PORTLAND TRAIL AREA CACHE Traditional Geocache
sometime is now: Cannot maintain cash move to Arizona
PORTLAND TRAIL AREA CACHE
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Altitude of the cache is 9100ft.with the last 50ft.a scramble up a steep incline of loose rock. Be careful!
Take highway 550 south of Ouray. Turn left on the road to the amphitheatre,then turn right on the first dirt trail. You will need a 4x4 to get to the cache or you can walk about 1 mile to it. You will experience about a 1000ft increase in elevation in 1 mile. In the area are the closed Portland Mine,the Denver Mine and the Bear Creek Mine, hiking trails,and primitive forest service camp sights. The mines were started in the 1880's, but were not real big producers. It is told that the owner of the Denver mine took several large gold nuggets into town and showed them to a prospective buyer. After the buyer purchased the mine, he went out to the sight,but could find no gold. He later found out that the gold was from a different mine about 3 miles away.Of coarse the seller was not to be found.
Contents of the cache are:
log, pencils and sharpener,2 bungy cords,bag of marbles,tire guage fingernail clippers,deck of cards,picture frame,nail polish,sewing kit,stapler,screwdriver set.
The cache is in a clear glass jar with a screw on top. Marmot proof--We hope
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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