GC69E5 Storm King Memorial Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Icegang @ | Hide Date: 06/28/2002 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 34.570 W107° 25.072 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 8

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This cache is dedicated to all firefighters. From the 14 who lost their lives here to 100s who lost their lives at the World Trade Center to the thousands who risk their lives everyday in the backcountry and in our cities and homes.
Thank You

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Exit I-70 at the Canyon Creek exit 109. Go north to Highway 6. Turn east and follow it to the deadend. The deadend is the trailhead to the Storm King Memorial Trail. The trail is well marked and there is information about the fire and firefighters along the way.The trail was left pretty rugged to give you an idea what these and all firefighters are up against when they head into these forest fires.

Round trip is approx. 3 miles. The start of the trail is at approx. 5590' elevation. You will hike up to 6370' and there is an overlook with the story of the fire and other information. I could have stopped here, but that would be to easy. You will then walk down into the canyon to approx. 6000',(Guessing, had GPS trouble in the canyon) this part is pretty steep. The last leg of the hike is kinda tough. You will hike up a steep trail to the ridge and there is a sign at the top giving you a choice of which memorials to see.(I suggest seeing all of them)But the cache is to the right. I did keep the cache away from the memorials.

The cache is an ammo box. There are no firefighter related items in the cache (because I am not or have ever been a firefighter) but from what I have seen most of the visitors there are firefighters and I hope they will get involved and tell their teammates.

If any firefighters have a problem with this cache location, please e-mail me. I did speak with a half dozen firefighters while I was placing it and they all thought it was a good location.

Bring your older kids and lots of water and maybe even some food.

And thank the firefighters that you see on the trail for a job well done.

Contents:
1. Log tablet
2. 10x25 Tasco Binoculars (used)
3. Baseball (New)
4. 2 Flies (Fly Fishing)(New)
5. 2 AA Batteries (New)
6. Trail Guide (Denver to Pikes Peak) from my front range days.
7. Geocache Stash Note
8. Copy of famous Hunter Hot Springs Photo 1886
9. Book " Getting To Know Him Better

05/13/2018 By ThePoGS
Great cache & hike! My 1st time to the top on Mother’s Day. Thanks to all the firefighters & mothers for their hard work & dedication!!
GC69E5

12/01/2017 By jetpipe
Fantastic hiking!! I've been hiking around up here for hours today. Enjoying the peace and serenity of the mountain. This is one of my favorite hikes in Colorado. Thanks!

09/10/2017 By mrdsw
Epic hike and sacred ground. Being a wildland firefighter I remember the incident, have read the book and several studies about it. It was epic to come and walk the ground and see the different areas. tragic loss of life that made some good changes in how we fight fire. Thanks for placing the cache. VNC Captain 22A

07/28/2017 By Texas14
It was hidden a cool place, but overall it was an easy find:)

07/15/2017 By Lynnsdestiny1
What a special place to sit and pay your respects to all the men and women who keep us safe! Thank you for placing this special cache!

07/15/2017 By HD4
Hell of a hike especially when it's 90 degrees out. Took the trackable been in there too long. Tftc

03/21/2016 By gooftroop4
We hiked up to the observation point, but couldn't make the climb to the summit today. There was still a fair amount of snow on the final push, so we'll be back in a month or so.

11/08/2014 By rgose
Nice hide- amazing hike that I have done before and beautiful girlfriend has done around 50! Left a geocoin to keep it going east-- brought from ding and dang in Utah.
Geocoin from hide area

09/01/2014 By transtraveler
In memory.
Photo

07/05/2014 By Majorsam
Found it...tnln tftc!