GC8VYHP Traditional Cache Just a Man
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: dustyriver @ | Hide Date: 07/01/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 50.994 W105° 05.973 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
Wheelchair accessible 

He is the guy next door - a man's man with the memory of a little boy. He has never gotten over the excitement of engines and sirens and danger.

He is a guy like you and me with wants and worries and unfulfilled dreams.

Yet he stands taller than most of us.

He is a fireman.

He puts it all on the line when the bell rings.

A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of men.

He is a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.

He is a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control.

He is responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again.

He is a man who appreciates the simple pleasures of life - hot coffee held in numb, unbending fingers - a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling - the camaraderie of brave men - the divine peace and selfless service of a job well done in the name of all men.

He doesn't wear buttons or wave flags or shout obscenities.

When he marches, it is to honor a fallen comrade.

He doesn't preach the brotherhood of man.

He lives it.

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25 Logs: Found it 16  Didn't find it 3  Write note 2  Publish Listing 1  Needs Maintenance 1  Owner Maintenance 2  

Found it 06/12/2022 By jeffy_no
Don’t loose the magnet

Found it 06/12/2022 By DrewRehme
You might lose something be careful (sorry my fault)

Found it 06/12/2022 By dofitz
Took a few tries! Thanks!

Found it 06/12/2022 By leobaby
Found it at a birthday party!!!

Found it 05/29/2022 By Sheilagipp
:)

Owner Maintenance 06/04/2021 By dustyriver
Cache is in original spot, just fine- Didn't need anything.

Write note 10/04/2020 By dustyriver
Remembering you, Carl - the "Cheetos Man" . always a bag of cheetos

Write note 10/03/2020 By dustyriver
To those friends who have fallen in the years past. I will always remember you, pay tribute to you for your sacrifice in defend the people of this nation against fire.

Didn't find it 07/25/2020 By yonelway
You can't fire the panda! I already mailed my resignation.

Found it 07/21/2020 By Edwards654
Nicely done. Wonderful tribute. It was in the first place I looked. Tftc

Didn't find it 07/18/2020 By coloradowells
?

Owner Maintenance 07/13/2020 By dustyriver
Cache has not been removed twice as reported by coloradowells - Cache is in original place, ready to be found.

Needs Maintenance 07/13/2020 By coloradowells
This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Didn't find it 07/13/2020 By coloradowells
This is the second cache removed from the monument area. The cache is no longer there.

Found it 07/12/2020 By rkfulgor1
Good hide.
Roger

Found it 07/10/2020 By Miles ToGeo
It's nice to find a new cache in this park. A nicely placed cache.

Found it 07/09/2020 By PomonaBB35
Went out for a long geo-ride today, this was the first cache that I found. Great little container and cool memorial. Thanks for taking me here. TFTC!

Found it 07/05/2020 By mipi13
Tftc

Found it 07/05/2020 By Cleverfoxx
Fun little thing to find

Found it 07/04/2020 By Sqweeter
Out celebrating the freedom to geocache! Thanks to all the men & women that have made the sacrifices without much fanfare. Nice monument & container. TFTH SL

Found it 07/02/2020 By Fork L Man
nice hide TFTC/bruce

Found it 07/02/2020 By Alpenist
TFTC Found this cache with FLM.

Found it 07/01/2020 By The Scarlet Beaver
Woo Hoo... we havent seen one quite like this before. Kudos! Definitely gets a fave!

Found it 07/01/2020 By SeekDaCache
FTF @ 9:37 am. I was working on putting together caches for a trip to Colorado Springs when my email starting going off. Since it's the first of the month I figured I better look at the email just in case it was a new cache notification. Sure enough a new cache fairly close by, but I didn't think I had time to load it to a GPS. I used my phone to navigate to the cache and it just did not want to settle down. I started checking some "usual" places to no avail. Finally I found GZ and felt around, but still did not locate it. I had to actually lay eyes on it, finally after a bit of wandering around I managed to get our monthly FTF, to keep our streak going. Thanks dustyriver for the new cache and for allowing us to keep our streak alive.

Love the Memorial, so it gets a FAV!!!

Publish Listing 07/01/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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