GC3KW92 Russellville Run #036
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: 2SKPs @ | Hide Date: 05/20/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 15.987 W104° 41.470 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
 

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An easy park and grab in a 35mm Film Container!!

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Beginning with Cache #34, the hides on the “Russellville Run” carry on on rural roads with lower traffic volume than you may have found on Russellville Road. Please continue to use caution.

The town of Russellville rose near this route in late 1858, after William Green Russell discovered a few gleaming specks in his pan at Russellville Gulch. His find brought a horde of prospectors - an advance wave of the Pikes Peak gold rush. With busy placer diggings and clusters of tents, Russellville brimmed over with promise; but its nuggets, although pure, were too scarce to make fortunes. In the spring of 1859 the real gold rush began in the Central Rockies, about seventy-five miles northwest of here, and Russellville's boom abruptly busted. Though nearly deserted, the settlement survived for a time as a passenger way station, but by 1880 had become a ghost town.

Unlike the early prospectors who came looking for gold, those who come here looking for cache are likely to find good fortune. Starting at the intersection of Colorado Highway 83 and Russellville Road, the “Russellville Run Power Trail” consists initially of 74 geocaches – most are 35mm Film Canisters and most should be easy finds! ENJOY!!


GCRM Please replace the log if full or damaged. Also, we would appreciate your help in replacing the cache container if you find it is broken or missing.

07/03/2019 By suntantoes
TFTC

07/03/2019 By DaCachingNana
The farmer’s fence is electric and we must assume it’s HOT.. for our city folk that means ...
DO NOT TOUCH!!!

07/03/2019 By DaCachingNana
Found nothing at gz so I dropped a new container with a fresh log. If the CO doesn’t want this, feel free to delete my log... just trying to help with maintainence .
Made the turn onto the gravel road and my adventure continues!! All the rains this spring and summer keep these fields full of tall green grasses... Back home we’d be mowing and baling! Thanks 2SKPs for giving this Illinois Nana an excuse to roam these hillsides! Cache on??

05/27/2019 By midwestgals
DNF

05/12/2019 By Unkle Fester
A long day caching and it was great weather to have the doors off the geojeep. A beautiful drive through the country, lots of views and cows TFTC

08/03/2018 By OurBradyBunch8
Cute container

08/03/2018 By FJ8
Ty

07/26/2018 By 74gigglebox
My friend told me about this string of logs, so as a relative ‘newbie’ I thought I’d give it a try. Thanks for setting up this massive path, and thanks to GeoDog7 for guiding me! TFTJourney

07/25/2018 By GeoDog7
Out for numbers today! Trying to get past the 50 mark for Hidden Creatures that ends tonight. Can’t make it to the turtle level but still a fun power run with 74 GiggleBox. Abbreviated our names on the log. GD7 and 74GB or 74 GBox. Thanks for this series!

07/22/2018 By shelleah
I cached with LilRyRy and CDRSheppo on our way to a birthday party in Denver to finish the Hidden Creatures event. This area has a lot less litter than farther east, but I still picked up two bags worth of trash from the side of the road. Thanks for the cache!