GC4GYRH Olson's Farm
Type: Traditional | Size: Other | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Redknuckles @ | Hide Date: 07/23/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 13.089 W105° 16.126 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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I'm going to change the description on this cache post flood: This use to be a open field with a busy local park riverside. Since the flood a few years back its now used more for sorting of materials and staging for the rebuilding of the area. The local park was completely washed away and is slowly being reclaimed. The area is easily accessible and open to the public (other than obvious fenced areas) There are nice walking trails and most everything from the school fields south where untouched by the water. The bulk of the damage was along the river, through what was once a park w/bike paths and baseball fields. Backstops and fences still show rough outlines but the whole park was scoured down 8-12' below grade. Leaving only islands of individual trees standing high above on what looked like piles of River Rock. Last I saw over the summer the park has been filled back up to grade with reclaimed River Rock, and was growing wild throughout. I've spent 20+ summers in this park and field waiting to get into the towns famous bluegrass festivals it puts on yearly. The cache is in its original spot, once considered a 2 star difficulty hide but I'm upping that. Due to the lack of maintaince now, that was once done out here in conjunction with the park upkeep. It's a bit harder to find due to overgrowth of the area. I'm also adding a hint. The locals have well beaten trails right past this cache where a maintained city trail once ran around this whole area, before the flood. I will adjust this cache description as the area is reclaimed.

08/18/2018 By Snady3
The area where this cache should be looks like it may have been taken by Muggles. A new trespassing sign right at the spot on the fence.

07/23/2018 By BugRanger
Well this spot is even more over grown than the last time I looked here. Not sure if the hint refers to the fence or the loose barbed wire. There's a new No Tresspassing sign at GZ now too.

02/17/2017 By Path Pacer
I tried to go for this one today, but the area is closed to the public. There were workmen and heavy machinery inside the fence.

01/29/2017 By jacobboulder
Quick find with my dad and tracylhs. Getting a few caches in Lyons today. SL. TFTC!

Find #2490

01/29/2017 By tracylhs
Quick walk and find on this (thankfully) unseasonably warm, nice January day! TFTC!