GC1X035Bear Bearings
Type: Mystery
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By: DES@
| Hide Date: 08/09/2009
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N40° 01.584 W105° 14.779 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
A cache to celebrate Boulder's bears...This find is intended for cachers who are already somewhat familiar with the Boulder area. Or clever ones who aren't.
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The cache is not at the given coordinates, but is nearby, within 500 feet. The given location will guide you to a good place to park, final is easily accessible by bike or foot from there.
Very simply, the cache lies:
A) on a bearing of 107.82 degrees from the bear tree sculpture (Photo 2) on the west side of Broadway north of the NB Rec Center;
B) on a bearing of 16.40 degrees from the flagpole at Bear Creek Elementary (Photo 3);
C) on a bearing of 30.22 degrees from cache GCGDTZ on the summit of Bear Peak (Photo 4).
You can use any 2 or all 3 of these to find the cache, or if you have a lot of time on your hands, just pick 1 (and pack a lunch).
This link will show if your calculations are within 100 feet: http://www.geochecker.com/index.php?code=579351c62ac73ab9b44f0c3a4f2a93d0&action=check&wp=47433158303335&name=426561722042656172696e6773&f=fe9274fdc93f197176c25522796e0b7d?
Mini-nano cache is NOT on the ground; it is right out in the open, yet well concealed. No magnets are involved, but metal is.
Be careful with passing muggles. Do NOT access from highway. Use caution if you walk in the tunnel.
08/09/2018 By DES 9th anniversary of cache placement.
07/21/2018 By DES Out biking around to check on my caches; this final is OK.
03/05/2018 By tracylhs Found today with jacobboulder, but he did all the work- solved it and made the find! I also didn’t understand the hint, though Jacob just read me your explanation. I am old enough to understand it, but still didn’t make the connection til now. BTW, Mounds is the nut-less brother of the Almond Joy, both made by the same parent company. Both have “mounds” of coconut covered in chocolate, Almond Joy also contains almonds. TFTC!
03/04/2018 By jacobboulder Quickish find with tracylhs. Solved the puzzle a few days ago, and came down here on this warm day to make the find. At first we were searching the wrong place, and found it as we were giving up and walking back to the car. Not sure what the hint means. SL. TFTC!
Bear Bearings
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