Good Water Canyon's GREAT View Traditional Cache
Good Water Canyon's GREAT View
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I get a little stir-crazy each winter, and this is my third annual
trek to this area to hike in the snow and place a cache. This one
sits at the top of a sheer cliff, overlooking Good Water Canyon and
the Little Grand Canyon.
This was a fun little hike. My round-trip total was 5 miles, and
that included a little bit of back-tracking and some sight-seeing.
It was a lot of fun in the snow, but it would be a great hike
anytime of year except in the dead of summer. The Navajo sandstone
cliffs and a little Ponderosa pine forest make it a very scenic
journey, but the view from the cache takes it all.
I parked just off the main road at N 39° 06.836' W 110°
42.567'--any vehicle can get to this spot except when it's really
muddy or snowy, in which case you'd need a 4x4. About a third of a
mile southwest of those parking coordinates, you'll reach a wooden
fence at N 39° 06.645' W 110° 42.751', and you can park here if the
road's not too bad for your vehicle.
Hop the fence and go a bit farther southeast down the old ATV trail
until you get to N 39° 06.567' W 110° 42.698'. At this point, leave
the trail and head south cross-country. Stay just to the east of
the cliffs that rise up, then follow the base of the cliffs around
to the west until you reach the Ponderosa pines. Go to the west end
of the small pine forest, then travel south again and scramble up
the Navajo sandstone cliffs to the top at N 39° 06.386' W 110°
43.438'. From there, it's relatively flat the rest of the way to
the cache--just head directly west and then curve to the south,
following your GPS.
One word of caution--the cache is just a few feet down off the edge
of the canyon, and requires you to stand on a ledge to retrieve it.
The ledge isn't terribly narrow, but it's not extremely wide
either. See
themagwheel's log regarding the matter, and also
here is a picture that I took when I placed the cache showing
the ledge. Most people who make the hike in should have no problems
with getting the cache.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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