GC4HN64 Traditional Cache Monument Man's Lair
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: fishlogger @ | Hide Date: 08/02/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 03.084 W108° 36.467 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Available during winter  Not Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Short hike (less than 1km) 

This cache is dedicated to the guy we called the Monument Man as he used to walk Monument Road two to three times per day going to town for the soup kitchen.  We never saw him begging but folks would occasionally drop off clothes and food along the pathway he constructed from Monument Road to his lair.  A couple years or so ago he disappeared and his lair is now in shamble as you will see if you go to this cache site.  Some say he went to Glenwood Springs but we really don't know.  He would use the outside spigot at the vet clinic down the road, with permission of the vet, to wash up.  In summer you would see him bare chested walking to town and back with a large flat piece of cardboard on his head for sun protection. He was well tanned. In the winter he would have a black garbage bag covering himself to shield from the cold winds. He was resouceful in using what he could scrounge as you will see in the lair and pathway. Most of the stepping stones were carried from City property below, no small task.  The cache container is small and old. It contains a few small objects, pencil and log sheet.  Parking for this cache is at the Lunchloop Trailhead on Monument Road. Some rock hopping required.  PLEASE replace the container just as you have found. 

 

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5 Logs: Found it 4  Owner Maintenance 1  

Found it 04/17/2018 By speeddemon115
Found the bone! Used to do some not very good stuff up here in high school. Cool to come back!

Owner Maintenance 08/17/2017 By fishlogger
went up all the steps to check and found the cover missing so made a new cover and rolled up the log and clipped it... it is good to go..

Found it 11/29/2016 By CacheYoda
Very cool area! Tftc, sl

Found it 11/25/2016 By ehouser
Interesting find. Thanks for the challenge

Found it 07/04/2016 By suziadd
Wow! Nice hike. Found log on ground but then found container. Put everything back as it should be. This was definitely a favorite! I was serenaded by a canyon wren!!