GCK3HR Traditional Cache Bear's Den
Type: Traditional | Size: Large Large | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: rjdennison @ | Hide Date: 07/24/2004 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 37.232 W106° 26.058 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 2
This is part of the old railroad between the Alpine Tunnel and Pitkin, CO.
This is a very scenic trail out of the Alpine Tunnel into the town of Pitkin. Thought it would be a fun drive for ATVs or Jeeps. Original container is a 5 gallon white bucket with a screw on lid. Original contents include a First Aid kit, Stickers and Postcards, Poncho, Water Bottle, Matches, Trash sacks, Glow sticks, Candle and Brandy & Tuckers X-Orient Express Travel Bug!! It is a Great Historic Area and a fun ride. Good Luck TB!!!
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This is a place where train whistles used to blow and there are alot of historic sites to see. Great time for young and old!!!!

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 08/21/2018 By ibgpin
Out with friends making a loop from Buena Vista, over Monarch Pass then Pitkin and back to BV via Hancock Pass a total of 145 miles. Biggest container of the day, hell for that matter biggest one of the year. TFTF

Found it 08/21/2018 By whoa2
Not quite as full anymore. TFTH sl

Found it 07/08/2018 By elko dealers
Fun trip in the mountains today, seen lots of animals, flowers, then we got the rains, lighting and thunder. Thanks for your placement. SL T-TB T4TH

Found it 06/17/2018 By Boundertom
We were in the Jeep for the trip over Hancock Pass and back over Tincup Pass. It was a cool day, with a bit of drizzle, but we had a great time. I haven't been on these trails for nearly 30 years. I was happy that there were a number of caches on the route. It is always good to find an old cache! Thanks for the Cache!

Found it 08/23/2017 By jetmack61
TFTC!

Found it 08/13/2017 By A&T HIKERS
Drove past this one several times, finally made it our last find of day of riding trails. Found quickly, exchanged cache items and signed log. Thanks for the cache.

Found it 07/28/2016 By WingsAndTales
Out for a great day of four wheeling and caching with ngrrfan. TFTC

Found it 07/28/2016 By ngrrfan
Wingsandtales and I are out to not only get 20 types in 1 day, but also to go over Tincup and Tomichi passes to get the caches. TFTC

Found it 07/06/2016 By sacruser
Out for a day of caching with Z_Malloc while vacationing nearby. We found this one while on the way to the Alpine Tunnel; it WAS a nice, big one. All was in excellent shape; coordinates were spot on. This was find #9 for the day. SL - TFTC, PAMRON, and for our geofun. Smile

Found it 07/06/2016 By Z_Malloc
A bear sized cache it was....he huffed and puffed up the hill to make the find on our way up to the Alpine Tunnel.

This was Z_Malloc's 1894 cache found! Thanks for the hide!