GC88F06 Unknown Cache The Treacherous Ground Squirrel
Type: Mystery | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: Rockets08 @ | Hide Date: 05/26/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 24.340 W104° 47.550 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Not Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  Thorns  No Night Cache  Medium hike (1km-10km)  Not Tourist Friendly 

Love them or hate them, Ground Squirrels (A.K.A: Prairie Dogs) are present in most of Colorado and can be seen frequently on the Hidden Mesa Trail. At the coordinates, find the sign about Prarie Dogs to answer the following questions to get the coordinates: 

 

N 39° 24.ABC, W 104° 47.DEF

A - How many "prairie dog adaptations" are shown?

B - How many prairie dog "pups" are shown in the Nest Chamber?

C - The amount of prairie dogs in the picture + the number of snakes in the picture.

D - The amount of "prairie dog ranges."

E - The answer to part "A" x 3.

F - The number of bullet points under "Can Praire Dog colonies survive?"

This should be a relatively easy puzzle and a relatively easy hide to find, however, PLEASE watch your step! This is a rattlesnake area with multiple cacti and yucca plants. Please be careful! No need to BYOP and the cache has plenty of room for TBS and swag. Have fun finding!

 

 

 

 

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14 Logs: Found it 12  Write note 2  

Write note 01/19/2020 By 2spacecadets
Looks like a critter (ground squirrel?) got to the container and contents. Only had a CITO bag with us so put everything in the bag. Needs a replacement container as we didn't have on with us.

Found it 01/19/2020 By 2spacecadets
Found during a nice hike today. TNLNSL, TFTC.

Found it 01/04/2020 By OUT14ND3R
Lid is broken
Thanks Rockets08 for The Treacherous Ground Squirrel

TFTC SL

Write note 12/31/2019 By MountainBear
Unfortunately a critter (possibly it's namesake?) discovered this cache and left the lid in pieces and the container exposed. We did our best to find the contents in the snow and tuck the container into a hole, but the CO or next finder may want to bring a new container.

Found it 12/31/2019 By MountainBear
Found with Java Chip on New Year's Eve! Tried to get to 2019 caches before 2019 ended, but fell a little short. 2020 caches in 2020 should be a more achievable goal! Fun puzzle and great views up here. TFTC!

Found it 06/20/2019 By BearAdair
A fun caching day with animjason, and Bhob.

I ended up finding 13 caches, lucky! Grabbed a few that they already had along the way. Thanks!

Thanks Rockets08! Logged The Treacherous Ground Squirrel from a ninth galaxy using c:geo!

~ Geocache Find #349 ~

Found it 06/20/2019 By Bhob
Out and about on a warm and sunny late spring day with "animjason" and "BearAdair" - this was the eighth of eleven geocaches that I found along the way. TN-LN-SL. Thanks !

Found it 06/20/2019 By animjason
Another find of the day with BearAdair and Bhob. We are clearing out Franktown, and Hidden Mesa Open Space today. Found over a dozen caches for BearAdair, we already had a handful of them.

Picked up the trackable to take to WA next week. Thanks for a fun, and quick solve.

Thanks Rockets08! Logged The Treacherous Ground Squirrel from a ninth galaxy using c:geo!

~ Geocache Find #10467 ~

Found it 06/16/2019 By sleuthers
Great field puzzle cache! The calculations weren't too tricky. The path out to the sign was very muddy as it had just rained heavily. I was slipping around in my trail shoes. I enjoyed the walk and the cache - thanks.

Found it 06/10/2019 By LostinDenver
Today's adventure led us ( @intrepiidexplorer and @WindAtMyBack ) to the wilderness east of Castle Rock. We walked into Hidden Mesa to grab the caches and experience this beautiful day. The weather was cooperative - sunny, but not too hot. During our expedition we saw several hawks, caught and released a fence lizard, and saw a few wild turkeys. Cactus flowers are in bloom. No snakes were sighted, but we saw evidence that one had recently crossed the walking path.
We were able to solve this one on the fly while we gathered the necessary info from the sign. Well done! I dropped a TB. I think prairie dogs are awesome and am saddened to know that their habitat is being limited and colonies are being eliminated or relocated. TFTC!

Found it 06/10/2019 By WindAtMyBack
Found with @intrepiidexplorer and @LostinDenver TFTC

Found it 06/10/2019 By intrepiidexplorer
Quick puzzle and find. This was a fun one! Thank you!!

Found it 06/01/2019 By Back Country Horsemen
This one challenged me technologically. I figured out the answers with only one that I was a bit unsure about & plugged the new coordinates into my Cachly app. What? It’s only 20’ away? That didn’t make sense so back to to sign, recheck my answers 3+ times, still the same results. Only one thing left to do-reboot. Delete the old answer renter the same coordinates and Lo & behold a much more reasonable distance that now makes sense. Got it!

Found it 05/28/2019 By Kroozer
Dropped the dogs off for grooming and headed to Hidden Mesa for a hike. Enjoyed solving the puzzle and reading the info. TNLNSL. Thanks for the puzzle and the cache!