GC42HTF 2003 Colorado Oldies Challenge
Type: Mystery | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: WingsAndTales @ | Hide Date: 12/07/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 01.672 W104° 59.866 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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Colorado Oldies

The cache is a waterproof ID holder hidden at the posted coordinates. You must complete the challenge before logging a find on the cache. The difficulty rating reflects how hard it is to complete the challenge. The terrain rating is for the actual find.

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The Challenge

This cache is intended to honor those caches in our state that have stood the test of time. There are currently 264 active caches in Colorado that were hidden in the year 2003. In order to log this cache you must find at least 53 Colorado caches from that year.

The Rules

Only caches hidden in the state of Colorado in 2003 count.

All your finds count. If you have finds on caches that are now archived, you may include those. Those cachers who have been around long enough to have a significant number finds on those archived caches will probably qualify without them anyway. Remember that if you use a pocket query to identify your finds it will not include archived caches.

You must show your qualifications in some manner. There is a checker on project-gc.com. Or for those of you that use GSAK, ernie66 has written a macro to help check your qualifications. You can find it here: ColoradoFindsByPlacedYear. You can paste the output from either of those into your log to show your qualifications. Some other options include a text listing in your log or a bookmark list. I have a public list called “CO Oldies Found List” showing my qualifications.

Access to this series of caches is off Rampart Range Road on roads 312 and 314. Road 312 is maintained like Rampart Range and passable in almost any car. Road 314 will require a high clearance vehicle but not 4WD if it is dry. My Subaru Outback did it with no problems and there are several wide spots to pull off or turn around. Road 314 eventually becomes one way westbound but not until after the parking area for the last cache in the series. If you don't have a high clearance vehicle then I recommend you park at the intersection of 312 and 314.

Congrats to the FTF: hartsdale

Additional Waypoints

AA42HTF - Turn
N 39° 01.626 W 105° 00.302
Intersection of 312 and 314

06/07/2019 By WingsAndTales
I checked on the area today and spoke with one of the logging contractors. Logging is still planned for this area but there is no firm schedule for it. I will leave this cache disabled until the logging is complete. Sorry for the inconvenience.

04/08/2019 By WingsAndTales
There is a massive logging/tree thinning operation going on in the area. There hasn't been too much cutting here yet but many trees are marked. I saw similar markings further south and the crews appear to be coming in this direction. I found the container but removed it while the work is in progress. I will get this one replaced when the work is done. Sorry for the inconvenience.

07/31/2018 By nerak2001
Signed the log last year but finally made it with 54 finds and needed only 53. Thanks for the challenge!

gccode visitdate cache_name
GCF23E 2012-01-11 The Real Price of Freedom
GCF0EA 2012-01-15 Corey's Safari II My Friends
GCGWPM 2012-08-11 CO Sign for Cache - West
GCGNYG 2012-08-17 Out of reach
GCE436 2012-08-27 Resting by the River
GCGACN 2012-08-28 Grizzly Creek Stop
GCBF37 2013-03-02 MOA-Englewood
GCG0E3 2013-07-19 Swetsville Zoo
GCGDRY 2013-08-19 Danger!
GCC276 2014-09-24 Away Team Mission
GCHANR 2014-11-06 Navajo Park Cache
GCHD10 2014-11-06 Baker's Cache
GCH3AE 2014-11-08 Memories of Mary
GCH46B 2015-02-06 Annie's Friend
GCH85V 2015-03-14 a Duck Walk
GCGG6D 2015-06-05 For The Kids
GCGM80 2015-06-06 Tour of Duty
GCGKT7 2015-06-07 Who's cache?
GCGEHE 2015-06-07 An Outside Walk through an Art Gallery (Revised)
GCGGKW 2015-06-07 Shelley's Choice
GCGMNB 2015-09-04 St. Elmo
GCH21W 2015-12-31 Unusual Houses 1 - Soddy
GCBE1F 2016-01-12 Hidden park
GCGHY1 2016-03-14 Douglas #17 Cherry Creek Trail
GCC162 2016-03-14 GeoLog House #4
GCGGCN 2016-04-12 Trinidad Remembers
GCGTDM 2016-06-28 Denver South Park & Pacific Railroad
GCGACQ 2016-09-02 Tribute to
GCG2Y1 2016-11-05 Traces
GCG8ZZ 2016-11-12 Old Spanish Trail
GCCB51 2017-04-21 Lest We Forget
GCD4A3 2017-05-30 Following the Gold Seekers
GCG4GY 2017-06-04 Alkali Trail
GCGG0H 2017-06-04 Specie Creek potty stop
GCHCFJ 2017-07-06 Highlands Point
GCEF62 2017-07-22 Fishing Holes
GCG13P 2017-08-03 Ute Chief Virtual and Others
GCC509 2017-09-19 Another longmont cache
GCG084 2017-12-29 Purple Rocks View
GCBD38 2017-12-29 Old Maid II
GCG3QK 2018-01-03 Happy Cache
GCGHRE 2018-02-02 Safari
GCGR9C 2018-03-08 Holesome Cache
GCE5BE 2018-03-08 Kiddies Kache
GCGAJC 2018-03-11 Greenland
GCGH31 2018-03-11 Fire Cache
GCH01E 2018-04-07 Herman's Lap
GCG9Q4 2018-04-07 Herman's Bald Spot
GCHCRM 2018-04-07 Along the Way #3
GCG3RY 2018-04-17 Green Gorilla
GCG0FX 2018-04-22 Tippy's Coffee Break
GCCABD 2018-04-22 Honest Ben
GCGXNE 2018-05-11 A Final Flight

