GC42HTG 2004 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° 01.652 W104° 59.721 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0

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Colorado Oldies

The cache is 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 274 active caches in Colorado that were hidden in the year 2004. In order to log this cache you must find at least 55 Colorado caches from that year.

The Rules

Only caches hidden in the state of Colorado in 2004 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.

Parking coordinates are included.

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

AA42HTG - Turn
N 39° 01.626 W 105° 00.302
Intersection of 312 and 314
PK42HTG - GC42HTG Parking
N 39° 01.733 W 104° 59.798
Nice big pull off and the cache is further out the ridge

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 and left it in place since it is in a spot that's not likely to be disturbed. I am still going to disable the cache since it's probably not safe to be in the area while they are cutting trees. I will get this one back up when the work is done. Sorry for the inconvenience.

08/30/2018 By nerak2001
Found the last one today, and now I qualify! Thanks for the fun challenge! I plan to continue to find these older caches because they tend to be along interesting trails and include beautiful views. Thanks for maintaining this one!

I made it with 55 finds and needed 55.
gccode visitdate cache_name
GCJPGW 2011-06-25 Message In A Bottle
GCHXN4 2012-09-15 POWERLINE HILL
GCKG95 2013-05-20 Centennial Bug House
GCJ2X7 2013-07-04 What Time Is It?
GCJ7A1 2013-08-16 Douglas #19 SpringHouse
GCM7C4 2013-10-16 Mondo's Off His Rocker Cache
GCJBAN 2013-11-23 Mindawg's Seedling
GCKC09 2013-12-02 Wheels-3 (Scooby-Doo)
GCHMYE 2013-12-07 Bein
GCHHJY 2014-01-06 Northglenn Veterans Memorial
GCKQ25 2014-07-18 Horsethief R & R
GCKD89 2014-08-25 First, First Aid and Safety Cache
GCKJ2M 2015-06-07 Grand Junction Travel Bug Cache
GCJAZG 2015-07-18 Sweet Spot #1
GCMCRF 2015-07-27 Mountain Man Cache
GCM9F9 2015-10-09 Pile of Potatoes
GCJ766 2016-01-28 Take A Little Rest
GCJAK0 2016-04-07 Speed Trap Colorado
GCJJCC 2016-06-13 Hootie's Patootie
GCKF6V 2016-10-26 James Bond 007 Cache
GCJXQP 2016-11-01 C NOTE
GCHRER 2017-03-21 Kingfisher Stroll
GCKEXC 2017-04-22 Geologeocache
GCHYHH 2017-05-20 Spammer's "Walking Heads"
GCKTJ3 2017-06-04 Don't Blow Your Radiator
GCJYY4 2017-06-06 Silver Hills Cache
GCJYPB 2017-06-06 B Wormy
GCJR44 2017-08-10 Wheels-1 (A Walk on the Wild Side)
GCJXFD 2017-08-13 Whispering Pines Cache
GCJQMM 2017-12-29 PLATEAU CREEK CACHE #2
GCHGJX 2018-04-04 West Fork Trail Cache
GCHRQE 2018-04-07 KNOCK-OFF # 5 (Fox Run Park)
GCHY86 2018-04-10 The Smashing Lincolns
GCHGAP 2018-04-10 Lord Mike Row # 2
GCJVET 2018-04-10 OverLook Cache
GCHXWM 2018-04-17 Fishermen's Maze
GCKGXM 2018-04-27 Douglas #20 Castle Rock
GCJB9V 2018-04-29 Aquarius
GCJMF9 2018-06-27 Omega-1 (Where No Hand Has Gone Before)
GCJY5X 2018-06-30 SeekDaCache's Not An Ammo Can Anymore
GCJ81Y 2018-07-12 Smithereen
GCJC1F 2018-07-12 The Pinery Tree
GCJV12 2018-07-12 A Day In Hawaii
GCJPAE 2018-07-20 Jema's Geocousins' Cache
GCHYPX 2018-07-25 Flyboy
GCKPNC 2018-07-26 Rollercoaster Cache
GCKVVQ 2018-07-26 All Cracked Up
GCM2WF 2018-08-17 Mondo's Mini-me
GCJNV7 2018-08-20 Old Man Browns
GCMA99 2018-08-20 9 Mile Road
GCMA9C 2018-08-20 Going UP or DOWN
GCM0Y7 2018-08-20 Skelington Cache
GCJB7D 2018-08-21 Between the Gaps Cache
GCKBGB 2018-08-26 Royal Gorge For Free
GCKGKQ 2018-08-30 Lichen It A Lot

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!

