GC35FMV Traditional Cache Rosa's Park
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: estes01 @ | Hide Date: 10/06/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 45.539 W104° 56.817 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Significant hike  Available during winter  Medium hike (1km-10km) 

The Pike expedition reached an impasse on Mount Rosa in November 1806. The snow was waist deep and "the men had only light overalls on, and no stockings." Zebulon Pike declared that Pikes Peak would never be climbed: "...no human being could have ascended to its pinical [sic]". Whether Pike actually reached the summit of Rosa isn't clear, but it's very possible his observations of "The Grand Peak" being "15 or 16 miles from us" were made from this spot.

We thought this area was more than deserving of another cache or two. Enjoy the park-like setting and the views of Pikes Peak, Almagre, and other spectacular sights in every direction.
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6 Logs: Found it 6  

Found it 06/15/2019 By Kerewin0430
Left the North Cheyenne Canyon parking lot at sunrise this morning with 2 goals: summit Mt. Rosa before the weather rolled in and pick up a few specific higher-altitude caches (including this one) for a challenge I've been working on for a while. Skipped a bunch of caches along the way due to previously posted DNFs, which freed up quite a bit of time to explore elsewhere - after summitting, I dropped south to Pike's Cave and then down to FR 381 (recon'd it back to where the trail crosses it - it's in great shape!), detoured to St. Mary's Falls, and even finally got to Four Paws. What a GREAT hike! I had been putting this one off due to trail reports talking about bullets whizzing overhead(!!) but those must have been from the Frosty Park approach - today's hike was quiet and felt totally safe. My fitbit clocked me in at 20.15 miles by the time the rain encouraged me to go back to the car. Thanks for placing this cache!

Found it 11/17/2017 By gampa&gamma
We cached from the trails off Gold Camp Road today, focusing on some challenges, puzzles, and RTPs. All containers and logs are in great shape. Thanks to all the COs for placing and maintaining these caches. We somehow missed this cache when we climbed Mt Rosa in October 2016, so came back to find it today.

Found it 07/10/2017 By OR85OR450
#3 outta three in a row by the trio of Springs 'legends' (that's me being goofy) that I've been following through this sport around here for years!

Found it 11/16/2016 By 9-rushman&farmgirl79
Making our way to the summit grabbing caches on the way. Coordinates were spot on and a quick find. Really windy along this ridge today. Stamped the log and we're off to the next one. [8d][8d] SL TFTC

Found it 11/05/2016 By GoMRT
Up here wandering Rosa today looking for some caches and enjoying the day. No bears up here thankfully! Did see a woodpecker though! Tftc Estes01!!

Found it 06/15/2016 By Mikejama
Tftc sl:)