GC8XZ7X On The Way Up
Type: Traditional | Size: Other | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: geocyclists85 @ | Hide Date: 08/06/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 40.838 W105° 31.114 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
   

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Over the past 11 years since moving to Colorado, Chief Mountain has become one of our favorite go-to hikes when we want a short hike with amazing views.  If you have been here already, then just enjoy another new cache in the area.  If this is your first time hiking this trail, then you should definitely hike all the way to the top to see the amazing views.  It's about a 4 mile rountrip hike and it's not too difficult by Colorado standards.  However, if you are coming from sea level or don't hike very much then it could feel more challenging.  This cache is on the right side of the trail (if you are heading up the mountain) on a hillside right after the trail crosses the dirt road that passes through the hiking path on the map.  We provided a waypoint to the trailhead.

Additional Waypoints

T08XZ7X - Chief Mountain Trailhead
N 39° 40.946 W 105° 31.265

08/22/2020 By rachelehock
Fun find

08/21/2020 By Knyte7
Fun find. A quick hike to location. Gets me a milestone on the Wonders of the World. Thanks for placing this new cache. Left tchotchkes. K7

08/20/2020 By Greasepot
8:45:00 AM Out with Garlic, Prince Hairy, TeamDigDog and Haley for a nice hike up Chief Mountain today. Thanks! geocyclists85

08/20/2020 By Team DigDog
Loved this cache! Well-placed and very cute :). We had a lot of fun finding this one. Thanks for the hide!! ^..^

08/12/2020 By LoreleiFae
Lovely hide. Left some origami. TFTC

08/10/2020 By GeoDog74
Wow was I ever grateful for the hint! Short on time and tons of muggle foot traffic thwarted my best efforts for about 10 minutes. Finally a quiet opening and there it was! This container and D/T combo earn a favorite! Thanks for adding to the collection up here! Stamped my name and kept trucking! TFTC!

08/09/2020 By crawfordjohn66
Great hide indeed! Might have looked right at it and never figured it out if we weren't familiar with this type of item. Well done!
TFTC
Colorado's Single Malt Duo

08/07/2020 By LostinDenver
[FTF] 08-07-2020 at 6:00 pm. We headed up the trail and once near the GZ we searched for landscape matching the hint. Im grateful for a good description in the land of bouncing coords. We arrived and found the very clever cache.

What do I do after a long work day in Denver's 102 degree temperatures? I think its a good idea to head to the hills and take advantage of the temperature drop. As we passed the foothills we watched the Jeep's exterior thermometor sensor drop all the way down to a comfortable 72 degrees. Our geocaching day began on Chief Mountain. We saw comfortable, curious mountain squirrels, chipmunks, and we heard a few hummingbirds. Beautiful day in the mountains. Then we grabbed a few more on the way to Evergreen where we had Himalayan food and shared it with a mouse before heading back to Aurora for Sonic and then the comfort of a good night's sleep.
Thanks for the cache!

08/06/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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