wedged in there, but still enjoyed the hunt

Found it 06/11/2019 By kf4hvt
As many other people have stated the coordinates for this are well off but if you stand where the coordinates are and read the title you'll immediately figure out where the container is. I found the container securely stuck in its host. I was unable to get it un wedged from where at fell. I did make the find but was unable to sign the log. Nice area that even included the sleeping accommodations for a homeless guy next to the GZ. Thanks for the geocache, nice hide.

Found it 06/09/2019 By Kayakate
Greetings from Kitchener, Ontario Canada! I stopped by to log your cache today along with northernpenguin on our visit to Colorado this week. I was last here in 2012, and I really enjoyed exploring the area more fully this time around. We made a spectacular hike with friends up to Butler Gulch and did some walking around downtown Denver, as well as some exploring around our hotel in Centennial. All the caches we found were in excellent shape and fun to find - thank you for adding to our traveling adventures.

Once we sorted the GZ site (as in previous logs) we found this little guy eventually, but not in the place I first thought. The title hint put us in the wrong spot at first, but we found it in the end. I wonder if it's migrated at all from an original location? Nice idea for a hide - thank you!

Greetings! Found with northernpenguin today. Thank you Wulff Pack for placing this one to be found - find number 4738 for me and 2 of 6 for today! SL Cool

Found it 06/09/2019 By northernpenguin
Hello from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada! I'm in Denver for some training with my wife, Kayakate. During our free time we wandered about for some local geocaches.

Now this was a cool cache. Kayakate had the right idea and found the cache. The log book is very full but we managed to scratch NP+KK on a small section. Like others, my GPSr put us on the wrong side of the street.

This is find number 9682 for me. 2 of 6 for today
Thank you Wulff Pack for placing this cache to be found!

Found it 10/15/2018 By BoxmanCrew
In town for a business meeting took a break from work and walked over to see if I can find this. My least favorite kind of cash but given the location probably the most appropriate. Thanks for the cache.

Found it 10/02/2018 By Netinator
I decided to walk the streets of Denver this evening while the other part if my group headed to the Bronco’s game. I didn’t think that I would find this cache with the last two DNF’s but since I was so close I decided to stop and try. Since I understood the hint I thought I knew where to feel. I put my hand right on it and was so excited that it was still there. I used the nice little bench to stamp my signature on that tiny little logbook in red ink. As I was putting it back, I ran into the sweetest, nicest couple from Germany. They wanted to look for it at first, then I explained the hint and she found it. We sat at the table while she signed the log and we chatted for a few minutes. I always love to run into geocachers. Thank you for showing up.

Found it 10/01/2018 By GuteFee66
Great Spot! Found it with the help of a very nice GC mate. She had the correct song just crossing her mind while searching...car trivia might help..greetings from Germany

Didn't find it 08/22/2018 By yo_colorado
Looked in all the obvious spots, no luck!

Didn't find it 08/21/2018 By CulkinColorado
Love the tribute to Aretha but checked all the hubcaps and surrounding area and came up empty

Found it 08/04/2018 By drjinx
Met SkipperBill and we used teamwork to find it. Cleverly done. Also found with CryptoCacher. We are visiting Denver for MathFest. TFTC!

Found it 08/04/2018 By SkipperBill
Got it and it came with benefits! Met two nice geocachers along the way!

Found it 08/04/2018 By CryptoCacher
Found with drjinx. Last day in Denver. TFTC. Great to meet Skipper Bill

Found it 07/07/2018 By shell1fish
N39° 44.623 W104° 59.872
With the GPS pointing across the street, the hint that I had to google to understand, and the helpful title, this traditional turned into a field puzzle, but I soon sussed out the mystery. A few dirty fingers later, I had the cache in hand. My coords read N 39 44.623, W 104 59.872 while signing the log. Thanks so much for the clever hide!

Found it 07/05/2018 By MeanderingMonkeys
Testing a new ZeeTour of downtown Denver and finding caches along the ZeeTour route. Enjoyed the quirky nearby mural. TFTC!!
Mural

Found it 07/05/2018 By Shoney1
T F T C - - - - Another day of Geocaching in Colorado and having a blast. So many GREAT caches to find on my vacation. Going to head west to the mountains today. Staying in Centennial with a good friend.

I appreciate your efforts in placing this cache for our geocaching enjoyment. It is always a great day to be out and about geocaching. Good job! I had a fun time finding it. Once again, TFT$ LTFAHG-Like to Find and Hide Geocaches.

Shoney1 -

Found it 07/04/2018 By J.a.x.l
Was worried with one of them missing, that we had come too late. But it was there! Needed to wash hands before the show. Neat spot! TFTC!

Found it 07/02/2018 By mely333
I didn't understand the hint and the coordinates were a bit off but I got really lucky putting the finger on it! Tftc

Found it 07/02/2018 By the5millers
Well that took longer than I thought it would. Love the container and the area.
Keeping our streak alive. Thanks for placing this cache and keeping our recreation going. SL/with PoshCacher/MagicCacher.Tftc
#1608
Found using Cachly on iPhone!