GC5BTNQ Traditional Cache Any Questions?
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: mt.lovers @ | Hide Date: 08/27/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 15.097 W105° 50.093 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Scenic view  Available during winter  Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Bicycles  Motorcycles  Stealth required  Park and Grab  Fuel Nearby  Food Nearby  Tourist Friendly  GeoTour 

The historical town of Grand Lake was established in 1881 and sits at an elevation of 8369 feet.  It derives its name from the lake on whose shores it is situated: Grand Lake, the largest natural body of water in Colorado.

The Town of Grand Lake was originally an outfitting and supply point for the mining settlements of Lulu City, Teller City, and Gaskill, but today is a tourist destination adjacent to the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) which also surrounds the lake and the town on three sides. Grand Lake was the Grand County seat of government from 1882-1888, and was incorporated on June 23, 1944.

Grand Lake is part of the headwaters of the Colorado River and became a component in the Colorado Big Thompson Project (C-BT) in 1937, when it was recruited as a conduit for C-BT project water. The C-BT project diverts water from the Colorado River Basin east via the Alva B. Adams Tunnel under the Continental Divide and Rocky Mountain National Park to the Platte River and ultimately the Mississippi River basin.

This micro cache is available year round.  Bring along a pen to sign your name in the log, and pick up your Grand Lake Geocaching Passport which includes a list of all the Earth and Virtual caches available in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).

 

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10 Logs: Found it 9  Didn't find it 1  

Found it 07/01/2019 By SBAB1214
TFTC!

Found it 06/30/2019 By Sl8rz
Clue was our way to find!!

Found it 06/27/2019 By cherteach3
Ggv

Found it 06/22/2019 By mayaraviv
Found it on 6-22-2019 with my family. TFTC!

Didn't find it 06/22/2019 By mayaraviv
Used the answer of the riddle to locate where the geocache should be, yet still couldn’t find it. So close!

Found it 09/12/2018 By tronaminer
Here from Green River Wyoming doing another day of Grandby caches. The fall colors were out and the day was great. Thanks for your caches and the fun that the mrs and I had in finding them.

Found it 08/27/2018 By igetaround
Easy one. TFTC

Found it 08/27/2018 By pink81190
Fast find
TFTC

Found it 08/20/2018 By piccrazy30
TFTC

Found it 08/09/2018 By LoveTraveling
Easy find with hint. TFTC