GC5ZXZC Traditional Cache Yankee Doodle Dandy Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 4 out of 5
By: nurse4kds @ | Hide Date: 07/20/2015 | Status: Disabled
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 59.213 W107° 45.836 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Abandoned mines  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Motorcycles  Quads  Off-road vehicles  Short hike (less than 1km)  Seasonal Access  Tourist Friendly 

This family friendly cache is located at Yankee Boy Basin above Ouray. Yankee Boy Basin is the home of a double set of waterfalls and some of the most beautiful terrain you will find in Colorado. The road up is not for the faint of heart and either a 4x4 drive or a vehicle with high clearance is strongly recommended. If you are not up for driving up by yourself, Ouray hosts many Jeep tours to this area. Happy caching!
This cache is in a 50 caliber ammunition can. Original contents include: a Bible, toy police car, Star Wars Tattoos, skull glow sticks, Sofia the first stickers, toy bracelets, pencils, toy robot, Moms kitchen magnet and log book! Each member of our family is represented by the contents! See hint for location information!

Additional Waypoints

P15ZXZC - Parking
N 37° 59.211 W 107° 45.770
There is also parking up hill a short distance which is a good spot to start as well.
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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P15ZXZCParking Parking Area There is also parking up hill a short distance which is a good spot to start as well. 07/21/2015 N 37° 59.211 W 107° 45.770 0.10 kms E 

 Hints

The cache is hidden just off the trail under a slanted rock toward the top of the upper falls.

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 Logs

9 Logs: Found it 4  Didn't find it 2  Write note 2  Temporarily Disable Listing 1  

Temporarily Disable Listing 08/26/2018 By nurse4kds
We believe the muggles got us. We will be back but likely in 2019. So sorry to all looking forward to finding our cache. This was a treasured tradition each year for our family as well.

Write note 08/26/2018 By nurse4kds
Sadly I think our cache has been muggled. We will replace it but likely not until next year. :-(

Didn't find it 08/26/2018 By trometo
Dang. Couldn’t find cache
Possibly Muggled

Didn't find it 08/23/2018 By Wadcutter
Running around the Ouray-Durango area and logging a few caches along the way.
We just got home and 1st chance we've had to get our finds logged in the computer.
No smiley for us. After we got home we see where the CO has disabled this cache after it was muggled.
We could not get a solid GPS lock with the location bouncing rapidly from 11 feet to 240 feet. We think we found the cache hiding spot but it was empty.
the Wadcutters

Found it 06/08/2018 By Zaphod-Eh
doing a guided jeep tour, got out to look at various things, looked down at the gps, and there was a cache very close. nice water fall right near, told it was used in the Coors beer ads, just don't fall into the covered over mine shaft. TFTC

Write note 05/25/2018 By kekj
OH MAN! kicking ourselves, could have easily found this cache but did not check for newer caches in the area before we got out of cell range! Folks are in town and showing them the area, Yankee boy basin being a FAV. The only thing the Ms. ever wants to see when we come is the falls, bet we spent an hour here while she photoed it from all directions, above, below, everywhich way as had not been up for several years, this cache having been set in the mean time. Will not make that mistake next time. Pegging some Tbugs to this cache for waypoints on a map so owners will know where they have been. TFTC waypoint
p.s. photo is of lower falls

Found it 09/25/2017 By Mustang_sally1967
Tftc. Beautiful views all around you.

Found it 09/25/2017 By pbrenninger
Very nice! TFTC

Found it 09/19/2017 By Nerdhaus
:D thanks for the cache! Judy left name there but it was full of fun stuff