GC14YH4 Boite aux Lettres du Cornet Rouge
Type: Multi | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: TheRealcocajun @ | Hide Date: 08/04/2007 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 31.613 W105° 49.337 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 3
                   

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Cache coordinates are for a bearing marker that also has information neccesary to "solve" actual cache location. You will not need to go farther down the hill than is safe but this will, unfortunatly, keep you within eyesight of the summit, so please be covert.

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There are 3 ways to go from this marker to the cache.

(*Edit 9/12/11 Appearently the marker that has sat atop this mountain for as long as I have known is no longer present. You can still use the bearing method from the listed coords, or use 12,801 for the altitude method, unfortunatly the "sighting in" method is no longer available. If anyone is aware of what happened to the sign please let me know so I can either properly place my disgust or hopefully assit in replacing what is to me a colorado landmark. Thanks, Cajun)

1. Travel approx. 20 yrds at 277 degrees from marker
or
2. Add the numbers in the elevation together and add sum to last 3 digits of W coord. Also, subtract 1st, 2nd, and last digit of elevation from 3rd, and add this sum to the last 3 digits of the N coord. (Last 3 digits = after the decimal point)
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3. Use the 1st and last numbers of elevation and second switchback corner of road visable below to "sight in" your bearing.

This cache is a tribute to my home town, Baton Rouge, Louisiana which is French for "Red Stick". I leave it to you to translate the cache name. This is my first hide and I hope you enjoy it and the area as much as I did while placing it. A 4x4 vehicle or stamina of the area's largest residents (Mtn. Goat) is needed to get there. If you don't plan to drive to the top, the best approach is to park at the Webster Pass summit and walk up the obvious road to the summit (Note: the road visible from the pass is one way only (down) and vehicles coming down may not be able to stop and therefor ALWAYS have right of way). Driving to the summit requires you to approach from its south side via a fairly difficult 4x4 trail which takes 2-3 hours. Please rehide well, despite the difficulty of reaching the area, this spot sees quite a bit of traffic. Use common sense above treeline if weather is nasty.

Original goodies:
Log, Pens, Pencils, National Parks Owners Guide, Energizer Bunny, Tye Dye Walrus, Car Wash Tokens, Green Jeep, "First to Find" Geocoin, Glow in the Dark Paint, Key ring, Lighter, Joes 4x4 Geocache token.

For the FTF, I've stocked this one with some goodies, but i ask that you take and carry on the tradition of the Geocoin included. *Edit 8/23* Congrats to RDAD for the FTF. Looks like the "First to Find" geocoin has some good ju-ju since it was his "first" FTF.

Additional Waypoints

09/18/2017 By kahoona1215
Enjoyed our first jeeping experience with some friends. Great views from up here! Took a few minutes to find the right spot but soon had the log signed. TFTC!

08/16/2017 By WingsAndTales
I did the calculations for the 2nd method and the coords were right on. I was able to drive billkat and I to the top of Webster Pass and we walked the rest of the way from there. It was cold and the winds were blowing hard. The fog lifted a couple times on the way and gave us great views of the area. TFTC

08/16/2017 By billkat
Had a fun day jeeping and hiking with WingsAndTales. Tftc!

09/08/2016 By Clearwatercajun
Finally had the chance to get up and check on my first placed cache. Unfortunately my new rig isn't fully trail ready yet, so had to hike up from Webster Pass this time. Certainly worth it as the skies were clear all day and got to spend some time with my goat friends on the way up. Looks to be in good shape. Ready for the next log entry....

08/13/2016 By Rojo464
A fun day of jeeping and geocqching, TFTC

07/04/2015 By geoamyash
TFTC! Out for an awesome day of 4x4ing over Red Cone peak and finding a few geocaches.

09/29/2013 By putty
Holy wind Batman! My fingers almost froze off signing the log. Great location, had a nice day ATVing with the hubby. TFTC!

09/21/2013 By ernie66
Estes01 drove her Jeep to the top of Webster Pass and we hiked from there. Both sides were breathtaking as we ascended the path to Red Cone. Incoming weather just improved the view with a faint rainbow reflecting from near the valley floor. Method 1 worked very well for us, taking us directly to the well-placed cache. The fact that the cache is out of the mainstream of Jeepers and ATV'ers will help it last well into the future. Excellent cache - thank you!

09/21/2013 By estes01
Red Cone's mailbox has been on my list for far too long. Incredible colors and a spectacular view as we did the final hike to the summit. I'm also glad that we had a water-tight, high clearance vehicle. The cache is in great condition. Thanks for the fun.

09/14/2013 By ExplorerTomCO
Nice hide.