GC4H4YP Traditional Cache CSP - Ben Tyler Trail
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: South Park National Heritage Area @ | Hide Date: 07/16/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 25.764 W105° 35.546 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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Ben Tyler Trail

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Container Type: Lock & Lock
Code Location: Inside container
Access Info: This cache is located on USFS property.
Winter Access: Same, but special equipment may be required.

The Ben Tyler Trail is named for local rancher Benjamin Tyler, who came to Colorado from California with his brothers in 1876. The Tylers ran a freight line from the end of the railroad to Leadville in addition to ranching and timber businesses. Ben Tyler constructed his ranch just east of the trail and was reportedly running 300 head of cattle on its 640 acres when he was killed in a lumbering accident in 1907. The family sold the ranch in 1959, but the property returned to family ownership when one of Tyler’s descendants purchased the ranch headquarters in 1988. In 1996, the ranch was nominated to the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties and today is operated as a bed and breakfast and fishing resort.

Ben Tyler (right) and family in the summer of 1900, courtesy of the Park County Local History Archives

Park at the Ben Tyler Trailhead on Highway 285 and hike up the trail to cache.

 

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 07/22/2018 By La Ravenelle
Not so quick find, took 30-40 mins to hike the trail and then a storm blew in so I was running down that trail!

Found it 07/05/2018 By FERRETFRND
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Found it 06/02/2018 By nmsunsets2
Okay, we earned this cache on this beautiful day. Thought it would be an easier half mile hike (as the crow flys lol). With all the switchbacks, it was more like 1.5. Now we are a little behind schedule but worth the hike and our dogs, especially the Labrador, love it. TFTH

Found it 06/01/2018 By intrepiidexplorer
Tftc. Quite a hike. I think it took us about 30 minutes. Cache looks good. I'm surprised that the log is in such good condition. I can easily read the names all the way from 2013!

Found it 06/01/2018 By LostinDenver
Really good hike to this one. Starting to wonder if we will make our goal on this trip. First of many finds (hopefully) as @intrepiidexplorer and I begin outer quest for this geotour. Our first. This cache was in great shape. Traded swag. Tftc!