GC88JRK Traditional Cache McKay Lake -- Flexor digitorum superficialis
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: peace love pi @ | Hide Date: 05/29/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 57.277 W105° 00.452 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Not Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  Parking available  Bicycles  No Snowmobiles  No Horses  No Campfires  Stealth required  Stroller accessible  No Park and Grab  No Tree Climbing 


I am a natural klutz -- so much so that when my caching pals Periwinkle128 saw this patch in a cache, they thought of me. But still, as I was placing a group of caches around McKay Lake I suffered an inordinate number of flesh wounds. Placing this cache smashed the tip of my right ring finger! I'm hoping noone was around to hear the string of expletives I released upon the smashing! I am excited to share this injury with my anatomy students as we learn forearm muscle anatomy! 

The Flexor digitorum superficialis is in the anterior compartment of the forearm. It is sometimes considered to be the deepest part of the superficial layer of this compartment and sometimes considered to be a distinct, "intermediate layer" of this compartment. It is relatively common for the Flexor digitorum superficialis to be missing from the little finger, but that was not the finger I smashed.

McKay Lake Trail is a 1.6 mile flat, concrete & crushed gravel loop trail where you are treated to ancient, towering cottonwood and willow trees along the south side of the small lake and uninterrupted views of the mountains to the west. 

While you're here, check out the other caches around McKay Lake: 

Shelob's Tree

Mondo's McKay Lake

McKay's Southside

Robuster's McKay Lake

Periodic Fable

McKay Lake -- Pronator quadratus

McKay Lake -- Subcutaneous fat

McKay Lake -- Galea aponeurotica

McKay Lake -- Rhomboideus major

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 Hints

Just north of the bushes

 Nearby Caches

GC88JTA McKay Lake -- Galea aponeurotica (0.21 kms S)
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GC88JZG Trail Around The Lake #3 (3.73 kms SE)
GC1CRMF Degree Confluence: 40°N 105°W (5.10 kms N)
GCA9CAT Pining to be Found #13 (7.30 kms SW)

    


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 Logs

17 Logs: Found it 12  Didn't find it 3  Write note 2  

Didn't find it 04/24/2022 By Evan.Robertson
No luck but I'm with both my kiddos so it's harder to cache!

Didn't find it 04/16/2022 By SchouFamily
Think we found the right spot, but no cache

Write note 04/11/2022 By owlcachetins
Fisherman muggle standing at GZ. Not going to log a DNF because I didn’t search. Will be back.

Didn't find it 03/30/2022 By Millerite
A no go here. But not because I didn't look; you always hate to leave behind a DNF.

Found it 07/24/2021 By mdesugny
TFTC

Found it 04/09/2020 By outdooradventurer95
Found it!

Write note 04/08/2020 By robuster91
stopping by while out on a walk all is well tb visit

Found it 04/06/2020 By JourneyRunner
Tftc

Found it 03/31/2020 By lasouthpaw
The little one is getting tired of the same old walks and bike rides, so we headed over here today. We didn't have much time, only made it to the first two caches before we had to head back to the car. The little one's had the training wheels off for not quite a week now, and riding is her new obsession. She'd ride ahead and stop and wait. The little one was excited to find this one, especially after I told her who hid it. This is my least favorite type of hide, but it was in the first place I looked. Thanks for the smiley!

Found it 03/31/2020 By jwhyne
Quickest find today! Thanks!

Found it 07/03/2019 By mondou2
Enjoyed the hunt for this cache. SL. Thanks for the fun!

Found it 06/14/2019 By GanderGoose
Out for a geocaching adventure with Spartacus Geodog. We enjoyed our walk around McKay Lake. Thanks for the placement, peace love pi!

Found it 06/12/2019 By jacobboulder
Quick find with tracylhs. Getting some caches in Broomfield/Westminster on this very nice summer day. SL. TFTC!

Find #4307

Found it 06/12/2019 By tracylhs
I thankfully spotted it quickly! Hope your finger is healing! TFTC!

Found it 06/10/2019 By Nighthawkers
So so so many muggles on this beautiful Monday morning! Slowed to a walk on my geo run as the families were getting suspicious with me running past them and then stopping over and over ;) Currently waiting for a clear spot so I can sign the cache that I spotted. Typically my least favorite kind of hide but your hint and placement made my finding joy easy! Thanks for all the new placements around one of my favorite local lakes!

Found it 06/05/2019 By LiveWire77
Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the search and its discovery. sl

Found it 06/05/2019 By shortcircuit77
Live Wire 77 and Short Circuit 77 having had brunch, proceeded to McKay Lake for a very nice walk around it and found 4 caches. Thank you for placing this cache so we could enjoy the game. sl