GC5FECY Traditional Cache Love of Dog #1 - Jessie
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: fourwhitefeet @ | Hide Date: 10/25/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 17.828 W105° 09.883 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Scenic view  Seasonal Access 
A cache near Trinchera Saddle in honor of my Border Collie, Jessie.

I knew Jessie was special when, at 5 months old, a few hours after we'd picked her up from the ranch, she carried the empty plastic bowl we'd used as a makeshift water bowl for her, from the kitchen to the living room and dropped it at our feet. "More water, please." Her ability to communicate in ways (dumb) people could understand, and to confirm that she understood our words, still amazes me. Many times she saved me from getting lost when hiking near Trinchera and other parts of Southern Colorado.

Trinchera Saddle has a great view in all directions. We've frequently taken summer guests there while they were visiting, or made a detour to the top when hunting mushrooms. It's also a great hike. Whether you're traveling by foot or by 4x4, you'll first want to navigate to Trinchera Saddle. From there the cache is northeast and down the slope a bit, out of the wind.

Dogs on mountain top
Jessie (center) entertains puppy Katie and Bogey on Trinchera Saddle

Enjoy the view before searching for the Pelican Case containing the cache.

Congratulations to johnsonny for FTF!

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R15FECY - Trinchera Saddle
N 37° 17.807 W 105° 09.904
Top of Jeep road. If you can get your vehicle up to the saddle, you can park here.
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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
R15FECYTrinchera Saddle Reference Point Top of Jeep road. If you can get your vehicle up to the saddle, you can park here. 10/25/2014 N 37° 17.807 W 105° 09.904 0.05 kms SW 

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A boulder makes a natural cubby hole facing east. You'll need to move some rocks to find it.

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 09/02/2017 By CincoBrowno
Woo boo

Found it 09/27/2015 By bles1
Talk about beautiful

Found it 09/27/2015 By dragonfly100
What a great view. Awesome cache. Found this with 1st timer, Fleshman. He's all jazzed now. We went up there to watch Blood Moon. What a great place to watch. Right on the crest of that mountain, a gorgeous sunset on one side, and a beautiful full moon rising to the east. Truly inspirational and divine! We went up there with the purpose in mind to watch the eclipse and lo and behold! There's a cache right there. Thank you fourwhitefeet. And bless your pal, Jessie. :)


This entry was edited by dragonfly100 on Wednesday, 30 September 2015 at 16:42:54 UTC.

Found it 09/05/2015 By 4x4explore
Trailridge Runners 4WD Club, Pass Hoppers trip. Nice views of the Spanish Peaks. Rain clouds were coming in though. TFTC.

Found it 08/08/2015 By b2hjohnson
Took our 4x4 up to about treeline and hiked the rest of the way up. Amazing views!!
TFTC