GC1ECMWEagle Medicine Wheel GeoCache
Type: Traditional
| Size: Small
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By: TwoOldBears@
| Hide Date: 07/20/2008
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N38° 09.994 W107° 44.835 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Discover "Dennis Weaver Memorial Park" (a Ridgway Town Park), a spectacular memorial to a beloved local resident. Dogs and Bikes are permitted along the paved Riverway Park paths but may not enter the memorial park area. Bike and "Puppy Parking" is provided at the entrance to the memorial park. There is no entry fee. The memorial park is closed from Nov 1 to March 31 every year in deference to its wildlife sanctuary status. PLEASE RESPECT THE PURPOSE AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL PARK.PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION FOR IMPORTANT ACCESS INFORMATION. Thanks!
MEMORIAL PARK: This 60 acre town park (once private land) was presented by the Weaver Family for the use of the public for hiking trails, picnic-ing, as a wildlife refuge, and as a memorial to the world-famous actor, environmentalist, humaniarian, and local Ridgway resident, Dennis Weaver (1924-2006). The centerpiece of the park is a 2800 pound anatomically-correct bronzed flying eagle, with a 21-foot wingspan flying above a 15 foot-high stone cairn, surrounded by a huge traditional stone Native-American Medicine Wheel. Visitors are invited to participate in helping to create piles of "Prayer Stones" that can be seen throughout the park (instructions are provided on a plaque at the entrance to the medicine-wheel area). While in this park, look for the River Loop Trails to the south of the memorial, and the Old Stagecoach Road Trail north of the memorial. For more information about about this park, and about the lifetime achievements & career of Dennis Weaver, please visit www.dennisweaver.com , his official website. Restrooms and picnic tables are located in the nearby Uncompahgre Riverway Park.
PARKING LOT AT THE MEMORIAL: There is direct access from Highway 550 South via Riversage Road. Take Riversage Road (it only goes west off of highway) about 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile. Parking lot is unpaved on north side of Riversage. Memorial is in south side of Riversage Road.
There is ALTERNATIVE ACCESS via the paved trails of the 175-acre Uncompahgre Riverway Park on wide wheelchair and stroller-friendly paths into the memorial park. See below.
PARKING LOT SOUTH: N 38:09.522' and W 107:45.264' can accessed from the Town of Ridgway; from Highway 62 (Sherman Street) turn north on Railroad Avenue and follow it to the Uncompahgre Riverway parking lot where it dead ends (about 3/4 mile from the highway).
PARKING LOT NORTH: N 38:11.050' and W 107:44.753' (an Uncompahgre Riverway parking lot)can be accessed from US Highway 550 between Ridgway State Park and the Town of Ridgway by turning west on Ouray County Road 24, parking lot is on north side of road less than 1/8 mile off the highway.
Cache: Final 75 feet to cache is a narrow uneven dirt path. Container is a small 2" x 3" Lock'n'Lock watertight container with several small treasures, a logbooklet, pencil, and pencil sharpener. Please don't take the pencil sharpener - thanks. (Eagle Eye II Folding Pocket Knife is provided as no-trade prize for "First to Find" geocacher.)
07/04/2019 By Fonron Thanks for bringing us to this lovely place. Very spiritual & meditative.
06/26/2019 By a_muduk Make sure to stop at The Statue of the Eagle. Read the sign. And have your little wish from it. Amazing art.
06/26/2019 By a_muduk Found It easily. Nice hide. TFTC
06/12/2019 By Team Tierra Buena On the tail end of a month-long road trip that took us from our home in Phoenix to GeoWoodstock in Fort Worth and family in St. Louis and Denver. Today we left Montrose for Valley of the Gods, Utah.
Absolutely loving the drive through this part of Colorado. Enjoyed the park and the scenery. (We're old enough to remember Dennis Weaver from his Gunsmoke days. Had a lovely little hike to the cache which we found without too much trouble. TNL a trackable. Thanks for the cache.
08/11/2018 By fishlogger wanted to make this one #2100 but didnt find any stump within reasonable distance... might have put an 8 in the coords instead of a 9.. maybe next time...
08/11/2018 By kdrturbo3 Love this place. Thank you for placing this cache!!!
Eagle Medicine Wheel GeoCache
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