GC8V1ZX Traditional Cache Almost to Stanley
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: Glück_Schwein @ | Hide Date: 06/14/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 59.531 W104° 55.510 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Significant hike  No Difficult climbing  Available during winter  No Drinking water nearby  No Off-road vehicles  Medium hike (1km-10km) 

This cache is ~70 yards off the Stanley Canyon Trail (Trail #707) just before you arrive at Stanley Reservoir.  Bring your own writing device. Poor cellphone reception in this area may make the find harder. No problem with GPS device. 

WARNING: Stanley Canyon Trail is steep in some areas and can be slippery in the rain or snow/ice packed dependent on the season.  The Stanley Canyon Trail is accessed via the U.S. Air Force Academy. Visitors may enter through either the North Gate, which can be accessed from Exit 156B on I-25 or from the South Gate which can be accessed from Exit 150 on I-25. For more information, call the Visitors Center at 719-333-2025. The Academy is open to visitors daily from 8 am - 6 pm. The Visitors Center is open from 9 am - 5 pm. A map to find the Stanley Canyon Trailhead can be found at: http://www.cospringstrails.com/hikes/Stanley.html

A huge thanks to my buddy CO_GPS_Guy for getting me started with Geocaching. One of his caches (USAFA overlook) is toward the beginning of this trail. This is my first placed cache. Good Luck. 

Congratulations to Hartsdale for being the First to Find! Glad you found it and were able to revisit some great memories from the past! 

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The Cache is ~70 yards off the Stanley Canyon Trail. Look for a rock formation and an aspen within. The top of the container comes off with some effort.

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5 Logs: Found it 4  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 06/28/2020 By co_gps_guy
Enjoyed a morning hike on an empty trail. Great cache site. Aspens are awesome. Cache is in great shape. TFTC!

Found it 06/24/2020 By WingsAndTales
Had a fun day out on the roads and trails with estes01. I haven't been it that area for quite some time. Thanks for bringing me back. All is well with the cache and there are blooming columbine along the trail. TFTC

Found it 06/24/2020 By estes01
Met with WingsAndTales with the purpose of driving to the end (almost) of Schubarth Road and walking to Stanley Canyon (almost) to get this cache. Starting at the AF Academy was WingsAndTales' choice, but I'm too lazy. If there is ever a shorter hiking route to a cache, I will choose it. Haven't driven all the way down Schubarth since June 2014. Recent grading and the creation of water diversion humps on the road has made it suitable for even a Subaru to drive down Smile Beautiful walk to the cache. Nicely done on the container! Thank you for bringing us back there.

Found it 06/16/2020 By hartsdale
Last time I was in the area was back in 2013 and some things have changed, a lot more erosion, trees down and the big one no water in Stanley.

Back in the early 70’s I spent a lot of time back in here camping and fishing and a few times a week trail run up and down after work with my Collie that started up here as a puppy and was able to clear through the falls.

After a few years my Collie would beat to the top of the falls and bark at the top as I approached.

Thanks for the cache and some great memories to go with it!

HD - FTF

Publish Listing 06/15/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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