GC3NCKH Shiva's Shelter
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: WolfgangStiller @ | Hide Date: 06/10/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 50.320 W105° 01.635 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
     

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A beautiful but almost never visitted spot off of Barr trail with a great view and a nice shelter.

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This is a great place to stop off on your way up or down Pikes Peak on the Barr trail.  Shiva’s Shelter is near a really nice stone shelter on a nice overlook just above the A-frame  (about 2,000 feet below the summit of Pikes Peak). This cache is named after Shiva the newest member of the Stiller Geocaching team. She loves places like the stone shelter you will see just to the south of the cache.   This shelter can provide a great place to get out of the high winds and still avoid the crowds.

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This cache is hidden off the ground and should be findable in the winter in normal snow conditions.

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GCRM
GCRM - Replace the log as needed or container if the cache container is broken or missing. Before you replace a missing container, you must spend a reasonable amount of time searching - at least 5 minutes per difficulty rating. The cache owner accepts that there is a chance that multiple containers could be at the site. Please remove duplicate containers if you find multiple caches at the site. Broken containers and full logs may be disposed of at will.

07/31/2018 By estes01
GoMRT! Did you drop blood on all our signatures!?

07/31/2018 By billkat
Did Barr trail in reverse today and made a detour over to this nicely placed cache. Its nice to get this one off my list. Tftc!

06/21/2018 By Kriyacacher
I'm pleased to report that the cache is in really good condition given the almost 4 years it has gone unfound. What a spot too, great scenery in every direction. I took a compass bearing from the A-frame cache, and it wasn't an easy way to go, and it was much easier coming back from the cache in an arc over easier terrain that you could pick out once you were there. There were some rust marks on the logbook from the container, but the co-ordinates were excellent and everything dry. I sat and chanted Om Namah Shivayah for several minutes, and this becomes my second favourite Shiva cache after Arunachala in South India. I drove to the top of Pikes Peak and trekked down the Barr's trail to get here. A big thanks for setting the cache, and hopefully the next find will not be in 2022. This one gets a FP as soon as I have one

09/14/2014 By GoMRT
Not exactly just off the Barr Trail, but far enough to enjoy a snack and to hydrate on the way down the peak. Mark your trail for a return to the Barr Trail!!

07/06/2014 By estes01
As ernie66 said, we've been talking about doing this cache since it was placed a couple of years ago. As we'd just done a 14er the day before, my legs were not happy about this decision. It's amazing how much distance those switchbacks can add. But what a great spot for a cache! Thanks for bringing us out there...well worth the hike. Deserves a favorite point.