GC5E54 Virtual Cache Ribbon Of Life
Type: Virtual | Size: Virtual Virtual | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: The Meandering Monkeys @ | Hide Date: 05/26/2002 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 21.014 W105° 51.631 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 43
No Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Picnic tables nearby  Stroller accessible  No Medium hike (1km-10km)  GeoTour 
Virtual cache located in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Wheel chair accessible.
Kid friendly.

 Elevation: approximately 8900'
If you are not accustomed to high altitude, this may be more difficult than rated.
Park at waypoint below.

Cache is a short 1/2 mile hike. Terrain is level.
Winter access via shoeshoe or cross country ski.

You have a very good chance of seeing elk and possibly moose. To increase your odds go in the morning or evening.

Bring your camera for breathtaking views and wildlife photos.

To log your find:
(1) Upload a picture of the cache location that includes your GPS.

OR

(2) If you do not have a camera, email us a detailed description of the cache location. Please do NOT put the answer (even encrypted) in the log.
Please follow all Rocky Mountain National Park regulations.

Additional Waypoints

PK5E54 - GC5E54 Parking
N 40° 20.680 W 105° 51.504

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 Additional Waypoints (1)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
PK5E54GC5E54 Parking Parking Area  07/29/2011 N 40° 20.680 W 105° 51.504 0.64 kms S 

 Hints

Follow the "logway".

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Driving Directions

 Logs

24 Logs: Found it 24  

Found it 07/05/2019 By TrackerJacker65
Visiting the park from Houston, TX. This was one of our favorite areas. We saw lots of elk here and I was able to get pretty close to a female moose. The ground was pretty soggy so I was glad I had my waterproof boots on. All of the different shades of green here made for some awesome photos. Thanks for bringing us here.

Found it 06/30/2019 By OliversOuting
Visiting from Delaware and enjoying our time in RMNP. My kids loved this trail. Thanks for bringing us here. tftc!

Found it 06/17/2019 By Hanakiso
found with Iron Snowbird

Found it 06/15/2019 By Iron Snowbird
lovely, short hike, photo will be added shortly. Saw a moose. tftc!

Found it 06/14/2019 By Jonas and Julia
We stopped by to look for this cache while on a roadtrip from Chaska, Minnesota. This was day 2 of visiting this spectacular national park, and we were almost continuously in amazement! Sadly, when we arrived close to GZ we were unable to navigate the last 25 or so feet toward the cache due to a “trail closed” sign, but we have emailed a description of the immediate area. We really enjoyed this trail. Thanks!

Found it 10/17/2018 By Team Gilo
Came to Lakewood to visit Son and Grandsons. Working on finishing our Across the Divide geotour today. All well at this cache. Thanks for the smiley and to all the people who put this tour together. Hello from OKC! Proof pic on way in email.

Found it 10/09/2018 By picklehead7
My two best friends and I spent a week in Rocky Mt National Park the last week of September during prime elk viewing. While we did not see any elk on the west side of the park, there were numerous herds in the Estes Park golf courses.

I am glad that we toured and hiked the west side of RMNP as the climate and flora are different and it is also much less crowded.

Found it 09/25/2018 By Vloud17
What a dreamy place! Thanks for making this part of our visit in the RMNP. Attached is a photo of me at GZ. My phone is my GPS so I can't include it in the photo... And celebration time: this is my cache #1000! Woohoo! Quite the milestone for me! Thank you! :)

Found it 09/24/2018 By Rock Chalk
Our Colorado vacation continued today with a drive from Golden to Grand Lake. Mostly working on the Across The Divide GeoTour, but also attempting a few other caches along the way. Loved the walk out to here. TFTC!

Found it 09/22/2018 By chuppalloop
Tftc found with artguru20. Grabbed as many earth caches on the co geotour in rmnp during the free day.

Found it 08/30/2018 By Lostagn
Thanks for the virtual find with the hubby, VeteranTributes!

Found it 08/30/2018 By VeteranTributes
Found on our 4-State trip this weekend. Thanks for the virtual with my wife, LostAgn, and two muggle friends. Answer sent via e-mail.

Found it 08/28/2018 By igetaround
Great trail for stretching the legs. TFTC

Found it 08/22/2018 By HM404
While our vacancy in the US we often saw Colorado River since Lake Powell. So we came to this cache near the well of the river.

Thanks for the cache.

Found it 08/13/2018 By TeamMNBS
Found it.
GC5E54

Found it 08/12/2018 By fiercetara
Saw it

Found it 08/09/2018 By Team Peterson
Rented ATV's nearby this morning and then decided to make the trek to get this cache. We passed it a couple times this week but didn't feel like the extra walk. Today was the day while we were close. It was a hot walk but enjoyed the signs and lessons along the way. Will post a picture shortly. TFTC

Team Peterson
Grand Rapids, MI
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Found it 08/09/2018 By rocketglider
Gathered my information and have now sent my answers.

Found it 08/01/2018 By moosekrause
Phone glitched so could quite make it to it
GC5E54

Found it 07/31/2018 By KCRoyalsFan1
Neat find love hiking!

Found it 07/30/2018 By Honeybuzzed
Enjoyed the walk and the view. Great way to unwind after driving over trail ridge road. I was totally charmed by the meadow but didn't see any wildlife there. Thanks for bringing me here.
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Found it 07/30/2018 By Matze k
Today another day in America visited some Virtual and Earthcache with Kattherine and found out the answers. This one was one of them. Thanks for the Cache.

GC5E54

Found it 07/30/2018 By Kattherine
Visited this virtual today with Matze k on our route from Steamboat Springs to Estes Park.
A nice little walk through the nature.
Thanks for showing us this place with your virtual.
Tftc
GC5E54

Found it 07/29/2018 By NorthernStorms
In town for the campout so we're going to do as many of the divide tour as we can. Tftc!
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