GC75H2V To Boldly Go
Type: Multi | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Path Pacer @ | Hide Date: 05/15/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 27.330 W105° 25.427 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                               

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I wanted to place a fun cache for the whole family to enjoy on this little-used trail up Crosier Mt. It's steep for about 2/3 of the way, which I why I rated it a T3, but it only takes about 45 mins to reach the final. Bring the kids and your dog's favorite throw toy (it's an off-leash trail), pick a nice day, and take the time to enjoy the views. There's another cache along the way and more farther up, if you find this one too easy.

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This 3-stage multi celebrates the epic franchise that is Star Trek, so bring along your Trekkie buddy, because there's very little cell service on this mountain and you can't phone a friend. If you've only seen one episode, you're probably going to have to come back again. Try not to make a geotrail, if you can avoid it; these mountain grasses are fragile.

Created by Gene Roddenberry in 1966, Star Trek ran for only two seasons before being axed. A passionate letter-writing campaign convinced NBC to give it one more year, but that wasn't enough to save it. It languished in cult status until 1979, when Paramount decided there was enough interest to give the green light to the first Star Trek movie, creatively titled Star Trek: The Motion Picture. This gave rise to several more movies and finally a brand new TV series, again creatively titled Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Roddenberry's vision of a utopian federation, space travel, and cool gadgets inspired generations of scientists, engineers, and astronauts. The series also played to the cultural revolution of the '60s, promoting a philosophy of acceptance and social progress. Many of the episodes explored the various themes of the day, including proxy wars, racial equality, women's liberation, environmental issues, and even featured the first interracial kiss on national TV (Kirk and Uhura).

Its increasing popularity over the years has given rise to 5 TV series, 13 movies, an animated series, magazines, video games, and hundreds of novels. The franchise has won Emmy, Hugo, and Saturn awards; one film even garnered an Oscar. It would be difficult to overstate the cultural impact of Star Trek, not only in the US, but worldwide; you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone today who hasn't heard of James T. Kirk or the USS Enterprise. NASA even named a shuttle after it!

Additional Waypoints

T075H2V - Gravel Pit
N 40° 27.427 W 105° 25.563
Trailhead and parking

11/26/2017 By jmuser
Wow! Nice one Path Pacer! Well done! Folks, you need to know your Trek trivia and minutia. Otherwise, you will "Boldly Hike Where You Do Not Need To!", just like I did! :-) Got confused on one of the numbers for the final and,... well,... it took a bit longer than it should have. I got to hike in places that I have previously only looked at from a distance! After some guesswork and dripping sweat on some steep terrain, I got it figured out and bagged the final. If you are not an "up to speed" Trek fan, then you will have to make multiple "Trek trivia data retrieval" trips (like Denali41 did), unless you have a satellite data connection with you! No cell service up there! I have found all the other caches on this trail and was stoked when I saw the new multi crop up. The weather this day was beyond exceptional. Cool mild temps and not a patch of snow anywhere. Bone dry trail. They had Hwy 14 open for the holiday weekend. I left early and didn't have to wait on any pilot cars to guide me through the construction. I timed it just right and fell in line behind one that was just headed up. The drive out was much more busy as the traffic increased. They really have Hwy 14 torn up. Hope they finish it soon. The final is a nice official Geo container with a good seal on the lid. See the proof pic. Should cruise through many winters with no problem. A light, 2 to 3 inch dusting of snow shouldn't prevent finding this one. Heavier snows might shut this one down until the thaw. This was a really fun one! I left a Black Horse Inn coaster and took the bottle opener key chain. I have been wanting one of those for a long time and never think to buy one when I'm at the store! Fortune was with me today! Thank you Path Pacer for this awesome cache! Nicely done! :-)

06/03/2017 By Denali41
Had the {FTF} on this challenging multi-cache today. I'm not much of a Trekkie (unfortunately for me on this cache!). Today I hiked up to the listed coordinates (Stage 1) and opened the container. I was stymied by some of the needs. Having no cell service to get certain internet answers, I descended to my car and drove to a place where I had an internet connection. Got the needed info and returned to the Rainbow Pit Trailhead and hiked all the way up to Stage 2. Again, after coming up short on certain info I hiked the considerable distance down to the parking area and drove to an internet connection. Returning to the trailhead, I again hiked up the trail, this time much farther, and eventually found the final stage and signed the cache log. I was tired by the time I returned to my car for the third time today! But my puppy Orizaba loved everything. Heck, she's never hiked on a Crosier Mountain trail before THREE times in one day! Thanks for the FTF prize. It took you some time to lay this one out, and I'm grateful for it.

05/16/2017 By HighCountryAdmin
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