10/26/2016 By Back Country Horsemen
I made it with 193 finds and needed only 55
gccode visitdate cache_name
GCHFYP 2004-01-19 National Western Cache
GCHH4D 2004-02-28 Along the Way #8
GCHREK 2004-03-09 Circle the Horses
GCHRER 2004-03-09 Kingfisher Stroll
GCHT3D 2004-04-07 SeedPod
GCHRQE 2004-04-18 KNOCK-OFF # 5 (Fox Run Park)
GCHETY 2004-04-18 Along the Way #4
GCHJDG 2004-06-13 Preserving Freedom
GCHW68 2004-06-13 Bluff's View at Coyote Ridge
GCJC1F 2004-06-13 The Pinery Tree
GCJDE5 2004-06-24 Welcome To My World
GCHYHH 2004-07-24 Spammer's "Walking Heads"
GCHZRK 2004-08-11 The Chef's Toolbox
GCHXWM 2004-08-26 Fishermen's Maze
GCK9KG 2004-09-19 Sissy's Pouch
GCJDD3 2004-09-20 Leave it to Beaver
GCK5BB 2004-09-20 Leave It To Beaver 2
GCHTXV 2004-09-20 A Cache From a Hole in the Ground
GCHRQJ 2004-09-20 Cheese Ranch Cache
GCK4EA 2004-09-20 Kroozer's Hang 'em High
GCJ7PZ 2004-09-20 Cacti and Saucers
GCJJCC 2004-09-20 Hootie's Patootie
GCJXFD 2004-09-21 Whispering Pines Cache
GCJV2M 2004-09-21 cachle rock micro
GCHRQK 2004-09-21 Up, Up, and Away
GCHYPX 2004-09-23 Flyboy
GCJ6NM 2004-09-23 DeKoevend Woods
GCHYVG 2004-09-23 Highline Cove Bug House
GCHYPV 2004-09-23 Conjunction Junction
GCJMRC 2004-09-25 Doppy Dedisse
GCKEXC 2004-09-25 Geologeocache
GCKTRM 2004-10-20 OBrien Micro
GCKV1M 2004-10-20 Parker Xericache
GCKV1K 2004-10-20 Peakview Tree Micro
GCJ81Y 2004-10-20 Smithereen
GCKV1J 2004-10-20 Paperflower Spring
GCKKF1 2004-10-22 Yellow Jacket
GCKPNG 2004-10-22 Park Shark
GCJJ1F 2004-10-22 Lisa's Class Cache
GCKPP4 2004-10-22 Bushy Tail
GCKK2A 2004-10-24 On the Beaten Path ~C~
GCHRQ6 2004-10-24 KNOCK-OFF # 4 (Black Forest Park)
GCKHX6 2004-10-24 Disfunctional Brady Bunch #1
GCHFJJ 2004-10-24 Along the Way #5
GCHXWX 2004-10-24 KNOCK-OFF # 7 (Black Forest Park)
GCJNQX 2004-10-31 BIG ROCK, little rock
GCKGXM 2004-10-31 Douglas #20 Castle Rock
GCJ2BJ 2004-10-31 Castle rock creekside #2
GCHV5A 2004-10-31 castle rock creekside
GCHVCH 2004-10-31 Douglas #18 Trappers Trail
GCJ3W1 2004-10-31 castle rock creekside #3
GCJY0A 2004-11-02 Kijote Springs into Action
GCHGJX 2004-11-02 West Fork Trail Cache
GCK2Q1 2004-11-03 Release the Pressure
GCHW06 2004-11-03 Tollgate Treasure

08/27/2016 By 3 Williams Kidz
Third 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 as we continued through the woods from Oldies 2002 to Oldies 2003 and then to here; Erikka (she was quite the cacher today) found this one when I was still 50 feet away with the GPS! Stamped the log, and dropped off two trackables -- one is a Colorado 4X4 trackable from GeoCoinfest 2012 that was held in Aurora -- it would very much like to go to a Colorado 4X4 cache, per it's name. We aren't doing that anytime soon, so we dropped it off here, in a 4X3 cache. The other trackable is a Copy Tag of ours -- Hide-A-Kache Geocoin. Favorite point for the great Challenge Cache idea, and all the adventures we had while working on qualifying. TFTC !

