GC64EYM Unknown Cache " The Great Coba"
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 3.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: tinytuttle @ | Hide Date: 10/02/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 36.560 W105° 03.669 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Available at all times  Parking available  Picnic tables nearby  Bicycles  Special Tool Required 

A fun little mystery cache in Greenbriar park in North Fort Collins. In this cache sequence you will need to locate the local "coba" and determine its exact location The Posted Cords will get you close to its location and are for reference only.


Find the local parks Coba and stand adjacent to him and mark an accurate waypoint. Next you need to determine his height at beak level in inches, this length will be your unit to use for the next sequence. To find the coba's next landing location(final cache location) you will need to travel a distance of 175.2 units at a bearing of 4686.6 mil

The cache container is a camoed rx vial that can be easily reached from the sidewalk you'll need  good coba eyes to locate this nicely hidden container!

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Have you ever seen how a Coba flys differently than its American counterpart?

Not sure what type of owl is dipicted below but for the purpose of solving this cache it's a "Russian White owl"

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5 Logs: Found it 4  Write note 1  

Found it 09/16/2018 By dbrents
I got the coordinates correct but the cache is missing. CO instructed me to log it as a find and that he'd check on the cache and replace it if necessary.

Write note 09/09/2018 By dbrents
This is a challenge on several fronts but is also an opportunity to learn. But I need some help from the CO. I tried sending the CO an email but no response. I have determined coordinates but they are in the middle of the street. My error is likely the unit length which can vary depending on how many wood chips are piled up around the pole. An inch or two change in unit length can move me to the other side of the street or to the near side of the street. Either way I kidding myself as one side of the street is covered with low growing junipers.
So first it needs to be confirmed the cache is still there and second, what is the unit length. Because even with correct length you still have some work to do to figure this one out. Very good challenge indeed. So does anyone know tinytuttle who can get them a message? Thanks.

Found it 07/30/2016 By doglover&pups
After some help from the CO we were finally able to make the find. TFTC

Found it 04/24/2016 By sleuthers
I attempted this field puzzle once before. I had the right bearing but the wrong Coba. Today I returned and found the correct Coba, did the projection, and found the cache. Well it took a little while before I found the cache but the projection was spot on. Cheers.

Found it 04/04/2016 By CoBiker
We struggled with this cache. 1.) It took us a while to understand why this owl flies differently. 2.) At stage one we were further confused by choosing the wrong "near" object. I suggest to put the coords of Stage 1 on the object to eliminate the confusion.

I learned a lot and did enjoy completing the cache.