GC6V7BE Neon Americana- East Colfax
Type: Wherigo | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: tammy_b @ | Hide Date: 10/08/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 44.407 W104° 56.909 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                   

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A quick four stage (plus the final) Wherigo, a good one for WIG beginners. Try this on a Sunday afternoon/evening when traffic is light and stop and go parking is likely.

Click here to go to the cartridge.

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Sometimes the questions/answers don't show up when running the catridge. No worries! Just enjoy the Wherigo. If container has gone missing please replace. I will reimburse you if needed. Thanks!

Are you a neon sign enthusiast? Click here.

WINTER cachers: If the final cache is buried in snow, no need to dig it out. Just post your completion code (or mention that you got one) in your log.

The listed coordinates are for the start point. Photos are welcome but please no spoilers. Please note your favorite sign/location in your log. This would be great to do at night, when the signs are lit up. (You will then need a flashlight for the final.) Take a buddy with you if you do this at night.

During the 1950's, Colfax Avenue was better known as Route 40. Travelers passing through on their way to the mountains were greeted by the a bright outdoor neon museum. These neon signs were each unique to their business, and made with great craftmanship and artistry. The decayed motels along Colfax were once bright, clean and popular tourist stops in the heyday of Colfax.

Then along came Interstate 70, which allowed travelers to completely bypass Colfax, the once-vibrant businesses along the street began their steady decline. Today, the neon signs that survive are a reminder of an important era in the history of Colfax.

The remaining neon signs are in danger of disappearing due to an influx of residents back into the neighborhoods along Colfax, causing a demand for new development. The old restaurants, bars, and motels on Colfax as well as their signs are quickly becoming prime targets to be torn down and replaced with artless modern versions of buildings and signs.

New to Wherigos? Wherigo FAQs Here is a play anywhere Wherigo tutorial. And Wherigo forums are the best place to find information about WIGs and your device.

Here are some quick tips:

Wherigos seem to work better on smart phones than on gps devices.

To play the Wherigo, you will need a Wherigo-enabled device. (For Andriod the app is called "WhereYouGo") info here First upload the Wherigo application to your device, then download the cartridge you want to play from the Wherigo web site, using the app. There is a link to this cartridge above.

As with all Wherigos, make sure you have uploaded the most recent version of the cartridge before you go. COs sometimes make changes to the cartridge and if you have the older version you will have glitches when you go to use it. So just upload it again just before you plan to go.

While using the cartridge, if you are at a zone and there is a glitch of some kind, step 30 feet away and try to enter the zone again. (Wherigo dictates the zones are only 10 feet around.) All zones/ locations are located on public property.

Save frequently during cartridge use.

Choose times of low traffic. Bring paper and pencil to jot down completion code (or take a screen shot) and to sign the log at the final.

Unique to Wherigos, there are two places to log them once found. Post a find on geocaching.com as usual. Groundspeak created another web site just for Wherigos: http://wherigo.com. Note there are no GC codes on this site; you have to do a search by area. To log the cache on Wherigo.com, go to the cache web page and click on the key icon and put in your completion code. The cartridge will give you this code after the very last stop of the cartridge. Have a pencil and paper ready, or take a screen shot. Be ready as it is only given once!

FTF tjFirey and Talks2Trees!

Thanks to Greasepot for agreeing to help with maintenance for this cache. Thanks to tugies for help with coordinates and hiding the final.

Thanks again to Ranger Fox for his easy-to-use Wherigo kit! RF WIG kit

This is the 40th cache to be added to the vintage neon signs series.

References: Refs: http://www.westword.com/location/petes-kitchen-5162036, Facebook.com, the Westword, http://www.5280.com/restaurants/trattoria-stella-0

Additional Waypoints

05/18/2019 By kb0rpw
Small for a bison Signed

04/16/2019 By jax-man
I tried, but could only get to within 1m of first location, but cartridge would not move on.

12/23/2018 By LostinDenver
While I'm not fond of WhereIgos, this one was easy enough. Usually the GPS is finicky and jumps just enough to make me circle like an idiot. Maybe I actually am an idiot, but that is besides the point. This one had several stops and they worked out perfectly. Found with @windatmyback. TFTC!

09/23/2018 By dustyriver
Great day of caching with BriGuy including this cache Our quest for 9 cache types in one day continues = Best Wishes, DustyRiver / Terry

09/23/2018 By _BriGuy_
Our final find for the day.
Enjoyed the ride down Colfax. Always interesting stuff to see on this street.
Cache is in good shape.
SL.TFTC

08/02/2018 By Dylanotron
I would have skipped this cache to head back to the Airbnb for a nap and more work but it called to me with the perfect combination of promises. A new cache type for me (Wherigo), of which I already had the app installed with a user account, a trail that started from where I finished dinner, a promise to go in the direction I was headed, and a theme regarding my jnterests(historical music venues of Denver.) it took much longer than I planned and I hope I didn’t trade this for a chance to see the red rocks amphitheater while I’m here but I had a really good time hunting this down. Thanks for the cache and hanks for posting whereifon instructions, along with the notice that this is a good first one to try. I found the final geocache too after a hint. The bar next door was doing trivia. One question was: what is the illicit substance in Things Fall Apart, allegedly once in Coca-Cola?

08/02/2018 By nsaj
In town, thanks!

Code: GM4DMMJWGY3TCOB
Dipping Trackables.

Thanks for placing this cache and adding to the enjoyment of the game for all!

SL. TFTC!!

07/07/2018 By shell1fish
This paired nicely with the Vintage Neon wherigo, and the highlighted historic signs were conveniently clustered so I didn’t have to keep waiting for the next bus. I had the morning to cache in Denver before a friend’s wedding, and I enjoyed the tour while trying to envision the bygone era; my favorite sign was the Bluebird Theater. The day was turning out to be a scorcher, so most muggles were hunkered down inside avoiding the heat, but a bar near the final was hopping with avid World Cup fans, so I still had to be stealthy. I knew from logs to look for a pill bottle, not a bison tube, and I was soon celebrating my success and signing my name. Thanks so much for the fun!