GC1HZFYStand 1 - T56
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By: Polaski@
| Hide Date: 11/08/2008
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 24.513 W107° 57.050 | 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 #1 Stand Marker. At stand #1, firefighters are ask to discuss the effects of having an incident within an incident. In this case, the fire was 3 days old, about 660 acres, still uncontroled and then first thing in the morning, an air tanker crashes and kills the pilot. You can still see pieces of the wreckage still up on the ridgeline.
To get to this cache, park at the intersection. Usually there's enough room to park along side the road. The cache is just off the edge of the road, not on the other side of the fence! 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 should be safely tucked in behind some roadside Mountain Mahogany.
Nearby Caches
GC1HZF7 Stand 2 - The Cattle Guard (1.89 kms NW) GC1HZ8K Stand 3 - The 16th Bowl (2.33 kms NW) GC1HZ8Y Stand 4 - Observation Point (2.35 kms N) GC1HZ9A Stand 5 - The Upper Helispot (2.48 kms N) GC1HZAB Stand 6 - The Flag (2.70 kms NE)
Stand 1 - T56
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