GCGEGB Traditional Cache San Luis Valley View
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: Rocky Mountain Traveler @ | Hide Date: 07/09/2003 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 24.115 W106° 03.423 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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This cache is lcoated about a mile drive off of Hwy 285 South of Poncha Pass.
During the summer months a passenger car could drive the dirt road to within 200 feet of the cache, but if the road is wet or snow is on the ground the cache could be rated more at a 3 for difficulty in terrain. This cache is located close to a great view of the San Luis Valley and the Sangre De Cristo mountain range. It's common to see lots of Elk, Deer, and Antelope from this location.

To get to cache take the Dorsey Creek BLM/Forest Service road (South of Poncha Pass). Go east for .2 miles to the road relocation sign. Go right and follow up road for another .5 mile then go right up to top of hill. Cache is located in trees close to top of hill. Road might be closed temporarily at the road relocation sign due to mud conditions, but makes for a nice short hike.
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Look for a pile of dead sticks and brush next to a live tree with several dead trees leaning on it.

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13 Logs: Found it 13  

Found it 05/26/2019 By Nancy's Paws
The views are breath taking & deserving of a "favorite" spot! We did see a lot of bear pooh so be alert here. TFTC

Found it 09/18/2018 By NakedNHappyHunter
On a many month & state caching adventure. Took a quick break and found this.
Found with GoofyBareHunter

Found it 09/18/2018 By GoofyBareHunter
Found with NakedNHappyHunter while on a road trip across country from Tampa, FL.....
TFTC!

Found it 08/08/2018 By dorkymurphy
Nice hike with the kids. Thanks for this cache

Found it 05/30/2017 By fishnbum
TFT I chose to go 4WD only to just have the extra pull for the steep climb. Meat poles at two campsites so hunting must be good. Road closed Mar 15 to May 15 for sage grouse protection.

Found it 11/12/2016 By FindmeVailTree
Tftc

Found it 09/22/2016 By Dyn-O-Mite
Your right, this is a heck of a view.
Thanks, I signed the log.

Found it 09/22/2016 By CW Scout
TFTC

Found it 08/27/2016 By Ottmer_Family
Found it! Traded a mini slinky & frog for a foam helmet and a racoon! Great cache!

Found it 08/16/2016 By Room1009
Bandit and I went on a three day road trip. From Caņon City we drove over Medano Pass to Great Sand Dunes National Park, hiked over Mosca Pass, and drove back over Poncha Pass. This cache was along the route. I was able to drive to less than 200 feet of it. After hiking up the hill I found the nice big container after a short search. I didn't need the hint. I added some swag and signed the log. The container is in great condition. Thanks for placing this cache in a pretty area that I would never have otherwise visited.

Found it 07/30/2016 By AZ4X4s
Thanks, Rocky Mountain Traveler. Went out today to hopefully get a new souvenir for finding a 'favorites' cache. We then went on to drive up around Turret.....had some rain and saw two bucks and a doe, so the trip was worth it. This cache has 10 favorite points so it should get us our souvenir.

Found it 07/30/2016 By john4x4
Caching today with GotWine and AZ4x4s. Thanks for the find.

Found it 07/30/2016 By GotWine
Picking up a few caches today and a new icon too. Thanks for the smiley face and discovering a TB here also.