Mt. Gilboa Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Paklid: I climbed mighty Mt. Gilboa to grab the container and archive this cache. I got to the top and discovered the cache was not where I had left it quite some time ago. Hmmm. Do you suppose a cacher just decided to totally change the nature of the hide. I searched around the area and didn't find it, so I came to the conclusion that, no, the container was probably spotted by the snow boarders or skiers who are literally feet away. That's not surprising.

Well, the container isn't there as far as I know, and I was going to archive it today anyway - so that's it. It's archived.

I know that someone is going to place another cache on the summit of Mt. Gilboa. When the new one gets placed, I hope somebody finds my old container. I don't like the thought that I have created a bit of geotrash.

Thanks for visiting this incarnation of the cache on Mt. Gilboa!

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Hidden : 9/16/2004
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a pretty tough cache, both options for the hike in are pretty long, with some uphill huffing and puffing thrown in for good measure. The container is not small and is pretty easy to spot for a trained cacher.

Towering high above all the rest of Bloomington is the mighty Mount Gilboa. This midwestern Alp is the second highest point in all of Hennepin county (according to the internet, and it's never wrong). It is also the point from which Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area's impressive 175 ft of vertical is measured.

Hyland's a great ski area (I learned to ski there when a season pass could be had for $60). It's also a great summer park. Golfers can whack their balls up the hill, and insane fitness freaks can run up and down the hills.

Hyland is now a part of the Three Rivers Park district. Though the cache was allowed, they are requiring, for safety reasons, that cachers DO NOT park in the ski area's parking lot OR WALK BEHIND the golf range on the way to the cache.

The entry points I checked out are:
Park at Bush Lake Beach park (44 50.250N, 93 22.548W) from here, cross East Bush Lake road and take the "north trail". This trail is very wide for the entire route. Follow the trail to a major intersection at (44 50.282N, 93 21.788W). Turn left at that intersection and walk until you break into the open. From there, you should have line of sight to the cache site over an open field (ok, it's a ski run). The walk in is on large paths mostly over native grasslands and through some woods. It's OK, but not memorable - and it's pretty long, nearly a mile.

Park at Richardson Nature Center (44 50.596N, 93 22.346W) from here, follow the paved path to the nature center, and pick up the trail system on the other side. You can pretty much pick any of the trails, they're all fantastic. Proceed to trail marker 12 (44 50.412N, 93 22.125W). The trail leading up the hill is small and challenging, but you're trying to find the highest point in Bloomington, so keep climbing. The paths around Richardson are almost all through serene woods - though you could choose a path out onto a pond. The last 350 feet climbing the mountain are pretty tough, and rewarding. This hike is about one half mile long.

Once you've conquered the mountain and locate the prize, record your accomplishment for posterity.

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