GCGGC7 Virtual Cache Red Mountain Pass Memorial
Type: Virtual | Size: Virtual Virtual | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: KTClimbs @ | Hide Date: 07/21/2003 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 58.106 W107° 39.563 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 45
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I have never seen a memorial to anyone in this profession before. *** Please log the found when you email your answers, if they are incorrect I will let you know! I've been too busy to keep up with getting back to all the right answers! Thank you!! ***
*** Please log the found when you email your answers, if they are incorrect I will let you know! I've been too busy to keep up with getting back to all the right answers! Thank you!! ***


This virtual cache is located on the east side of Hwy 550 between Red Mountain Pass and Ouray. This memorial recognizes a group of men who have done their jobs by night and day, with most of us never giving a second thought to.

To claim this cache, please email me the answers to the following questions.

1. What is the picture etched on the memorial of?
2. How many have died?

there is also a bronze marker just to the left of this one that is in memory of Rev. Marvin Hudson.

3.What were his daughters names?
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25 Logs: Found it 25  

Found it 07/06/2019 By ZSteve
Headed West today (well ok - and a little North too), taking a route that only a geocacher would understand. I stopped here to take a break from the driving - and of course to find this cache. I had just gotten by some vehicles pulling trailiers, but decided that I need to stop here even if I'd get stuck behind them again. I was glad I did stop! This was a very nice memorial for those impacted. Thanks for the nice virtual!

Email sent.

Found it 06/29/2019 By Sandwich Protectors
Thanks for sharing this memorial. Almost drove right by it but glad we stopped. Thanks for the cache!

Found it 06/25/2019 By twerposaurus
We are in town from Texas and hoped to spend a few days on the trails but due to the surprising amounts of snow this late in the season, we did more driving than off roading! Decided to grab a cache and we always love the places virtual take us. Thanks so much for bringing us to this memorial.

Found it 06/23/2019 By rangerhal
Had heard about this memorial too these brave workers. Glad there was a cache here so that we knew where to stop. An email with the answers to the questions was sent on June 24th. Thanks for the effort to put this cache together! Gets a favorite point.

Found it 06/19/2019 By Aardvark
An interesting cache in a beautiful area. Thanks!

Found it 10/22/2018 By geojrh
Found on a trip earlier this year while exploring Anasazi ruins in the 4 Corners region. Answers sent to the CO. A favorite.

Found it 10/21/2018 By duetto58
We are travelling around Colorado on our first trip to the USA enjoying the beautiful countryside and doing some caching along the way.
Today we drove from Grand Junction to Mesa Verde going along some of the high parts of the Million Dollar Highway.
This cache has a nice large pull in and we soon gathered the necessary information which has been sent to the CO.
Thanks to them for maintaining this venerable old cache . We always enjoy a virtual cache.

Found it 10/07/2018 By EJBHGV
After a great weekend in Durango on our way back to Denver.
Try to get as many counties as possible.
Thanks for sharing this and pointing to this deserved memorial.
Answers are on its way.
And a Favorite point is added.

Found it 10/03/2018 By janschi
Drove from Santa Fe to Montrose today. Would never stopped here without the cache.

P.S. My first cache in Colorado :-)

Found it 09/29/2018 By Unkle Fester
A great day driving up Red Mountain Pass to Black Bear road. TFTC and the history lesson

Found it 09/11/2018 By DesertDeb
TFTC

Found it 09/09/2018 By slipknot03103
Interesting history lesson. Road is scary enough in the daytime. TFTC

Found it 09/07/2018 By KJKlock
I dropped Jenn off at Stony Pass this afternoon so she can do the last 93 miles or so of the Colorado Trail. I'll pick her up next Saturday at the end of the trail near Durango.

On my way back to Colorado Springs, I stopped to find a select few caches, including this one.

I think this is our first cache find in Ouray County.

Answers have been sent. Spotted a cool benchmark in the rock just north of this virtual cache.

Favorite point awarded.

TFTC!

Found it 09/07/2018 By BG2015
Tragic story but glad there is a memorial to tell the tale. Sketchy road at night. Thanks.

Found it 08/25/2018 By RollingRedHead
Very interesting. Thanks for bringing us here.

Found it 08/19/2018 By IowaGerd
This was one of my most exciting drives with gorgeous scenery.

Found it 08/12/2018 By bukibear
Caching in Colorado with nevadanick. Nice memorial !!

Found it 08/12/2018 By nevadanick
Got it. E-mail has been sent for bukibear and myself. Thank you.

Found it 08/08/2018 By rocketglider
Gathered my information and have now sent it to the cache owner.

Found it 08/02/2018 By dnacache
Driving through the area on our epic 25 state road trip from
Florida to California.

Found it 07/31/2018 By Candyce54
A very moving memorial. Not what I expected. Answers on the way. Thank you for this remembrance. Here for just a few days enjoying the mountains and grabbed by a few caches here and there. Thank you keeping them active.

Found it 07/28/2018 By norbert28
Thanks for the cache! Found with mom - jasperdakota

Found it 07/28/2018 By jasperdakota
Thanks for the virtual on this beautiful drive!

Found it 07/13/2018 By The_Moops
#1731: beautiful day for a drive (once the rain cleared!). Sent answers. TFTV

Found it 07/10/2018 By gsbarnes
Yesterday our bike tour tried to ride from Ouray to Durango but were thwarted by mudslides near this cache. Today we rode the route in reverse, which ended with a long, fun descent until we got to the remnants of the cleanup process, where we had to stop for flaggers and such. I was afraid I'd missed this memorial, but found it behind a few temporary pieces of staged equipment. Answers on the way.