GC78GMG Traditional Cache Take Me To The Nest
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: BethKatzPA @ | Hide Date: 07/06/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 30.733 W105° 44.237 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Scenic view  Available during winter  Parking available  Bicycles  Horses  Not Stroller accessible  Watch for livestock  Medium hike (1km-10km) 

The Burning Bear Trail has a wide variety of flowers in the summer. It also leads (sort of) to my favorite geocache to visit. When I first found that cache, I crossed the (now non-existent) beaver ponds. It's better to go further along the trail and cross a small log bridge. I placed this cache to bring people further along the trail but also to somewhat mark that bridge crossing.


The Burning Bear Trail is relatively flat, but it is at roughly 9700 foot elevation. If you are like us living at 300 feet in Pennsylvania, take the altitude seriously. The road up from Grant on the south has been totally paved. I believe it is also paved from the north from Georgetown over Guanella Pass. The hike to the cache is about 1.5 miles one way. Horses and human-powered bikes are allowed as are dogs on leash. When you reach a fork in the trail, go left.

The container is a 1-inch diameter plastic tube about 4 inches long nestled where it should be easily found if you are looking. It's about 130 feet from Burning Bear Trail and across a small bridge of logs. Bring your own writing utensil.

When I placed this in July 2017, there were quite a few mosquitoes.

Additional Waypoints

P078GMG - Parking
N 39° 30.641 W 105° 42.643

TH78GMG - Burning Bear Trailhead
N 39° 30.548 W 105° 42.678
Start here. Keep gate shut. Do NOT park here.
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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P078GMGParking Parking Area  07/06/2017 N 39° 30.641 W 105° 42.643 2.29 kms E 
TH78GMGBurning Bear Trailhead Trailhead Start here. Keep gate shut. Do NOT park here. 07/06/2017 N 39° 30.548 W 105° 42.678 2.26 kms E 

 Hints

Large gnarly stump

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5 Logs: Found it 3  Publish Listing 1  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 08/14/2018 By Bhob
Out and about to assist "animjason" on his quest to make his ten-thousandth find - nice hike on the flaming ursine trail. TN-LN-SL. Thanks !

Found it 08/14/2018 By animjason
Found with Bhob on an adventure towards my 10,000th find! I guess I should have read this write-up, as we took the fun way to these caches haha.

Cache in good shape. It needs more finds, come get it everyone! My first time on this cool trail.

Thanks BethKatzPA! Logged Take Me To The Nest from a ninth galaxy using c:geo!

~ Geocache Find #9997 ~

Owner Maintenance 07/06/2018 By BethKatzPA
Was in the area and checked on this one. Only one find in a year. Cache on.

Found it 09/21/2017 By bjinc
As the description says, this cache takes you right to The Nest (GCC611). It's a very pretty (and fairly flat) hike - the elevation's the only thing making it difficult. The path's pretty shady, too.

I went around sunset, and saw some beautiful fall colors.

Publish Listing 07/08/2017 By HighCountryAdmin
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