GC8XQ6F Traditional Cache Pile ‘o Rocks
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: munsonfam @ | Hide Date: 08/02/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 00.000 W104° 55.063 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0

A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn ['k?a?r?n??] (plural càirn['k?a?r??])

Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes, from prehistoric times to the present.

In modern times, cairns are often erected as landmarks, a use they have had since ancient times. However, since prehistory, they have also been built and used as burial monuments; for defense and hunting; for ceremonial purposes, sometimes relating to  astronomy; to locate buried items, such as caches of food or objects; and to mark trails, among other purposes.  Wikipedia 

 

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Off the trail, top of the drain outlet

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8 Logs: Found it 7  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 08/15/2020 By GmaNGsonPAK3606
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Found it 08/14/2020 By Miles ToGeo
I saw the words "pile" and "rocks" and started to worry. So, I was glad for a quick find.

Found it 08/13/2020 By mondou2
Enjoyed the hunt for this cache. SL. Thanks for the fun!

Found it 08/11/2020 By find waldo
Rounding up some geocaches while having a good time exploring the area around Denver Colorado. Over the years we have found many a fine geocache hidden in a CAIRN, although in Nevada we call it a SPOR. Thank you for adding to our adventures this year.

This summer's vacation plan was to head to the Pacific Northwest with our friends sixeasy for the Groundspeak 20 Year Anniversary Celebration, then on to Geowoodstock. Well we all know how that turned out! Instead we decided to celebrate by finding some of the older existing geocaches. Colorado puts us in the approximate vicinity of several geocaches on our bucket list. We are concentrating on adding to our non-traditional geocaching numbers and completing a few challenges we are working on.

Found it 08/11/2020 By sixeasy
Greetings from Lake Havasu City, Arizona. We're in Wheat Ridge for two to four weeks while the bride takes care of her mother. Denver has been kind to us in that there are lots of caches that contribute to our goals. Thanks for this cache.

Saludos desde la ciudad de Lake Havasu, Arizona. Estamos en Wheat Ridge de dos a cuatro semanas mientras la novia cuida a su madre. Denver ha sido amable con nosotros porque hay muchos cachés que contribuyen a nuestros objetivos. Gracias por este caché

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Found it 08/03/2020 By SeekDaCache
Out running errands and mixing in some caching. Cleaning up a few of the new caches in the area and taking advantage of the free day at Barr Lake state park. Nice hide and camo, SL,TFTC!

Found it 08/02/2020 By GanderGoose
Woo hoo! FTF at 6 p.m.! It seemed appropriate that we would have Spartacus Geodog, a CAIRN, help us find this CAIRN cache (photo attached). Nice cache, good hide, cool theme. Thanks for the placement, munsonfam!

Publish Listing 08/02/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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