GC1HZ8YStand 4 - Observation Point
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By: Polaski@
| Hide Date: 11/08/2008
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 25.752 W107° 57.409 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Climbed up the hill today to take down the flag for the winter. The weather was cold, the trail snowy, the air was clear and the views were breathless. For more information about this series of caches, go to www.fireleadership.gov/toolbox/staffride/library_staff_ride10.htmlThis cache is placed near the Number #4 Stand Marker. At stand #4, firefighters are ask to evaluate general fire behavior, topography and changes in elevation and how this relates to strategies and tactics that may be needed for fires in chimneys and steep drainages.
To get to this cache, park at the bottom of the trailhead, sign in at the registry notebook and start up. Depending on the time of year, the trail can be slippery from loose shale or more slippery from mud, snow and ice. You may be able to get to this one on a 4wheeler, but the perferred method and less damaging to the earth is still to strap on a good pair of boots and put one in front of the other. In the summer, be sure and check for ticks, they love to hitch rides much like a travel bug.
If you run into a firefighter along the trail, be sure and thank them for the job they do :0)
This cache may be found resting under a large cluster of rocks, off the main trail.
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Stand 4 - Observation Point
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