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GC1WB69
The Wayward DogsType: Wherigo | Size: Micro 
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| Terrain: By: ramcrest @ | Hide Date: 07/24/2009 | Status: Available Country: United States | State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 04.458 W104° 31.428 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0 
NOTE: The map required to complete the first task is missing. The number you need is 1.5. I am working on an update to the cartridge. NOTE: The Wherigo cartridge for this cache was updated on 9/5/09 to clarify the ending. If you downloaded the cartridge prior to that date, you will need to download the new version. Three people have lost their dogs in the park! Your challenge is to figure out where the dogs went and then reunite each one with the correct owner. The challenge requires hiking about 1.5 miles over varied, easy terrain. When you have reunited all the dogs with their owners, you will be given the coordinates for the physical cache. To complete this geocache, you must find the cache and sign the log. This is a Wherigo cache. It requires a Wherigo compatible GPS and "The Wayward Dogs" cartridge available at http://www.wherigo.com/cartridge/details.aspx?CGUID=da4d1b81-96b3-417c-a4f3-b5e7f0dc66ff The cache is in Homestead Ranch Regional Park in El Paso County, CO. Information and directions for the Park are available at http://adm.elpasoco.com/Parks/Documents/hrrp_brochure.pdf There are a number of other caches to be found here and there is a great playground for the kids. There are often people fishing in the pond (but I've never see anyone catch a fish.) Most of the trails in the park are open to horses, but horses are not allowed in some of the areas where this Wherigo cartridge takes place. Note that the restrooms are closed from November through April and are often closed at other times of the year. Make sure that you have the latest software installed on your GPS device. This cartridge works well with Version 3.10 on a Garmin Oregon, but previous versions may have problems. Please post comments about your experience. Congratulations to kwbforest for the FTF. Additional Waypoints
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The Bride and I had weddings in Kansas City on June 21st and then another one in Omaha on June 29th. I told her I really wasn’t interested in driving to Kansas City and driving home for 9 hours and then a few days later drive all the way back same direction for 13 hours. So we decided we would take a mini vacation in between weddings and head to Colorado for a week. We rented a car, but little did we know the car was going to be a Cadillac sedan, and I’m thinking this is going to be my caching mobile for this trip.###So over the course of the 11 days, we visited 10 states. I was able to get 5 caches that were Year 2000 including Mingo. I was able to get the oldest cache in 3 states…Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. Colored the state of New Mexico RED and put 3940 miles on the rental car. ### This trip started out in Kansas City as the wedding was on Friday. So we cached the morning of Friday and did the Powercat challenges near Gladstone area. Loved walking the sidewalk, we did get a downpour on us, so hoped into a local spot for lunch and then once the rains lifted we went hiking again. Then went to the wedding on Friday night. Then next day on Saturday, went caching with Gnomecat, Louinliberty and Debrajean grabbing a few caches that I had handpicked out. Was great to see my KC friends for the 2nd weekend in a row after the previous week in Indiana and by the end of this trip it will be 3 weeks in a row. Had an amazing dinner at Gnomecats and enjoyed the great hospitality.Then on Sunday June 23 is where the journey begins. We headed towards Colorado Springs and grabbed Mingo on the way there. This day was about 9 hours of driving and grabbed a few caches in the Colorado Springs area before meeting up with friends in the afternoon.Monday June 24 was always going to be a big day both driving and hiking. We started it off by going to Paul Barkley (2nd 2000 year cache). Got lucky as that section of the park was closed to people on Tuesday due to electric work being done. Then from there the Cadillac took us to Geocache (3rd 2000 cache). Then after that we headed to Albuquerque, New Mexico.Tuesday June 25 we cached in Albuquerque in the morning doing a few wherigos and then headed over to the oldest cache in the state. Found the place to park and made the short hike up the hill. Then went across the way and did the Hangman hiking series. After we completed that we headed to Santa Fe to visit and then back to Colorado Springs.Wednesday June 26th, we got up and headed off to Tarryall (4th 2000 year), those that get nervous about driving well the Cadillac made it just fine. After that we headed to Pikes Peak, it opened late because the car race practice was that morning. We drove up to mile 16 and then shuttle to the top because of the renovations to the new visitor center at top. After this we are now heading back East. We get to Kansas and find Airakee and then spend the night in Kearney. I was able to watch on the phone Vanderbilt win the World Series…Go Vandy BoysThursday June 27, drive to Omaha and meet the KC crew for the 3 week in a row and we drive to Sioux Falls to get the State Bird.Friday June 28th, finish the last 21 of the Ficks Fizzy we had left. Bad news was on 61 Gnomecat fell in the ditch and went over his head in the water. The ditch had probably 8ft of water. Then headed to Omaha and did some challenges and parted waysSaturday June 29th, some light caching before wedding and then came home on Sunday 13.5 hour drive.Thanks to all the hiders. Earthcaches and Virtuals have sent answers. Challenges will either have a picture or available via public profile. Was able to leave my signature pencil in a few caches. Thanks for the cache-signed log.
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