GCRQV0 Traditional Cache Lover's Leap
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 4 out of 5
By: 14erjohn adopted by youkfish @ | Hide Date: 12/26/2005 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 36.964 W105° 12.853 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 10
 Cache photos

Lover's Leap from 285
View from the top

Best view in Turkey Creek Canyon
The north ridge of Mount Lindo ends abruptly in a vertical rock face towering high above Turkey Creek Canyon and US 285. The view of the face is imposing from 285 and is the target of many technical climbers, but it's easy to reach the summit without ropes. Don't look at the hint unless you want a spoiler; I want to make sure everyone who makes the effort finds the cache. FTF gets a White Jeep TB.

Consider this climb in the winter - much of the route gets a lot of sun and was dry on this warm December day. Parking is available on the northbound (toward Denver) side of 285, vertical gain is 550', my time from parking lot to summit was 45 minutes. Much of the route is marked with either faint trails or scattered cairns, but you should be good at routefinding in steep terrain to do this hike. If you find yourself getting into terrain above your comfort level, back off and look for an easier way.
 Custom URLs

Add cache to watch list
Log your visit
Picture Gallery

 Hints

Cache touches a lichen-covered toothlike rock south of the cliff edge.

 Nearby Caches

GC22ABD Coyote Ugly (7.41 kms NE)
GC8H98Y Morrison, CO Adventure Bonus Cache (8.12 kms N)
GC100KA Heritage Square (10.99 kms N)
GC8H9J5 Rooney Road (11.07 kms N)
GC8H9C6 Plug Me In....Oh...Never Mind (14.94 kms NE)

    


Driving Directions

 Logs

11 Logs: Found it 7  Write note 3  Update Coordinates 1  

Found it 04/06/2019 By geoguilow
Awesome

Found it 09/20/2015 By XTerra85
I found it. I'll throw hands with anyone who says I'm lying! Went to the very top at first and almost needed a clean pair of shorts when I looked over the edge. It was the most intense geocache I have ever found. I'm glad I did it but I won't ever go back. Cache is in perfect condition: clean with a dry log. I added two more pens so no one can put a "forgot pen" log!
Lovers 1

Lovers 2
Lovers 3
Lovers 4

Write note 10/05/2014 By 14erjohn
Logging Petra TB through Lovers' Leap since that's where I found the keychain yesterday.

Found it 10/04/2014 By 14erjohn
First time I've been up here since I gave this cache up for adoption 2 years ago. I'm back!! :-) Took some looking to see where the cache has been moved, but I found it after a few minutes. Nice hike as always, I got cliffed out early on, so it's best to keep somewhat low in the drainage between Lover's Leap and the big cross unless you're a climber. The best trails lead right to the climbing routes at the base of the cliff, which doesn't help us hikers. Once you're almost under the cross, head up out of the drainage, over a talus slope and on to the top following the cairns.

Took Snake Plissken TB - he's coming to Bangkok with me in a few days! Also logged 3 new TBs through to start their journey to Thailand, Burma and Laos.

Found it 05/18/2014 By TheFlanders
Hmmmm, not my favorite cache. Scared me a lot (fear of heights). But we persevered. It took 4 different tries at the mountain to find a way up and then had some trouble finding the cache. I'm not sure about the accuracy of the new coords. Briancache made the find and it was his 1000th! I'll attach some images which include a spoiler picture for the new location. Have to say it was a beautiful view!! TFTC!

Spoiler image for new location

Briancache's 1000th find!
Signal came along for the momentous occasion
Briancache
Big sister came along for the adventure
Signing the log
Briancache's 1000th find!

Found it 05/18/2014 By BrianCache
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!! This cache was my 1000th find. let me just say that is is certainly a memorable milestoneWink! TFTC!!!!

Found it 11/02/2013 By NotafingaCO
Conquering my fear of heights today. Great view of the Mt Lindo Cross.

This entry was edited by NotafingaCO on Sunday, 03 November 2013 at 02:33:04 UTC.

Update Coordinates 10/13/2013 By youkfish
N39° 36.964 W105° 12.853
Coordinates changed from:
N 39° 36.961 W 105° 12.842

Coordinates changed to:
N 39° 36.964 W 105° 12.853

Distance from original: 54.8 feet or 16.7 meters.
Thanks for posting the new coordinates. Updated to the last known spot.

Found it 10/06/2013 By LiefDawg
N39° 36.964 W105° 12.853
The scramble to the top turned out to be the easy part. Found the GZ and probably the location in the hint, but there was no cache to be seen.

It took us about fifteen minutes of poking around lay our hands on the cache. I couldn't be sure what the "proper" location was, so I signed the log and put it back where i found it: N 39° 36.964 W 105° 12.853

Dropped a coin as well.

Thanks.

Write note 10/01/2012 By youkfish
Lover's Leap was transferred from 14erjohn to user youkfish

Write note 09/29/2012 By 14erjohn
Is anyone interested in adopting this cache? I'm still in the Denver area but I no longer live in Deer Creek Canyon... don't think I'll be maintaining this cache much longer.

Thanks!