08/15/2016 By 3 Williams Kidz
We finally qualify, as shown in the attached photo which is a screen grab from GSAK. THANKS to ernie66 for the macro! Not sure when we will be going for this one, but hopefully sooner vice later.

08/04/2016 By ngrrfan
ngrrfan has used Project-GC to see if he/she qualified for this challenge and he/she did.

I made it with 59 finds and needed only 55

gccode visitdate cache_name
GCKXR9 2009-05-01 Bear Creek Zoo
GCK9KG 2009-05-18 Sissy's Pouch
GCM6FH 2009-07-06 Hilltop at Mt. Herman
GCK5N5 2009-07-13 Gold Treasure Chest
GCJ8KG 2009-09-23 Small, but it's there!
GCHTC0 2009-10-26 Big Horn Overlook
GCJ580 2009-11-21 Ryans Pond
GCJZFH 2010-01-10 Progression
GCHRQK 2010-01-15 Up, Up, and Away
GCHREK 2010-01-15 Circle the Horses
GCHRER 2010-01-15 Kingfisher Stroll
GCJPHT 2010-01-25 Eagle's Hideaway
GCM8FV 2010-01-25 Don't Be Scared
GCKX5M 2010-02-15 Cat-Tails
GCKX5H 2010-02-15 Bark Dont Bite
GCKX5F 2010-02-15 Down By The River
GCKBGB 2010-03-08 Royal Gorge For Free
GCK9ZN 2010-03-22 Homewood Zeppelin
GCM3MR 2010-04-26 Don't Miss the Mark
GCJJ3T 2010-05-03 HikerRon's HideOut
GCJAZG 2010-05-13 Sweet Spot #1
GCM0AV 2010-05-15 Pecking Order
GCHG9X 2010-06-07 Lovell Gulch Trail
GCK5N2 2010-06-24 Geocaching Trail
GCK1E3 2010-07-05 Monarch Cemetery
GCHRNV 2010-07-05 A Few Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti
GCHWJT 2010-07-26 Tranquil Cache
GCJB6C 2010-09-16 "pieceriadress"
GCJ766 2010-09-16 Take A Little Rest
GCMCRF 2010-10-11 Mountain Man Cache
GCKPVN 2010-11-08 Cottonwood Tree
GCJC1F 2011-01-24 The Pinery Tree
GCHZTH 2011-03-14 Trailhead
GCJZFY 2011-06-07 Hot Springs Duel
GCKDM6 2011-08-08 Bucket of Bears
GCM9F9 2011-09-26 Pile of Potatoes
GCKP65 2012-07-02 Twist Off Twist On
GCJRJH 2012-08-13 Grandpa Doug's Fishing Hole
GCKA92 2012-09-20 "W" Mountain Cache
GCJYY4 2012-10-03 Silver Hills Cache
GCJDFF 2012-10-03 San Juan Overlook
GCJEWM 2012-10-05 What a View
GCJEWN 2012-10-05 On the way to "What a View"
GCJEYZ 2012-10-05 Broyles Bridge Gaging Station
GCMA3E 2012-10-22 Cruse on down the gulch
GCJJCC 2013-04-01 Hootie's Patootie
GCKREF 2013-04-05 Rock Island Railroad
GCK3N4 2013-05-07 Dizzying Display Earthcache
GCK3N5 2013-05-07 A Home of "Dragons" Earthcache
GCHKX2 2013-06-21 It All Hinges on This
GCJYPB 2014-02-12 B Wormy
GCJVET 2014-03-09 OverLook Cache
GCK4JJ 2014-09-01 Amphitheater/Na-Gach Cache
GCJAK0 2014-09-02 Speed Trap Colorado
GCJHZJ 2014-09-03 The Old Bridge Cache