11/25/2017 By gampa&gamma
Caching near Woodland Park before the snow starts falling in earnest. We focused on finding some challenge caches today. Quick find. Signed log and replaced container as found. We do not quite meet the requirements for this cache yet, but we hope to change this note to a smiley in the near future. Thanks for this fun challenge cache!

08/27/2017 By Pohka
Know I'm flirting this one, do I meet it; will know later or will later. Will turn to a smiley face as soon as I meet the requirements.

10/26/2016 By Back Country Horsemen
I made it with 123 finds and needed only 53
gccode visitdate cache_name
GCGAJC 2003-11-07 Greenland
GCGH31 2003-11-07 Fire Cache
GCGTJH 2003-11-16 Spooky Bat Cave
GCH85V 2003-12-23 a Duck Walk
GCH7QT 2004-02-20 Where the Buffalo Roam
GCHAYB 2004-02-25 We're Goin' to Wally World Cache
GCH370 2004-02-25 I am so Krunchy The Klown Cache
GCHAP9 2004-02-26 Along the Way
GCD320 2004-03-05 YELLOWDOG2
GCG3RY 2004-03-09 Green Gorilla
GCGAHX 2004-03-09 "JUST COINS" cache
GCGXC6 2004-03-09 Enchanting Forest
GCGR9C 2004-03-17 Holesome Cache
GCF627 2004-03-19 Bluff's View
GCGCH1 2004-03-24 Purgatory View Cache
GCD0CA 2004-04-18 Tybo's First
GCGB6C 2004-04-18 A Day In Hawaii
GCH308 2004-04-21 Reflections
GCG8ZZ 2004-04-21 Old Spanish Trail
GCGG5K 2004-04-21 Hot Stuff
GCGXCG 2004-04-22 A River Runs
GCGZVM 2004-04-22 Rafters Delight
GCH30K 2004-04-24 Horse Gulch
GCHCRM 2004-05-31 Along the Way #3
GCH01E 2004-05-31 Herman's Lap
GCG0W4 2004-05-31 Herman's Hermit
GCG9Q4 2004-05-31 Herman's Bald Spot
GCG3QK 2004-06-13 Happy Cache
GCGJEC 2004-06-25 Meadow Creek Reservoir Point
GCGH21 2004-06-26 The Twins
GCFD69 2004-07-24 Mondo's Rainbow Gulch
GCH21W 2004-09-08 Unusual Houses 1 - Soddy
GCHD6K 2004-09-08 McQueen-1
GCHDE1 2004-09-08 McQueen2
GCC611 2004-09-12 The Nest
GCG37Q 2004-09-18 K4 or "Krazy Keeko's Killer Kache"
GCF698 2004-09-20 Kylie's Yip Yaps
GCH1MX 2004-09-25 Kids Stash Cache
GCGHY1 2004-09-29 Douglas #17 Cherry Creek Trail
GCG0M5 2004-10-20 Tribute to US Soldiers
GCHANR 2004-10-20 Navajo Park Cache
GCHD10 2004-10-20 Baker's Cache
GCGXG9 2004-10-22 4 The Ladies 2
GCHAXD 2004-10-31 Cachle Rock -2
GCGDCP 2004-11-03 Missy's First
GCG40A 2004-11-15 How Accurate is YOUR GPS?
GCGG37 2004-11-16 Parker Toy Box
GCGM5J 2004-11-19 Venneford Cache
GCHCJ2 2004-12-10 Along the Way #2
GCGGCN 2005-01-20 Trinidad Remembers
GCG829 2005-02-21 JUST MUSIC cache
GCH53V 2005-04-03 4 The Ladies 3
GCC162 2005-04-08 GeoLog House #4

08/27/2016 By 3 Williams Kidz
Second of four of the Colorado Oldies series finds for us today. Our qualifications are in the Note we posted on 8/15/2016. Nice hike through the woods from Oldies 2002 to get here; took a minute to find it (thankfully no snow yet, which would have hampered the search). Stamped the log, and dropped off a trackable (Copy Tag) of ours. We had several in our geo-bag, and Erikka picked out the "Let's Go Hiking!" one, as she was thoroughly enjoying this hike. Favorite point for the great Challenge Cache idea, and all the adventures we had while working on qualifying. TFTC !