GCA83Z5 Multi-cache Drake Lake Natural Area
Type: Multi | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Rob14erGuy @ | Hide Date: 05/13/2023 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 56.415 W104° 34.679 | Last updated: 06/01/2023 | Fav points: 0
Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Parking available 

Great place to see birds!

Drake Lake (or Mallard Pond as some call it) is one of the newer additions to the open spaces acquired by El Paso county.  It's a small area, most of which is this body of water which must have fish in it since I recently saw a Belted Kingfisher trying to figure out how to swallow a fish that was as big as it's head!  There are two access points, on the north side and the south side of the pond.  Each has a bench where you can sit and relax. 

Parking is from dawn to dusk.

Congrats to Jjkirts01 for getting FTF!

 

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 Hints

Stage 1: Bench, A mirror would come in handy!
Final: Railroad tie

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 Logs

13 Logs: Found it 9  Didn't find it 1  Write note 2  Publish Listing 1  

Write note 05/24/2023 By Colorado Cacher
First stage is there, just kinda gotta take your eyeballs out to see it.

Write note 05/24/2023 By Rob14erGuy
I checked on it this morning. I'm surprised the last two visitors didn't see the big label with the coordinates at the first stage. The little magnet has nothing to do with the cache, I did not put it there. I removed it now so it doesn't cause any more confusion.
All is good with both stages.

Found it 05/23/2023 By ernie66
Like GeoGlena, I found only a magnet at stage 1. I was still able to progress and find the final -- the park isn't that big Smile. Well-done multi and lots of red-winged blackbirds out there today. TFTC!

Didn't find it 05/21/2023 By GeoGlena
FluffyNinja and I searched for this geocache after having a picnic and doing some birdwatching. We used the hint for the first stage and only found a small magnet that may have once been attached to something. I will send a photo of what we found. The container might be missing. —Thanks for bringing us here. We will probably try again some other time.

Found it 05/21/2023 By NanCycle
Found it. Put this one on my list for today because it was hidden this month. This was a very nicely done Multi in a beautiful area. Thanks for hiding this cache.

Found it 05/19/2023 By shelleah
I found this one after dropping the kids off at school. Both stages were well hidden and took me longer to find than I expected. I almost gave up on the first stage, but I'm so glad I didn't. Thanks for the multi!

Found it 05/18/2023 By Colorado Cacher
Wow! Quite the amazing place. On the drive down Mallard Dr. I saw more antique buggies, and farm equipment than I ever have. Found a few old fishing bobbers to add to the bookcase shelf. Found a dime (third one this week I might add, lol. First in the coinstar machine reject tray-and silver. Second under a picnic bench at Nancy Lewis park. Third out here on the old brick boat docking area (somewhat down, and it fell out of a pocket I bet)).

Saw four giant pelicans, and sat and listened to a ton of birds also.

Found a dead Doodle bug also.

Thanks Rob14er for a fun cache!!!! Have a favorite point.

Found it 05/17/2023 By kenyansherpa
I noticed this new multi cache. I'm glad I decided to go hunt it down as this is a great little area that I would have never known about if it weren't for geocaching :-) It lived up to its title as I heard and saw several birds (which I'm sure Rob could identify quickly) during my time there ;-)
Thanks to Rob14erGuy for creating this one and providing the perfect hint for accessing the first stage!! I placed a Team USA pin in the final container and am pleased to award a favorite point for enticing me to this pleasant area for a well-constructed multi.

Found it 05/14/2023 By WingsAndTales
I needed a quick multi today and this was perfect since I had an errand not far away. It's definitely a great spot to see birds. TFTC

Found with Geooh GO

Found it 05/13/2023 By ohgeobugs
A Saturday spent with daughter and granddaughters caching in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas. Saw this cache published but didn’t pay much attention to it as we were already caching several miles away. After returning home, we saw that this cache was very close. A FTF up for grabs. By the time we traveled the 8 miles, someone had found it. A well done multi. Thanks for the fun and the cache.

Found it 05/13/2023 By Colorado GeoDemon
Darn. Just missed the FTF. TFTC

Found it 05/13/2023 By Jjkirts01
Thanks for placing this Rob14erGuy!
Only my second [FTF]!

Thanks for the trackable and bringing me to another area to discover! There are so many different birds!

Publish Listing 05/13/2023 By IgnotusPeverell
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