GC5DM6W Traditional Cache 45E Guardian
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Wyochiver & Jazzeykat @ | Hide Date: 09/27/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 57.604 W105° 21.738 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Motorcycles 
This gravel road (45E) off of highway 287 crosses Dale Creek and passes a few residences, then reconnects to the highway about a mile north.  Providing a nice view all around, it's good to stop and take a look around.  Most folks just zoom by.  The cache is hidden in the large silver guardian at the turnoff.
I can't count how many times I've driven by this spot since I've been geocaching and pondered placing a cache here.  To the Southeast is Virginia Dale, and a marker for the stage stop between Wyoming and Colorado.  Down the road further is the Virginia Dale church.  But here, the grass is green, the water clear, and the air is fresh.  Even when it's cold, this is still one of the prettiest spots on hwy 287. Please turn onto the gravel road and park near the cache or just down the gravel road for larger vehicles. Watch your children and pets as the highway can be very busy at times.
This should be an easy P&G. Park off the highway on the gravel road and it's only a short walk to the cache. Could be a challenge to find after heavy snowfall and drifting, or if the snow plows have been out.
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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 05/03/2019 By Powderchick2
Easy find! Introduced a friend to geocaching!!!

Found it 10/30/2018 By Brad E
Quick grab and dash on the way to WY. TFTC!

Found it 10/30/2018 By Odyssey325
Enjoyed an excuse to get out of the car and stretch our legs. TFTC!

Found it 10/17/2018 By EstesLynne
Piece o' cake. Easy as pie. Whatever dessert you prefer--I got this one. TFTC!

Found it 10/03/2018 By Oma & Opa G
Our special rest stop was closed! Boo hoo. Didn't have our picnic lunch here but we did take a brisk, very windy walk before getting back on the highway. Great stop. Very beautiful. Found the cache quickly and enjoyes the break.

Found it 09/04/2018 By Casper&Aero
Notre périple a débuté le 22 août dernier et nous amènera à visiter douze états Américains et deux provinces Canadiennes... Notre départ s'est fait à partir de Baie-Comeau, une ville sur la Côte Nord du Québec pour ensuite se poursuivre quelques jours à Québec où nous avons fait un peu de Géocaching.... Par la suite, nous avons fait un arrêt à St-Eustache et Ville de Laval, toujours au Québec, pour ensuite prendre l'avion et arriver à Portland, Oregon... Nous avons fait un arrêt le 28 août à Umatilla toujours en Oregon, le 29 août à Boise en Idaho, le 30 à Twin Falls et le 31 nous sommes à Salt Lake City pour deux jours... Le 2 septembre nous étions à Rock Springs, Wyoming et hier nous avons fait un arrêt à Laramie, Wyoming... Aujourd’hui nous continuons notre périple vers Colorado Spring où nous passerons deux jours...

Pendant tout le voyage nous avons ciblé quelques caches qui nous aideront à atteindre nos objectifs personnels et nous découvrirons certainement de nouveaux endroits que les Géocacheurs d'ici voudront nous faire découvrir... Nous préparons ce voyage depuis plusieurs mois et savons que nous ne pourrons pas tout voir par manque de temps... Il y a beaucoup de caches mais devons fermer les yeux ne pouvant toutes les trouver... Mais c'est avec plaisir que nous apposerons notre signature sur certaines d'entre-elles...

Merci pour la création de ces caches qui ajoutent des sourires à notre profil et qui nous font passer du bon temps peu importe l'humeur de Dame Nature... Notre log sera le même pour toute la journée et s'il y a une particularité nous l'ajouterons au début du texte... Des favoris seront ajoutés ici et là pour tout le travail accompli... MPLC

Casper&Aero de Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada


Our English is not perfect, we use Google Translate to help us ...

Our journey began last August 22 and will take us to visit twelve US states and two Canadian provinces ... Our departure was from Baie-Comeau, a city on the North Shore of Quebec and then continue for a few days in Quebec City where we did some Geocaching .... Then we stopped at St-Eustache and Ville de Laval, still in Quebec, and then flew to Portland, Oregon... We made stop in Umatilla on August 28 still in Oregon, August 29 in Boise, Idaho, August 30 in Twin Falls and August 31st we are in Salt Lake City for two days... The 2nd of september we were in Rock Springs. Wyoming and yesterday the road brought us to Laramie, Wyoming... Today our trip will take us to Colorado Springs where we will stay for two days

Throughout the trip we have targeted some caches that will help us achieve our personal goals and we will certainly discover new places that Geocachers here will want us to discover ... We have been planning this trip for several months and know we will not be able to not all see for lack of time ... There are many caches but we must close our eyes can not find them all ... But it is with pleasure that we will put our signature on some of them ...

Thank you for creating these caches that add smiles to our profile and make us have a good time regardless of the mood of Mother Nature ... Our log will be the same for the whole day and if there is a particularity we will add it at the beginning of the text ... Favorites will be added here and there for all the work done ... TFTC

Casper&Aero from Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada

Found it 09/01/2018 By tronaminer
Came from Green River Wy travelling to Estes Park Colorado. Finding caches along the way. Thanks for your cache and the fun we had in finding it.

Found it 08/20/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
I hadn't even read the description or the hint, but just followed my GPSr and geosense to the correct hiding place for a QEF today. Good job and TFTC!

Found it 08/05/2018 By Jbee1395
Tftf!

Found it 07/16/2018 By mcfergy
Found on our yearly High Pass motorcycle trip, left a hand painted disc depicting Horsetooth Mountain which is near our home in Fort Collins Colorado, also left a rubber duck.