On our quest to find WolfgangStiller's Sport's Timber Flume, GC2K5KW, we
deliberately chose a different route than the one he suggested
starting at the Clyde townsite on Old Stage Road. Instead, we drove
up FS Road 376 nearly to the Colorado Springs Utilities gate,
hoping to take 376A into the cache area from the north.
Road 376A joins 376 at N38 46.224 W105 01.120 and immediately
presents its first obstacle - crossing Boehmer Creek. If you don't
have a high-clearance 4WD vehicle, park here. With the right
vehicle, you can cross the creek and proceed on the 4WD road
(376A). A good parking spot, close to the ridge above the flume,
would have been N38 45.866 W105 01.383. Unfortunately, Middle
Beaver Creek proved to be the second and final obstacle for us.
Water had spilled over 376A and had frozen into a huge sheet of ice
and we were forced to park at the creek and walk the rest of the
way. This would be an easy drive in the summer.
From the 2WD parking area before the stream crossing, expect an
easy hike of about 1.1 miles and 700 feet elevation gain to the
saddle above the flume (N38 45.611 W105 01.464). From this central
point, it's time to choose - right to Défense de Flumer, left to Pas Défense de Flumer, or straight
over the top to Sport's Timber
Flume.
As you approach Défense de Flumer, please watch for parts of the
barbed-wire fence that are lying near the ground and may not be
very visible.
An unactivated geocoin awaits the First-to-Find.
***Congratulations to hartsdale for his FTF on
12/18/10***
Additional Waypoints
AA2KCFG - 2WD Parking Area
N 38° 46.224 W 105° 01.120
AB2KCFG - 4WD Parking Area
N 38° 45.866 W 105° 01.383
AC2KCFG - Flume Ridge Saddle
N 38° 45.611 W 105° 01.464
Défense de Flumer
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