GCKKDW Rio Grande "The Beginning"
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Team A&M @ | Hide Date: 09/19/2004 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 47.092 W107° 32.051 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 5

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EL: 11,972 4X4 required, Accessibility: June thru October

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This cache, an ammo can, is located about 1 1/2 miles below Stony Pass on the eastern slope next to a small creek called the Rio Grande. This is where the mighty Rio Grande begins its 1,885 mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico.We found it amazing that so many passersby were unaware that the second longest river in the country (after the Missouri) begins here. Seemed like a good place for an educational cache.
The cache is accessible from Silverton over Stony Pass, or from Creede on CO 18. A 4x4 is definitely required. Depending on how severe the winter, it may be impossible to visit it more then a few months in the summer.The hint is a spoiler, so try w/o it first.

09/23/2018 By TylerFamilyTrio
Lovely spot! Being from Texas it was pretty cool to see the Rio Grande from here.

09/20/2017 By A Chuckler
TFTC!
Went over Stoney Pass in a Ford Escape to get here. The Cache is in good shape.

08/03/2016 By gonefishing2
Found this one after taking the gold mine tour. We are up here on vacation from Texas. Saw a heard of elk

06/22/2016 By chattycathy55
Great find!! First to find in a couple of years!! Survived the winters great!! Hubby found it 10 years ago but I'm a newbie!!

06/22/2016 By bat430

07/24/2014 By dasshatzi
Nice and easy cache to find once we got to GZ. Walked around for a bit before GPS pointed towards the cache. SL TFTC!

07/01/2014 By Im2nd
I love the view. We found and took the path tag. GREAT view TFTC :)

08/20/2013 By OrangeJeepofPA
Number twenty of thirty-one days of Geocaching and we are the first to this cache for 2013. It survived the winter just fine. Thanks Team A&M for putting in this very interesting spot. I will be sending pictures to my my great-neices so they can see there Great Aunt & Uncle at the beginning of the Rio Grand. SL, TOLO

11/07/2012 By Polish Aggie
Picture this: A Jeep Cherokee, a Jeep Wrangler, and a CJ-7 climbing over Timber Hill and arriving at this beautiful location. What a great place for a hide. The cache is in great shape. TFTC. Will post some pics once I get them off the big camera.

09/12/2012 By estes01
Amazing area - just beautiful. It would have been fun to continue down the road to Kite Lake, but the sky started to look a bit threatening and we would have been easy targets. Nice spot for a cache. Thank you.

09/11/2012 By ernie66
The mighty Rio Grande is already sizable by this point. Fun cache in a spectacular area, thanks!