GC4BXQD Traditional Cache Windmill View # 28
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 05/11/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 15.577 W104° 18.605 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
In 1854, a machinist in Connecticut (USA) named Daniel Halladay was asked by a traveling salesman to invent a windmill for pumping water and other uses. At first, he was skeptical that such a device could be sold, but he began manufacturing his new invention in Connecticut. Soon, he moved his factory to Illinois to be closer to the rapidly growing western market. His windmill first demonstrated that a windmill could automatically turn to face changing wind directions without human attention and could control the speed of the wind wheel so that it did not destroy itself in the frequent storms by running too fast.
Halladay’s company, the U.S. Wind Engine & Pump Co., went on to become the largest manufacturer of windmills in America for a time.
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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 05/04/2019 By ladditude
This cache was full of rusty water.... the log soaked, did not sign.

Found it 03/08/2019 By BearAdair
Snow day, so catching up on logs.

Found this fun little series with animjason while we were in the area. I love impromptu caching adventures.

Thanks Imusttravel2000! Logged Windmill View # 28 from a ninth galaxy using c:geo!

~ Geocache Find #219 ~

Found it 03/08/2019 By animjason
BearAdair and I weren't doing anything today. We were driving around Parker doing errands when the caching itch hit.

We ended up in this area finding extinct animals, and defeating an alien invasion.

Thanks for the fun. Ended up with 13 finds before it started getting dark.

Thanks Imusttravel2000! Logged Windmill View # 28 from a ninth galaxy using c:geo!

~ Geocache Find #10336 ~

Found it 03/07/2019 By LostinDenver
Today after grabbing a puzzle cache in Parker, I headed to the plains to grab several caches. During my day I saw two Kestrels (I thought they were Merlins, but they aren't), a Golden Eagle, a Red Tailed Hawk, several deer and a bunch of Magpies.
All is well here! Clever container! TFTC!

Found it 01/21/2019 By LLYN-lhvwn50
With more snow expected tonight, today was a good opportunity to head out this way for a few caches. There was still some snow on the ground from the last storm, but it was melted enough to cause no difficulties. Found this one where it was supposed to be. Thanks for another Windmill View.

Found it 07/25/2018 By JCs Girl
I got 38 caches today; enough to earn the final Hidden Creatures World Turtle souvenir, yay! JC had a good time with me today; she's snoozing beside me as I log today's caches. TFTC.

Found it 07/25/2018 By coralhart
Success! I got the World turtle! Thanks for the hides when I really needed them! Cache on!

Found it 05/08/2018 By robespierre50
Headed out this way on a nice day to rack up some caches. Routine find at GZ, thanks for rescuing the container. tftc sl

Found it 05/06/2018 By Cache Dipper
Found using the previous log. We put it back as close to GZ as we could get it. Easy find thanks

Found it 05/06/2018 By reforestgrrl
Like the previous cachers, we found it lying in a pile of dead bushes some distance from GZ. We moved it up by the fence close to the coordinates where it will hopefully remain for quite some time.