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66 Minutes Out of the Way Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A quick, log-only cache.


Vorticity, Cirrus142, and I were on the way to Scree Mountain and ended up on the wrong trail, losing a little over an hour. What to do? Hide a cache, of course! We found a great place called Nelson Camp. Oddly, Nelson Camp is on trail 668 and not on Nelson's Trail (672).

The cache is approximately an 8-mile round trip from parking at the lot at the intersection of High Drive and Gold Camp. There are good trails all the way...just don't end up on the wrong trail like we did!

Take Gold Camp Rd. uphill from parking to the Seven Bridges Trail (622). From 622, turn left onto 668 to follow Cheyenne Creek as 622 turns north towards Jones Park.

None of the trails have signs. If they did, this cache wouldn't even exist! Bring a map; the Pikes Peak Atlas accurately depicts all the trails in the area. Update 11/28/08: trails do now have signs! I'd still recommend bringing a map, though.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)