GC2CPM3 DSP&P Como
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Grand High Pobah @ | Hide Date: 08/05/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 18.965 W105° 53.508 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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The cache is a 35mm container. It is not winter friendly.

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This is one of the caches in a series of caches dedicated to Fallen Flag railroads. Fallen Flags are those railroads that no longer exist either through abandonment or corporate takeover. With each cache will come a short history lesson explaining a little something about the railroad.

DSP&P are the initials of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific railroad. It was a narrow gauge line (3’ between the rails) that started life in Denver in 1874 and was headed to the mining camps in the mountains.

Como was the major division point on the railroad. One part of the line headed for Gunnison through Alpine Tunnel and the other diverged at this point to head for Leadville by going over Boreas Pass and Fremont Pass. Here the railroad built a 6 stall roundhouse, a hotel, and other associated building. The railroad grade can be seen to the north across the gulch.

There is no need to cross any fences.

07/01/2019 By scheblo25
To a Hoosier like me...this landscape is so surreal I can’t even explain my feelings. Just unreal.
Thanks for the cache, walking around on the soil here makes the sound I hoped it would!

06/30/2019 By CorMilFam
Fun stop - lots of old railroad equipment nearby.

06/07/2019 By LooksGoodToMe
Little to good of a hint if I do say so. But fun to find

05/07/2019 By Shesadilley
Signed the log S.A.D for shesadilley. Nice break on the road trip to Golden. Thanks for the history lesson.

10/26/2018 By Team Gilo
We are headed home to Oklahoma from spending 3 weeks+ with our Son and Grandsons in Lakewood CO. Of course, I had to put together a road query for us as we travel. Only seems proper! We spent one night in Espinola CO, following 285 south to I-40. We had gotten a few caches on this route while on previous trips but this time we picked up a few more. Thanks for the new smiley at this cache. We were here on an earlier trip but did not realize there was a cache here!

09/02/2018 By walkerjmist
There’s so much history here TFTC

09/01/2018 By goldpot
Found as we came down from the Boreas Pass, a spectacular drive from Breckenridge!
We had a tour of the nearby depot and found this cache soon afterwards.
TFTC and for bringing us here.

-GOLDPOT- #11604

08/27/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
The container is now a bison tube, but the coordinates and 'hint' are otherwise good; had no trouble here. Nice job and TFTC!

08/24/2018 By R&B CO
Quick find while walking around Como. TFTC

08/19/2018 By Path_Lighter
Found it with Moki Dog. Was in Como for the Railroad Days and to hear the Denver Brass play. They were awesome. I am a great RR fan and loved everything there was to see. TFTC

08/19/2018 By mokidog
Needed my bifocals on this one. Found with PathLighter. TFTC

08/18/2018 By geordons
A fun and easy cache.
TFTC