GC2267 Virtual Cache The Sage Points the Way
Type: Virtual | Size: Virtual Virtual | Difficulty: 5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: Tahosa @ | Hide Date: 10/11/2001 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 23.677 W105° 04.111 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 8
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This is a multi-virtual Cache located NW of Loveland, you will have to go to the Sage to decipher the clues. And you can use the placenames to help your search on the map. It can be a pleasant day trip for the family.
When you find the sage go where he is pointing, in its vast interior is the realm of knowledge. The clues may be vague to some and clear to others.

There are 4 Waypoints to find:

  1. The Sage
  2. Two Sisters (2sis)
  3. The Last Roundup (end)
  4. The Three R's (3rs)
  • The Sage - Tell me what he looks like, and what finger is he pointing?? EMail to Owner
  • Two Sisters - "The Poudre" Case,S 978.868 pgs. 134, 308, 345 and 459. Bliss,E 978.868
    Placename - What do we store stuff in? And where do flatlanders come from?
    As you approach the Cache from the East it should be to the South, do not go pass the junction. The road to the right has a name that almost describes the Cache. When you enter the gate look at the Cache and tell me what two creatures are etched in the Cache?? EMail to owner
    After you find the Cache go W then N then W(14)then N then W
  • The Last Roundup - "The Poudre" Case, S 978.868 pg. 36
    Placenames - What is another name for the "Big Apple" - Article XVIII - A name of a monster truck?
    As you approach from the east pass the gate, park on the right next to the pole with a bird house. Go up the hill and tell me the names of the residents there?? EMail to owner - And what are the numbers on the pole where the birdhouse is located?? Email to owner
  • The Three R's - The Sage would approve of this place.
    Think of a campground on the Poudre named after an early resident of Ft. Collins, 978.868 pg 211.
    Placename is 50% of the name in Two Sisters and what I use at work everyday (I'm a Chef) When you find this Cache tell me what spans a century and the names of the neighbors to the south??
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If you get befuddled or confused, at your request I will be able to E-Mail you map sections that may help solve this puzzle.

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 06/17/2016 By Sam_I_AM
Found with Cache U on a wonderful tour of an area we had yet to explore. The roads were surprising good, although we took the geomobile just in case. We had lunch next to a creek which was more like a raging river given the runoff we've had this spring, but it was very pleasant and a nice break in our travels. Thanks for the fascinating trip through time!

Found it 06/17/2016 By Cache U
Found this with Sam_I_AM on a great daytrip to escape the heat. We had gathered the Sage's information a few months ago, but had to wait for warmer weather to get to the areas. We had never been this way before, being relative newcomers to the state, so it was great to explore and learn more about Colorado's interesting history. We made our last stop just before a huge thunderstorm rolled in. It would have been ironic if we'd been struck by lightning, given the location. Thanks for checking our information before we headed out, and thanks for a grand old virtual cache!

Found it 05/21/2016 By WingsAndTales
A Tahosa cache is guaranteed to be interesting and this one is no exception. It always amazes me to get a look at the early history from our state. After the research was done with a course correction from the CO, it was fun to make the drive with kenyansherpa to collect the answers. I hope to return to the area once more of the roads are open for summer and explore some more. TFTC

Found it 05/21/2016 By kenyansherpa
A true classic! Thanks to Tahosa and Sons for another virtual that touches all the bases: fun, educational, and challenging! To make the day even more special, I got to share it with Wings and Tales. We had done our research independently and when we realized we both were seeking this one we looked for a date we could make the drive up and enjoy the adventure together. Fortunately before setting out we compared notes and realized we only partially agreed on the coordinates of the stages, so each of us sought some additional hints, me from a previous finder and Karen, being smarter than me, of course went right to the CO. That proved fortuitous, since our next comparison set us on the "Way the Sage" wanted us to proceed. It was an outstanding day with one additional feature I had never experienced while caching, a cattle drive ( see photos )! The CO confirmed our answers, so it was fun to get a smiley that I will always cherish!!

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Found it 12/05/2015 By Path Pacer
I needed a little help from Tahosa on this one, mostly on Two Sisters. Once I had that, the rest fell into place without too much trouble, so I thought I'd knock it out before the roads got too snowy. That didn't work out as planned, as I ended up with a failing tire just as I reached the Sisters and had to high-tail it back to Ft Collins before it went flat (needed a new valve). I suppose I really ought to check my spare one of these days.

I went out today to get the other two locations and finish up. That was a lot of driving! At one location a crowd was just gathering for some sort of Christmas event, while the other had a line of cars waiting for a Christmas tree sale. I've never been to this area before so it was an interesting drive for me. Thanks for a fun cache!

Found it 10/10/2015 By SnailMan1
I started working on this cache last year. I have to admit that I had to visit the Sage twice before I had gathered all of the necessary information. At least on the second visit I knew where to look which shorted my visit. Today I made my way back up to Loveland and this virtual was my primary goal. I think I arrived in Loveland around 7:00am and after finding all of the waypoints I finally made it back at 1:00. That was a long round trip and the road construction and detours didn't help. Thanks for the history lesson and showing me some places I had never been before!
The Sage Points the Way (GC2267)

The Sage Points the Way (GC2267)

Found it 09/19/2015 By sassydil
Animjason and I started this months ago. Then I was diagnosed with a glioblastoma and ended up getting the required research book from the DP library system and did most of the research from the ICU at Aurora Medical South.I am a bit more mobile now but still cannotd rive so we teamed up with Mark and Andrew as we did not think Jason's vehicle could make it on all the roads,

Found it 09/19/2015 By youkfish
Met up with Sassydil and Animjason in Denver, then headed up to the Sage for some quick field work and met OneKindWord to complete our foursome. I struggled through the research part of this, so nice to have some other opinions along to help out with the interpretation and understanding of the waypoints. Beautiful day in the mountains and the aspens are just starting to change colors too! Cheers!

Found it 09/19/2015 By animjason
This cache doesn't get very many visitors and the Sage was lonely. Schedules lined up, research paid off, and we grabbed a smiley! Email has already been sent. Thanks for another virtual. Got some fun photos along the way. Posting one of them from our meeting point :)
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Found it 09/19/2015 By OneKindWord
Amazing caching experience! I tackled this one today with animjason, sassydil, and Youkfish. We spent some time at the first stage gathering information and piecing things together. Once we thought we had things figured out we hit the road. We had a few missteps in our calculations along the way, but eventually we were able to get everything figured out. Saw some really interesting history in a very beautiful area, at the perfect time of year! Thanks for creating this awesome virtual cache!