GC8YJK2 Traditional Cache Fire Tower Overlook
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: GeoDog74 @ | Hide Date: 08/18/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 40.659 W105° 29.545 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
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There are two different parking areas to access this cache, the first I've labled Winter Parking.  You will park at the pullout on Squaw Pass road and begin your hike of about 1.25 miles each way.  The other option if you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle is to drive up the fire road and park at the Fire Tower Overlook parking area, also designated Summer Parking.  The road is not that bad, and if you park here in the summer you can shave a mile off of the hike. Take a walk up the old forest road to the base of the fire tower to find this cache.  It's a little way of the main road, along a faint game trail until you reach the gorgeous overlook spot.  Please post some pictures, Happy Hunting, and BYOP!

Additional Waypoints

018YJK2 - Parking
N 39° 40.908 W 105° 30.287
Summer Parking
028YJK2 - Parking
N 39° 41.010 W 105° 31.004
Winter Parking
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 Additional Waypoints (2)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
018YJK2Parking Parking Area Summer Parking  08/19/2020 N 39° 40.908 W 105° 30.287 1.15 kms NW 
028YJK2Parking Parking Area Winter Parking  08/19/2020 N 39° 41.010 W 105° 31.004 2.18 kms W 

 Hints

Check the large boulders up top, no scrambling required. Look for rock overhang on the boulder, cache is concealed under that with a few rocks covering the cache

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3 Logs: Found it 2  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 09/04/2020 By Greasepot
1:02:00 PM Had a fun time out this morning exploring. Thanks GeoDog74 Prince Hairy and I had a nice walk up to this one.

Found it 08/24/2020 By Knyte7
FTF at 5:10 PM. Hazy view from the forest fire smoke. Thanks for placing this new geocache. Left trinkets. K7

Publish Listing 08/19/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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