GC17QE2 Unknown Cache Just in case someone wants to learn a little Greek
Type: Mystery | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 3.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 3 out of 5
By: Spivey @ | Hide Date: 12/02/2007 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 04.608 W104° 55.912 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 4
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Drinking water nearby  Bicycles 
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Toga-Toga-Toga


A big Thanks goes out to LSUFan for allowing me to use his idea for a cache out here in Colorado.



You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

***Congrats to Mtn_Goat for the FTF, 12/3/07***

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JJ17QE2 - Final
N/S __ ° __ . ___ W/E ___ ° __ . ___
You are seeking a regular size ammo can. My GPS was showing a + / - of 15 feet, at the time of placement. Just in case my coords are off, I left a dummy cache within 10 feet of the cache, hanging in a tree. My hint to you, please stay on the trail, until the final 100 feet or so.
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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
JJ17QE2Final Final Location You are seeking a regular size ammo can. My GPS was showing a + / - of 15 feet, at the time of placement. Just in case my coords are off, I left a dummy cache within 10 feet of the cache, hanging in a tree. My hint to you, please stay on the trail, until the final 100 feet or so. 12/01/2007 N 0° 00.000 E 0° 00.000 11290.60 kms E 

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All of the hints you will need are listed above. Trust me, I gave way to many hints...

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12 Logs: Found it 12  

Found it 05/12/2019 By gampa&gamma
So......... the solve took us a bit of searching and also some advice from a previous cacher when we got stuck on one part of the puzzle. The find took us a bit of searching, but we didn't need any advice from anyone----just the eagle eyes of gampa. Such a beaufitul area on a gorgeous Mother's Day. Cache container is in great shape and should last a long, long time. Even longer than it takes to learn Greek! SL Replaced as found.
Warning: Do not try to use eastern-most (in town) trail head. This trail head is on private property and will make the homeowner VERY angry.

Found it 01/03/2019 By brennan7
This is exactly how a puzzle cache should be. Hard, but not impossible (I got a small nudge from another cacher when I was stuck on a part), with a great container hidden on an awesome trail. This has been on my silver list for too long and made it over there today. Thanks for the fun one! All is in great shape.

Found it 07/07/2017 By RPieperCO
Thanks for a fun puzzle cache and neat location! Headed up this way today after work to try and clear up this particular area. This was my last stop for today. Man what a tough hike! I made my way to this one from a nearby Tom.dog cache and in true style it was straight through the trees! Pretty tough going but I eventually made it. Upon arrival I noticed the entire area was covered with bear poop. Some fresh! Yikes! I was determined to make a quick find and get out of there. Turns out I was standing on the cache! Phew! Signed the log and replaced as found. Cache is in perfect condition still! Another creek crossing and back to the overgrown unkept trail back up the hill! Great spot for a cache and really enjoyed the hike today! Thanks for placing this one and for the very helpful spoiler photo!

Found it 07/07/2017 By YamaGypsy
Last cache of the day. We were quite anxious to find this lonely old cache quickly and get out of there. Lots of fresh bear scat in the area. Evidently a favorite spot for one bear at least. After a short search RPieperco realized he was standing on it. Cleaned out the spiderwebs and pulled the cache out. All in great shape. Signed the log and then began the trek back to the car. Tftc!

Found it 08/14/2013 By Tom.dog
Out on a geo-mission this evening... This cache was along the way. Solved this one a few years back with the help of the CO. Really neat area for the final, I hadn't hiked here before. Very quiet at this time of the day. Thanks for the great puzzle and hide!

Found it 04/14/2012 By SnailMan1
I started this puzzle quite awhile ago and it took me quite awhile before I finally was able to solve it. This morning I headed out with this cache as my primary goal. When I finally arrive at GZ I was a little nervous that the hide might be dfficult to find, but when I turned around there it was. Thank goodness, since I didn't want to walk away empty handed. It been a while since this cache has been visited and now I have added my name to the log. Dropped off TB. Thanks for the puzzle and the cache.
Log (GC17QE2)

Found it 11/27/2010 By estes01
It is still all Greek to me, because WingsAndTales had already solved the puzzle. But I was happy to tag along. Great area for a cache and we were thankful it was a nice big canister – it made it much easier to find. TFTC.

Found it 11/27/2010 By WingsAndTales
Well, now I know a few things I didn't before I started this. Fortunately, I had worked on this before estes01 and decided to hit this area today. It took us a little to find it because of signal bounce in the area. I forgot to bring the spoiler photo but since it was a regular there weren't too many places to check. Estes01 found it and we were on our way to others in the area. TFTC

Found it 11/02/2010 By sassydil
I solved the puzzle quite a while ago, but never made it to the final. Decided today would be the day. After looking at all the possible approaches, I decided on the longer but very easy on the knees hike. The final is in a great spot. Thanks!

Found it 05/08/2010 By sleuthers
Good puzzle. We've looked for an quick way to access this cache a couple of times. Today we decided just to go for it and headed down the hill from almost the closest point on Mt Herman Road. Not the best approach as we had to fight some scrub oak but it worked out. Found the cache after a few minutes searching. Thanks for the fun. Keep them coming!

Found it 05/08/2010 By TatteredShoes
It took me a while to solve this one! Made the find this afternoon, SL, thanks!

Found it 02/13/2010 By 2/3 Marine
A nice hike with hiking_fool, just riding his puzzle abilities this morning after hunting down a USGS mark. Snow did make it somewhat harder but all's well that end's well. Thanks SL