GCGWYT Traditional Cache Stinking Desert National Mounment
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2 out of 5
By: dswit @ | Hide Date: 09/14/2003 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 48.482 W108° 18.549 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 5
Short hike off Highway 50. Just over 1 1/2 mi RT.
Some years back on Memorial Day Weekend, someone (never knew who) used to place a very authentic looking sign for the "Stinking Desert National Monument" at the entrance to the abandoned rest area on Hwy 50, by the "Christmas Tree."
The sign went on to explain that when Fathers Escalante and Dominguez made there famous trek through this area, they came to this place and said "Who would want to live in this stinking desert?" Then, for a few years, local square dancers from Delta and Grand Junction held a "Stinking Desert National Mounument Dance" on the pavement at the rest area, complete with generators for power. It was a great time. I haven't seen the sign for years, but, in honor of this "National Monument", I placed this cache. You can park at the rest area. The cache, an ammo can, contains a whole list of goodies, including doggy treats for the first dog to find. It is well hidden, so good luck.
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The trail you see from the rest area will take you close, but the last half of the trail is very dim.

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11 Logs: Found it 11  

Found it 05/07/2019 By mojofo34
Nice hike great view Mike

Found it 04/15/2017 By CacheKings007
TFTH!

Found it 10/29/2016 By drames
Out for the afternoon doing some caching and four wheeling. TFTC!

Found it 03/20/2016 By agent014
Found it while out hiking with my brother. TFTC!

Found it 02/20/2016 By BG2015
This was a great location and an amazing vista. A great place for kids to boulder, hide, and generally have fun around these magnificent rocks. Thanks for bringing me out here.

Found it 01/10/2016 By A & J - Adrift
Hiked out from the highway (yes, we could have driven closer but it was a nice day for a hike). T4TC.

The Christmas Tree in full-bloom (by highway exit)

Found it 07/11/2015 By blueskiescindy
Found it..what a great bunch of rocks! The view is outstanding but no square dancers today

Found it 11/09/2014 By rxgirl75
Great hide! Neat area. Could spent a lot of time exploring, but on to the next cache. ToungeOut

Found it 11/09/2014 By Linecacher
Beautiful views. :-)

Found it 11/09/2014 By beth1957
Good place with views

Found it 06/14/2014 By HauberkTheOld
Found this one with the help of Karl (kekj) who had logged it the week before. Thanks to him for the "wheels" to get out to this beautiful point above the river! SL and TFTC.