GCY7F9 Cleft in the Rock
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: memnosine @ | Hide Date: 09/08/2006 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 56.454 W105° 34.042 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 3
                   

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Just a few steps from parking.

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25 Sept 2015: The phone company has moved in and doesn't want traffic, even foot, on the road to the original cache. Moved it a lot closer to the road, before the -private property, no trespassing- signs, and it's a lot easier. Also less photogenic, but it is what it is. The cache container -unchanged in nine years- is now at the new coordinates, snugly under a fir rug. Still might be problematical after a heavy snow.

Original location: On the road to the Eldora Ski Area, which is visible from parking. The cache provides a nice view of the Valley. A bit windswept, and could be snow covered in the winter (This is a ski area, snow would not be unexpected, would it?). There is a jeep road from parking (N 39 56.451 , W 105 34.053), steep and possibly slick for the first 100 feet, which would require a high clearance vehicle. But it’s less than 750 feet to the cache anyway, with minor elevation changes. Container is an 8 X 7 X 5 inch Tupperware, big enough for travel bugs.

07/31/2016 By bikrchik
Clear day, didn't see it.

05/30/2016 By whoforest
No luck today
GCY7F9

01/04/2016 By A-2-Z
Snow sure is a good blanket of cover today. We'll try again another time.

11/03/2015 By memnosine
The Alpine Reviewer has updated the coordinates on the website; go for the cache before the next storm makes it harder to find. Just kidding; it's an easy find now.

11/03/2015 By Alpine Reviewer
N39° 56.454 W105° 34.042
Coordinates changed from:
N 39° 56.543 W 105° 33.975

Coordinates changed to:
N 39° 56.454 W 105° 34.042

Distance from original: 624.7 feet or 190.4 meters.
Updating coordinates.

10/29/2015 By Alpine Reviewer
I noticed your cache has been under the weather for a while now. Caches that need repair or maintenance should normally be taken care of within a few weeks. Please check on this cache and either repair/replace it and post a log to indicate you have done so, or archive it and pick up any remaining cache contents as soon as possible. Please contact me if you have any questions. If there is no evidence that the cache has gotten attention (e.g. cache enabled or note posted to cache page) or I have not heard from you about this cache in a few weeks it may need to be archived.

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08/04/2015 By memnosine
Got to check this one for removal. May be on private land.

05/31/2015 By $mallFry
Stopped by to try this one, but was dissuaded by the PRIVATE PROPERTY signs and large log blocking the 4x4 road. Would love to try again if the CO could direct us through. It's just not worth it otherwise.

05/24/2014 By HART4Baylor
We were out exploring Rollins Pass Road today, and after finding Moffat Love, we decided to take a short jaunt out to the Eldora Resort. Finally received some cell signal up near the first parking lot (closed for the summer). We decided to seek out this one before heading back for the day. Initially, I got my digits confused and began walking west from the parking coords. Our track took us through an old home site, and we discovered the old rusted stove! Then, we went north and discovered an outhouse and a newer building, possibly occupied. We realized we might be trespassing, so we headed back toward the road. Then we found the jeep tracks and rechecked the coords. Went up the trail, found the cache, SL, and high-tailed it out of there! View was beautiful! Thanks for the adventure!

This entry was edited by HART4Baylor on Tuesday, 08 July 2014 at 02:47:47 UTC.

stove?

lone deer

07/31/2013 By Cache-machine
Nice spot more than I would call easy for the less fit.