GC6QX4V Happy Outcomes from Christmas Holiday Canoodling!
Type: Mystery | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Denali41 @ | Hide Date: 09/20/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 28.775 W105° 13.150 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                           

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CONGRATULATIONS TO icezebra11 FOR THE FTF!!

This is a puzzle cache. You will NOT find the cache at the listed coordinates. Solve the puzzle to learn where the physical cache is located.

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This cache was placed and published on September 20th. September 20th is an especially important date to me--I was born on September 20th! So was my wife, Denali50. And Tahosa and Sons shares this birthday with us. So does icezebra11's wife. And my cousin Pearl took her first breath of air on September 20th, as did two business colleagues who for many years served on executive management teams with me. And a fitness friend at the gym, Barbara, also has this birth date. And the list goes on!

And heck, even geocaches have "birthdays". "Kesugi" (GC4KDZ1), a multi-cache that was placed on September 20th as a birthday gift to me, is one. And 2 years ago, on Denali 50's and my annual birthday trip to Grand Teton National Park, we stopped near Dubois, WY and placed Near the Boundary--Fitzpatrick Wilderness Area (GC5DM46) on--you guessed it--September 20th.

And I have a favorite geocoin that was given to me on the occasion of my 70th birthday by The Colorado Caboose and Tahosa. It’s TB3DK72, Mt McKinley Geocoin. Mt. McKinley was a former name for Denali, the high point of North America–a mountain that in two expeditions I’ve spent 40 days on and have reached the summit of. This marvelous birthday coin has traveled almost 600,000 miles visiting geocaches around Colorado, the U.S., and the world. It was activated on September 20th, 2011.

The calendar suggests something interesting about people born on and around September 20th. That date is approximately 9 months after Christmas–so we were blessings to our parents for their holiday season canoodling. I know that Denali50 and I were both real joys to our parents, and I suspect all the others were to their parents, also! Really happy outcomes, indeed, from a joyous season of the year...

Once you’ve solved the puzzle, prepare to take a hike in the foothills of the Front Range. You will use a trail system in Bobcat Ridge Natural Area to gain access to a tract of US Forest Service land where the cache is located. The container is a small jar wrapped in black tape, placed in rocks 5-6 feet East of a 12-15 inch-diameter Ponderosa Pine tree. Dogs are not allowed on trails in the natural area. Choose a day of pleasant weather so you can truly appreciate your hike and this special birthday cache, published on September 20th! Have fun!

Additional Waypoints

05/05/2017 By Cache U
I had this one solved awhile back, but didn't have the time to go for it until today, plus the weather was perfect for a change. I don't have any relatives with birthdays on Sept 20th, but there are a few Sept birthdays, so Christmas Holiday Canoodling was definitely responsible! I had a very nice although long (10.5 mi) hike today. The only fault of this cache is that it is in an area where dogs aren't allowed, so the geopup had to stay at home. Very clever puzzle, and a nice strenuous hike--the perfect cache!

09/27/2016 By icezebra11
It was a quiet day at the office this morning and since it was so nice outside, I decided to take the afternoon off and go for a hike on Bobcat Ridge. What a superb afternoon - temps in the upper 70s, no wind, and not a cloud in the sky! So I had a very enjoyable hike in the hills with the single target being this cache. As Denali41 describes in his cache write-up, my wife shares a birthday with him and several others in the local caching community. In fact, I held a birthday event for the four just last week. So this cache placed on September 20 has a special meaning for me too.

After following the trail for a while I got to the point where it came time to bushwhack to GZ. The terrain wasn't too bad for going cross country and soon I was at the secret coordinates. The find was a quick one as the coordinates were spot on (it is rare when Denali41's coordinates aren't). I signed the log in the {FTF} position and enjoyed the "happy outcome." Thanks Steve for the unique puzzle and for placing this September 20th cache!!!

09/25/2016 By icezebra11
Well I had a "happy outcome" of the geochecker but I didn't solve it until it was too late to go after it today. So now it's just a matter of getting there, hopefully first!

09/20/2016 By HighCountryAdmin
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