GC8VJH8 Gladstone Coal Mine 1890-1915
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Alpenist @ | Hide Date: 06/23/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 00.195 W105° 04.705 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
             

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This spot marks the what once was the entrance to the Gladstone Coal Mine which was operational from 1890 to 1915.  There are several relics of that bi-gone era that surround you here. From the rail road rail that was driven into the ground to mark the spot to the mounds of slag, tailings, and trash the start at this point and run North into the agricultural lease on the other side of the trail. The railroad line that served this area has been repurposed for use as a bike path and runs from the Great Bark Dog Park SW to the grain silos on the other side of Baseline (40th parallel). You can find more information by following this link, http://ecee.colorado.edu/regrid/files/mines/local_mines_map.pdf.

Use caution as there is a dry spot between the trail and the cache where a mini version of a choya cactus appears to be the only thing that is able to grow.

Congratulations to Edwards654 on the FTF!

Additional Waypoints

P08VJH8 - Great Bark Dog Park
N 40° 00.260 W 105° 04.548

07/16/2020 By badkitty4
Tftc

07/10/2020 By #1 Beefers
Out on this beautiful, but hot July day with good friends GanderGoose and mooseyaround. GG came up with this great plan. Thank you for this neat cache Alpenist. Earns yet another fav point.

07/10/2020 By mooseyaround
Went with GanderGoose and #1Beefers on an "Alpenist" caching adventure this morning, with a few other cachers' caches sprinkled in. My husband's uncle worked in the Lafayette area coal mines many decades ago. It was fun and educational reading the history of the Gladstone. Thank you for the unique placement and cache Alpenist. SL. Earns a favorite point from me!

07/10/2020 By GanderGoose
Had a super fun morning with my good caching buddies, #1 Beefers and mooseyaround. Appreciate the history. A sneaky, jumping cholla made the leap to my khakis. Neat cache. Another favorite point! Thanks for the placement, Alpenist!

07/06/2020 By Credo5280
Another beauty of a hide! Back for a
Second round to clear up some DNFs from the day before.

07/03/2020 By Lord Mike
We made the short walk and found this nice hide quickly.

07/03/2020 By Miles ToGeo
We walked from the dog park to get this cache. Found the little cactus before getting to ground zero. Another nicely placed cache.

06/27/2020 By SeekDaCache
We headed out on a mini caching adventure to clean-up some of the new caches nearby and around the Layfayette and Erie areas. Niice short walk to GZ, Very nice hide, SL,TFTC

06/24/2020 By Edwards654
FTF At 2:50 p.m. thank you for the history lesson and the delightful walk to this 1. Very nicely crafted. Gets a favorite. TFT C

06/24/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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