GC5E73 Virtual Cache Rocky Mountain Motion
Type: Virtual | Size: Virtual Virtual | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: The Meandering Monkeys @ | Hide Date: 05/27/2002 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 16.329 W105° 45.899 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 4
No Dogs  Takes more than an hour  Scenic view  Not Available during winter  Not Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  Camping available  Horses  Not Stroller accessible  Medium hike (1km-10km) 
Virtual cache located in Rocky Mountain National Park.
You have a very good chance of seeing elk and possibly moose.

Kid friendly. You'll want to carry the younger ones.

 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 few mile (intentionally not specific) hike or horse back ride.
Terrain is typical of mountain trails, but not too steep. Terrain should not be a problem for kids. Horses are allowed and can be rented locally.

Bring a picnic and enjoy the Rocky Mountains.

There are several back country campgrounds located along the trail if you're so inclined. Note that you must obtain an overnight permit from the National Park Service.

Email us what you see when you look down from the cache location. We're looking for specifics here. You'll understand when you get there.

We'll verify and you can log the find.

Please do NOT put the answer (even encrypted) in the log.

Please follow all Rocky Mountain National Park regulations.

Additional Waypoints

PK5E73 - GC5E73 Parking
N 40° 15.388 W 105° 48.880
This particular parking area will not be available during winter months. You will be able to park nearby though.
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 Additional Waypoints (1)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
PK5E73GC5E73 Parking Parking Area This particular parking area will not be available during winter months. You will be able to park nearby though. 07/29/2011 N 40° 15.388 W 105° 48.880 4.56 kms W 

 Hints

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.

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 Logs

12 Logs: Found it 12  

Found it 07/01/2019 By bdalvey
Beautiful hike! We saw a couple of moose and loved the cascade falls. Cache location is beautiful we stopped and ate lunch there.

Found it 05/29/2019 By JWHOLLE
A great walk with very few people along the way. We did see 4 moose on the way back. The greatest ascent was the last half mile

Found it 10/27/2017 By magashi
possible answer has been sent! that gps just bounces me all over... fun hike though!

Found it 09/05/2017 By vorticity
I have had this one on my list for years. Today I made the hike with some friends from Florida. Super time. Super spot. Vort.
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Found it 09/01/2017 By moby-sheera
Sucked air to get here, but the hike was sooo worth it. Thanks for the views!
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Found it 08/06/2017 By PackSux
Great hike to GZ with lots of views and wildlife. Took a while, but worth the trip. Answers sent to cache owner. Thanks for bringing me here!
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Found it 10/13/2016 By Scaber
I made this one much harder than it needed to be. I passed the obvious sign but my receiver still said that the cache was 343 feet NE of the obvious sign. We all know that GPS signal can bounce around in valley areas. I went to ground zero and began to search. Of course I could not find anything. Both my smart phone and Garmin Vista HCx pointed to the same spot. I looked and looked but could not find the "sign" (of course I was looking in the wrong spot). I emailed the cache owners and as stated in the description the answer was the obvious one. My coordinates for the answer were at N 40° 16.295 W 105° 45.958. Thank you for bringing me to this lovely spot.

Found it 10/04/2016 By mesa finds
Fantastic hike! beautiful last days of Fall before the weather cools down

Found it 08/07/2016 By Team Aize
Great hike. TFTV

Found it 07/12/2016 By rkster
A nice little hike on a cool morning. We wanted to do this last year but the heavy rains kept us from doing it. This year was much better. The flowers were in full bloom. Thanks for bringing us to this wonderful spot. Email sent.

Found it 06/29/2016 By mcjeeper and stukboy
Today was hang out with muggle sister and BIL day. This hike was our ultimate destination. Wish we could have spent more time on Trail Ridge Rd but had to be back in Denver by 6 to pick my niece and nephew up from day care. We started our hike late at 1:20 so we practically ran the trail. Oh and they are serious about afternoon rain. Brrr. The only wildlife we encountered was a lonely deer. When I wasn't staring at my feet so not to trip on rocks, the scenery I caught glimpses of was beautiful.

We are visiting for GW14er from PA. Thanks for the virtual!
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Found it 06/18/2016 By icezebra11
Today I decided to drive across Trail Ridge from my home in Loveland to do some virtual caches in the Grand Lake area. This was the second one on the list today. After making the hike to One of Two, I headed south to North Inlet. The parking areas were full so I had to park down low, adding a little extra distance and elevation. It was a really warm day on the trail (80's) and this one doesn't have all that much shade on it but once I reached GZ, it was much "cooler". I spent some time in the area gathering the necessary info and enjoying the coolness of the area. Thanks MeanderingMonkeys for enticing me to this wonderful location!!! Answer emailed.

Along the trail

At GZ (not a spoiler)