GC2X73F Traditional Cache Bald Mountain Road
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: SAMANTHA1234 @ | Hide Date: 05/28/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 47.872 W105° 32.913 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Available during winter 
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BALD MOUNTAIN ROAD
This road which picks up at the west end of Main Street and runs in a winding westerly route was part of an extensive network of wagon roads that linked the mines, camps, and towns together throughout Gilpin and Clear Creek counties. The road runs along the north base of Bald Mountain. These dirt roads were the avenues of commerce that were necessary for the local economy to function, particularly in the higher elevated remote areas. The lower areas of each county were served by the narrow gauge railroad or a system of trams which were very small railways. The main means of moving people or freight on the roads were horse drawn wagons. Sometimes teams of pack mules or donkeys were used but all traveled over roads such as Bald Mountain Road. The wagons and beasts of burden would haul people, materials and supplies to the mines and stores and then haul to gold bearing ore out to the mills which were located on the creeks often times in the lower canyons. The water from the creeks was necessary to wash the lighter rock material from the gold in the milling process.
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8 Logs: Found it 8  

Found it 06/29/2019 By Pixel Magic
TFTC
Headed up to the mountains today to escape some of the heat in the city. Great day to explore an area that we had not been to before.

Good condition.

Found it 05/18/2019 By Wulff Pack
This was my turn-around spot. Nice little pull-off from the road, kept me hidden from the passing truck and felt comfortable letting the geodogs have a run-around while I searched. Glad to find it on road side of the barbed-wire fence.

Found it 09/11/2018 By J&J Team Yukon
Greetings from Oklahoma. Took a little road trip from where we are staying to do a little caching. Very neat old area. TFTH

Found it 08/04/2018 By lwiscomb
TFTC! #madhatters

Found it 07/27/2018 By cajrrman
I decided to head for the hills around Central City for some caching today. I made the find here at 9:44 am. Thanks for the cache!

Found it 07/13/2018 By MattieMarie
Found it, but forgot our pen.

Found it 06/16/2018 By EJBHGV
Coming down I-70 we decided to detour a bit.
Took exit Idaho Springs and back roads to Central City.
Found 15 caches along the road.
This was one of them.
TFTC

Found it 04/15/2018 By wq64815
Left a little prize in there :)