GC203XP Traditional Cache Bear Scratch
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 3 out of 5 | Terrain: 3.5 out of 5
By: cakeroll @ | Hide Date: 10/17/2009 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 57.285 W106° 04.202 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Located in a dry wash at just above 10,000ft elevation in Buffalo Peaks Wilderness. Watch for bears & other wildlife.
Buffalo Peaks is one of our favorite places to hike and explore. This cache is hidden in a dry wash well off of a forest road marked "Trout Creek". We found several old animal skeletons near the hide, one was a carnivore and the other a large grass eater (cow, elk or deer). Beautiful area in all seasons. This cache will be difficult if not impossible to find in the winter but will be great all other times of the year. Beautiful moss and lichens covered rocks and vistas of nearby 13k and 14k peaks. Cache has a log and several treasures appropriate for kids. Our boys, ages 5 & 8 loved the hike\adventure. Evidence of bears activity on nearby aspen trees.
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Just to the left as you walk up the wash on the top\backside of a prominent boulder.

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5 Logs: Found it 4  Write note 1  

Found it 08/06/2018 By COpackrat
Nice cache, I'm surprised it doesn't get more visitors. Cache is in good shape - thanks for the hide.

Found it 07/08/2016 By youkfish
A fun drive up to this area, went on up to the higher cache and stopped on my way down for this one. I seemed to find a trail down to this one and made a quick find. Cache is in good shape. Cheers!

Found it 07/11/2015 By horseloverW
A great day for a ride and able to get within 250 feet down steep terrain. TFTC.

Found it 09/18/2014 By gdsdizz
Trying to keep the streak going and hunt the area. TFTC

Write note 06/09/2014 By ngrrfan
Wingsandtales and I had set goal of getting the two caches up this way. Our best laid plans were foiled by a couple of gates across the access roads. Motorized travel is not permitted due to elk calving! Once the gates reopen we'll be back later this summer to accomplish our goal.