GC8YRDD Unknown Cache Challenge Cache - Around the World - San
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 4 out of 5 | Terrain: 3.5 out of 5
By: kenyansherpa @ | Hide Date: 09/05/2020 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 58.902 W105° 01.295 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Dangerous Animals  Bicycles  Thorns  Att71 

~~This is a CHALLENGE CACHE. The cache is at the listed coordinates but you will need to meet the challenge to claim a find. Bring your own pen. 


The CHALLENGE is to log a cache in 15 different countries (the USA counts). Any cache type counts. You can use the checker below or if you wish you can list the cache name, the date found, the country and the GC number in your log. FYI, this is the third in a sequence of caches like this I have placed in the Colorado Springs area.

Due to the cache location, it may not be findable when there is a lot of snow on the ground.

CONGRATULATIONS TO R&B CO FOR THE FTF!!!

https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8YRDD

Additional Waypoints

FN8YRDD - Final Location
N 38° 58.902 W 105° 01.295

P18YRDD - Parking option 1
N 38° 58.961 W 105° 00.982
limited parking for an easier approach
P28YRDD - Parking option 2
N 38° 58.916 W 105° 01.742
larger parking area but requires a longer, more difficult hike
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 Additional Waypoints (3)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
FN8YRDDFinal Location Final Location  08/22/2020 N 38° 58.902 W 105° 01.295 0.00 kms N 
P18YRDDParking option 1 Parking Area limited parking for an easier approach 08/22/2020 N 38° 58.961 W 105° 00.982 0.46 kms E 
P28YRDDParking option 2 Parking Area larger parking area but requires a longer, more difficult hike 09/05/2020 N 38° 58.916 W 105° 01.742 0.64 kms W 

 Hints

Cache is on the NNW side of a fallen tree that is hugging a living evergreen tree.

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 Logs

7 Logs: Found it 4  Write note 2  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 09/21/2020 By kb0rpw
Thanks

Found it 09/21/2020 By billkat
Thanks for the challenge !

Write note 09/19/2020 By gampa&gamma
We hiked over from the other challenge cache in the area to find this cache. Very nice view from GZ! We signed the log but don't qualify for this cache yet (only have 14 countries) and with the current challenges traveling overseas, it may be a while before we can log this find. Thanks for the fun challenge cache.

Found it 09/07/2020 By ernie66
Business travel has sent me to over 10 countries and the rest I did as a tourist. Looks like I will need to get busy if I'm going to qualify for #4! You and I both know that Hong Kong and Macau aren't really countries (some would say neither are Taiwan or Palestine), but Geocaching's judgement prevails Wink. Great spot for a cache! TFTC!

ernie66 has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

I have found required number of caches (1) in each of 18 countries (required number of countries: 15).
Finds in required countries are listed here:

United States Fire Cache (GCGH31) | 2006-06-09 | 2003-07-25
Canada Lady Liberty (GC1PQBP) | 2010-04-29 | 2009-04-08
China Shop or bus (GC3FK62) | 2012-05-23 | 2012-03-27
Hong Kong RC B0 (GC2Y4F5) | 2012-05-26 | 2011-06-12
Macao Fortaleza de D. Maria II (GC2H6XD) | 2012-05-28 | 2010-10-23
Germany RWY 42 (GCA33A) | 2013-04-13 | 2002-11-02
United Kingdom London - Beatles Abbey Road (GC6F12) | 2013-04-13 | 2002-07-10
Singapore Butterfly Garden @ Changi Airport T3 Transit (GC1HA96) | 2013-12-28 | 2008-10-26
Indonesia Tulamben (GC1EBYM) | 2013-12-29 | 2008-11-16
Australia World Cache (Australia) (GCVVPB) | 2014-04-13 | 2006-07-18
Israel Ramon Crater Rim Trail (GC325Z6) | 2014-06-06 | 2011-08-13
Jordan Petra (GC282A) | 2014-06-07 | 2001-11-14
Palestine Ein Farah 1st Geocache (GC51KAZ) | 2014-06-12 | 2014-03-28
France Vue sur le prince Candélabre (GC2QY4Z) | 2015-08-22 | 2011-04-01
Belgium Jeanneke Pis (TB-GC Hotel) (GC42JCM) | 2015-08-25 | 2012-12-12
Taiwan Language/?? (GC609N7) | 2016-04-30 | 2015-08-09
Switzerland Mönchsjochhütte (GC5Z307) | 2017-05-28 | 2015-07-10
Peru Montaña Waynapicchu (GC7B7HX) | 2019-01-04 | 2017-09-30

Found it 09/07/2020 By R&B CO
FTF Decided Labor Day was a good day to head up to this area and do some caching. Was happy to see the blank log on this one when I got to it. We’ve cached in 27 countries so far. Looking forward to #4 in the series and for this pandemic to be over so I can add some more.

# Country Cache Found date Placed date
1 Mexico Land, Sea and Air (GC5828) 2014-02-24 2002-05-12
2 United States. Wellington Amphitheater (GC2C0C7). 2014-03-01 2010-07-19
3 Spain Parque Güell (GC3YA5D). 2015-05-16 2012-10-06
4 France Le cap Canaille (GC3TVNK) 2015-05-20 2012-08-17
5 Italy Stendhal Syndrome (GC1939M) 2015-05-21 2008-02-03
6 Greece Island Windmill (GCGBQT) 2015-05-25 2003-06-09
7 Turkey Bosporus - Bogaziçi (GC28PTJ) 2015-05-26 2010-05-17
8 China Meeting Mao on The Great Wall (GCKB03) 2016-10-22 2004-08-21
9 Thailand Rock and Hard Place (GC2E1HN) 2016-10-30 2010-08-25
10 Australia Spooky White Gum (GC3Y3AM) 2017-11-17 2012-10-04
11 New Zealand Centennial Memorial Dunedin Otago (GCB6C) 2017-12-03 2001-06-02
12 Canada Deer Bait (GC2B4) 2018-09-25 2001-02-17
13 Cuba El Ojo del Ciclón (GC6XWGY) 2019-02-10 2016-11-29
14 United Kingdom 366 days challenge (GC51X2M) 2019-05-26 2014-04-06
15 Iceland Keriğ Crater (GC258YJ) 2019-06-05 2010-03-19

Thanks kenyansherpa for the fun challenge cache in a place with such amazing views.

Write note 09/06/2020 By kenyansherpa
I would like to give a large shout out to IgnotusPeverell for the guidance and effort involved in getting this cache published! Bravo!!!

Publish Listing 09/06/2020 By IgnotusPeverell
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