GC4JKCX Traditional Cache High Point Route #3: First Vista
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: Triggur @ | Hide Date: 08/11/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 49.381 W105° 42.655 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Difficult climbing  Cliff / falling rocks  Medium hike (1km-10km)  Seasonal Access 

Third in a 7-cache series leading up to the "High Point" cache.

If you follow the High Point Route series to get up there, you'll do about about 1.25 miles of bushwhacking and rock scrambling.  Just a mile?  You'll earn every step. For each subsequent cache in the series, follow a direct bearing from the previous one.

This has a great view to the west!

Small camo'd container containing a log and a coin from either the quaint and far-off land of Canada or the Buffalo Bill museum.  BYOP!

 

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In a crack of the tree trunk

 Nearby Caches

GC4JKBZ High Point Route #2: Catch Your Breath (0.17 kms NW)
GC4JKAQ High Point Route #1: Can at Mossy Crossi (0.21 kms SW)
GC4JKEM High Point Route #5: The Quest Continues (0.35 kms E)
GC4JK78 High Point of the Day (0.38 kms N)
GC4JKHF High Point Route #8: Holy Rollin' Boulde (0.56 kms N)

    


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5 Logs: Found it 4  Write note 1  

Found it 09/10/2017 By Memfis Mafia
Thanks for this great series of geocaches. Barasaur, Thomas, and I set out to work through this series as well as attended a mountaintop meet and great. (That's how its done in Colorado)

For future finders of this series:
there is no trail
the terrain is rough
it took us 5 hours to cover two miles
it is all worth it

While I like all aspects of geocaching from time to time, this is my favorite. Just hiking, enjoying the scenery, and then getting a smiley while hanging out with friends.

Found it 09/10/2017 By Barasaur
Memfis Mafia, my son Thomas, Lucy the geodog and I headed out to find the lonely caches at the top. Some of these caches have not been found in 4 years. No trails, cross country all the way. Every step earned both going in and getting back out. Every cache worth the fun. Thanks Trigger for the gorgeous views on this trek.

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Found it 09/07/2015 By FoCoGeoClan
The route b/t number 2 and this one was relatively easy compared to the rest of our bushwhacking adventure. We found the bag you left and placed it inside an altoids tin wrapped in camo tape. This was a lovely spot to take in the view and also notice the rain clouds moving in.

Write note 06/29/2014 By Triggur
I hiked up to check on this series and somehow this container disappeared. I've temporarily replaced it with a wrapped- up bag until I can get up here again.

If someone would be so kind as to bring a pill bottle to replace it, I would be forever grateful.

Found it 08/16/2013 By Pixel Magic
Triggur you did it. Awesome series. Enjoyed it immensely. Was honored to be signing in second position behind Denali41.

The series I believe was designed to gradually up the stakes for each cache. Each step you take makes you more committed to completing the series, but each cache is a little more difficult and requires a little more work. The genius of this series is that the next cache is only a short distance away.

My suggestion is to allow enough time to get the whole series. I started at 8:30 am and completed the series and was back at my car at 2:30 pm. I bushwacked a lot. I bouldered a lot. I used a different way back than I did on the way up.

The cache names are all appropriate and the hints are awesome. Well done.