GC8CA25 Winston Churchill #4
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Libertarian Lad @ | Hide Date: 08/17/2019 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 18.395 W105° 32.006 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
       

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (now that's a LONG name!) was a British politician, army officer, writer, and government official. As Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He lived 91 years from 1874 to 1965.

Here is one of his famous quotations:

"A good speech should be like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest."

Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Churchill remains popular in the UK and the Western world. He was a wartime leader who played an important role in defending democracy from the spread of fascism

Winston held many positions during his time, including:

Soldier in the British Army, War correspondent, Member of Parliament, President of Board of Trade, Home Secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty, Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for Air, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Prime Minister.

This cache is in his honor and recognition.

The path to the cache is only 1/4 mile through woods with little elevation gain. However, the trail goes from the Lily Lake parking area to one part of the Crag's Climbing area. If you continue to the climbing area, expect very steep hard hiking and rock scrambling to get there!

Additional Waypoints

P08CA25 - Lily Lake parking lot
N 40° 18.391 W 105° 32.231
The parking lot on the East side of route 7.
R08CA25 - A spot on the trail
N 40° 18.372 W 105° 32.156
I included this via point on the trail, to help you find and stay on the trail. It is a lovely path up through the woods.
R18CA25 - A spot on the trail close to the cache
N 40° 18.408 W 105° 32.047
Just in case you have trouble following the trail, and you shouldn't, here is another via point further up the trail.
T08CA25 - Trailhead
N 40° 18.388 W 105° 32.194
The TH is on the East side of the gravel road. Duck into the woods, go past a Park building, and in a short distance you will be on the trail.

12/30/2019 By Tuquemeister
Drove up the road, but couldn’t find a good spot to stop in the snow. Hoofed it all the way from the trailhead following rabbit tracks, and found the snowed in cache. TFTC

12/30/2019 By thecobra88

11/17/2019 By BugRanger
Too snowy to be sure you're on the trail. Will try again after some more snowmelt. BTW - This trail begins by the Park Service boundary, so NO DOGS! The rangers love writing dog-in-backcountry tickets in these parts.

09/27/2019 By apple nut
This was fun and easy. I like the waypoints and the logs marking the trail. Never been on this trail. Thanks for the cache and for opening my eyes to a new trail. TFTC

08/21/2019 By legend366
FTF @ 11:29 AM. Had my eye on this one since it was published. After 3 FTFs in the Denver are this morning, I decided to make a run for this one too. Way points were helpful, and I quickly found the cache. Did my happy dance when I saw the clean log. Love this type of hide! Giving it a favorite point. TFTC