GC2H4AV Traditional Cache Weedy Mine
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: No0ption @ | Hide Date: 10/22/2010 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 41.521 W105° 42.773 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Significant hike  Abandoned mines  Bicycles  No Quads  No Off-road vehicles  Abandoned Structure  Medium hike (1km-10km) 
Another cache in the Argentine Railroad Grade series. This micro cache is along the trail to Weedy mine. No nead to leave established trails to find this cache. No scrambling up or down the side of the mountain.
Weedy mine has some of the best mine ruins in the area. There are also great views of Silver Plume and the Clear Creek valley below.

Use the coordinates listed to find the trails that lead to the top of the mine ruins.

Additional Waypoints
PK2H4AV - GC2H4AV Parking
N 39° 41.657 W 105° 43.939
Parking for the Argentine Railroad Grade
T12H4AV - GC2H4AV TRAIL1
N 39° 41.506 W 105° 42.700
Take side trail down and west to get to Weedy mine
T22H4AV - GC2H4AV Trail 2
N 39° 41.511 W 105° 42.793
Take trail down and east to get to Weedy mine
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 Additional Waypoints (3)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
PK2H4AVGC2H4AV Parking Parking Area Parking for the Argentine Railroad Grade 10/22/2010 N 39° 41.657 W 105° 43.939 1.68 kms W 
T12H4AVGC2H4AV TRAIL1 Reference Point Take side trail down and west to get to Weedy mine 10/22/2010 N 39° 41.506 W 105° 42.700 0.11 kms E 
T22H4AVGC2H4AV Trail 2 Physical Stage Take trail down and east to get to Weedy mine 10/22/2010 N 39° 41.511 W 105° 42.793 0.03 kms SW 

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Youngstown, end of the line.

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 07/16/2018 By Thierry B
The first problem was to find the correct trail. Then it took some time to actually find the cache.

Found it 08/13/2017 By Back Country Horsemen
Followed the directions in one of the logs & found it. My phone said right at GZ. Log was damp but signable. Tree.

Found it 07/19/2015 By thegeocachekids
This one took a little searching because the phone was bouncing around but once it settled it was an easy find. Someone left a rock cairn near the main trail and we started to look there first, which was pretty far away. TFTC

Found it 07/19/2015 By thebobcats
Completely fed up with traffic we made an impulse decision to exit the freeway and find a hike. We ended up on this convenient trail which offered lots of views of the never-ending traffic. But it was nice to get out and stretch our legs and find a few caches. TFTC

Found it 06/18/2014 By Greasepot
9:06:00 AM Found the cache out in the open. The log was wet. I bet it will dry soon, since the snow is all gone. I made a rock cairn in the middle of the little path, and placed the film cannister underneath that. I couldn't tell from the hint where it was supposed to be. Had a nice time hiking the Argentine Railroad grade today with Garlic and Daisy-dawg. We had the whole trail to ourselves, until we neared the trailhead on the way down, and saw one couple. All the snow is gone here, except a little bit in the mine near the Pavilion. Thanks!
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