GC4F3Q5 Radium
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: GCWIN-WaterEducation @ | Hide Date: 06/27/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 56.938 W106° 33.465 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                     

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Congratulations! You’ve found a geocache that is one of a series from the Grand County Water Tour!

Parking for this traditional Cache is located at the Radium Recreation Area. Going west on US Highway 40 turn left onto US Highway 9 (at the only traffic light in Kremmling). Next, turn right onto County Road 1 and continue 14.5 miles before turning right onto County Road 11. Continue for 2.3 miles to the Radium Recreation Center. This geocache is not handicap accessible

This cache is hidden around 500 feet from the kiosk in the willows. Beware of goffer holes.

DID YOU KNOW???

1. You are currently along the Colorado River within the Radium State Wildlife Area controlled by the Bureau of Land Management.

2. Many travelers come here to fish for rainbow trout, brown trout and brook trout due to their abundance in these deeper, cooler and more pristine waters. In years of drought the waters become warmer, making it more difficult for these cold-water fish to survive.

3.  The recreation area was named after the element (Radium) which was mined in Colorado in the early 20^th century. Today the area is used primarily for livestock and other ranching.

 

The above information was compiled from the following sources:

Gregory, Lee. Colorado Scenic Guide: Northern Region. 3rd ed. Boulder: Johnson Publishing Company, 1996. 64. Web. <http://books.google.com/books?id=nH8Y4SyB0A8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0

"Gore Canyon Trail Kremmling Colorado Hikes." trails.com Your guide to the outdoors. trails.com Inc, n.d. Web. 6 Mar 2013. <http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGR298-007>.

"Water Quality." Soil Quality for Environmental Health. NRCS East National Technology Support Center, 19 Sep 2011. Web. 6 Mar 2013. <http://soilquality.org/basics/value_water_quality.html>.

 

Thank you to the Bureau of Land Management - Kremmling Office for allowing the placement of this cache!

09/16/2017 By geohog
Interesting spot for a cache. Followed the two track back out to the highway, good stuff!

09/16/2017 By BlackDogs
Foot found it before my eyes did

06/24/2017 By momcheers
Found it -- kind of a bummer for us because we love finding ammo cans and all of the fun stuff inside --NOT with this one! This one was pretty bare -- had to really look to find the single sheet of paper we figured was the "log". After reading other log entries on here -- when getting back to cell service -- I'm guessing it's due to the fact that part of the springtime this cache is under water and things don't survive?!? Well then, why not move it, or better adapt it? Seems silly to have an empty ammo can! So much potential-- and nothin!! Moving on....

06/09/2017 By 3MonkeyCircus
Out exploring this beautiful area and the river. Decided to grab this one and watch some drift boat fisherman catching fish. Walked right by it the first time, but found it with a little more thorough search. Brought along a new paper for the log, so it is good to go.

03/19/2017 By burnsticks16
Needs maintenance. Log book disintegrated due to water. Unfortunately, I did not have replacement log. This is a very cool cache, but needs some love!