GC1974 Traditional Cache The Oak Creek Cache
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3.5 out of 5
By: Kenneth Andrew @ | Hide Date: 08/27/2001 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 22.376 W105° 14.322 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 7
Needs maintenance 
NOTE: (Added 8/11) I am no longer in this area and cannot maintain this cache. PLEASE BRING A CONTAINER AND REPLACE THE ONE THAT'S THERE, and note it in your log.

This cache can be found off the main trail a few hundred feet. It has some low brush to navigate past as well as a good amount of cacti. Wear boots. The trail is very loose scree and is steep at times.
NOTE: (Added 8/11) I am no longer in this area and cannot maintain this cache. PLEASE BRING A CONTAINER AND REPLACE THE ONE THAT'S THERE, and note it in your log.

The cache is in a 70's-yellow cake-size tupperware container. It's not exactly in plain sight, though parts of it are visible. Inside, you'll find some...well, you'll find out--if you find it, that is.
Please take something and also take a photo of yourself with the panoramic camera that's inside.
Happy hunting!
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The best way to it is not necessarily when the compass dial points at 90 degrees. The better turn is at the man-made, partially destroyed landmark.

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13 Logs: Found it 13  

Found it 03/08/2019 By LLYN-lhvwn50
The first part of the trail was pretty muddy and I was expecting not to continue the hike. But when the trail began to rise and follow the south face, conditions were much better. The view from the cache was worth maneuvering around lots of cacti. It is nice when these oldies are still in play. Thanks for placing this one.

Found it 11/27/2018 By Smeks
Gorgeous
TFTC

Found it 11/24/2018 By YamaGypsy
Last cache of the hike today. N
T-shirt weather today! We enjoyed the views. Sl, thanks!

Found it 07/05/2017 By Dean & Chris
This was our last cache for the day. Once we saw the arrow it was easy to see the container. Lots of trading items inside. On the way back to the trail, Chris miss-stepped on a loose rock and went for a ride. Ouch! A scratched-up hand, torn jeans and 2 goose eggs on the shins. Yet it could have been worse. She was lucky not to have fallen into cacti. All in all it was a good day! Thanks for placing this nice cache.

Found it 06/02/2017 By tanami71
Wow ! What a great cache !
As we planned our this year's summer vacation in the USA we were looking for some cool caches ... and this one was one of it ... so we stored it and today we were here to search it . Thanks for showing us this beautiful trail that we woudn't have noticed without geocaching ! Although it was a little bit strenuous we enjoyed the spectacular views in this beautiful area ! We love such remote caches !
Concerning the cache we don't know whether we chose the best way to it ... ;-) ! For me, "Mrs.tanami71" it was a "T5" as I used a stick that I found on the way as a walking aid and tool, but "Mr.tanami71" managed it without that tool :-) !
TFTC with a blue heart and greetings from Stuttgart, Germany !
Yippee !

Found it 02/05/2017 By DustyKat
Our second find of the day on the Tanner Trail. Container is in good condition.

Found it 12/06/2016 By Denali41
I had a very enjoyable 2 days of cache-finding in the Canon City area, focusing on certain challenge caches, the three Virtual caches I still needed as I work my way toward finding all of Colorado's still-active virtuals (I'm getting close!), and making some fun hikes for some back-country caches that were of specific interest. I satisfied all of my objectives on the trip, and look forward now to proving up my qualifications on the challenges and logging my finds.

I was delighted with the caliber of geocaches in the area--some creative hides, some very well-maintained caches, and many containers loaded with nice swag and TBs and geocoins, etc. It's rare these days to find such a concentration of well-cared for caches. I'm grateful for the experiences. Thank you!

This was a particularly enjoyable hike and cache find. Everything was in fine condition. I'm really grateful to hiders of such early caches who have found a way of keeping them maintained and active (even if they are relying on local cachers for the occasional maintenance). These old caches are real treasures!

Found it 07/02/2016 By nerak2001
Took a quick hike to grab this one. The cache is in good shape. Thanks for the fun!

Found it 01/10/2016 By FindmeVailTree
Tftc
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Found it 01/05/2016 By dkcraig
Beautiful view, cache in good condition. Terrain as described. Haven't been up this way for a long time. Forgot how beautiful it was. Arrow points the way. Tftc.

Found it 02/05/2015 By msstrong
great hike in a beautiful area! thanks!

Found it 10/06/2014 By JAE2920
Nice cache in a nice area. TFTC TNSL

Found it 09/13/2014 By m4fun
We went out today seeking our Month Challenge - (Month) caches working in tandem with Sasquatchandwife. Our geocaching dogs, Ginger the Amazing Geocaching American Bulldog and Moose the Amazing Geocaching Chocolate Labrador Retriever had a great day and so did their humans. We had several hikes uphill both ways, learned two heartbreaking stories along the way, and found the Month Challenge Final right at sunset. Thanks to all the CO's for placing these caches for us to find.