Palmer lake ice cave Traditional Cache
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There are a couple of ways into this area, but if you choose to park in Palmer lake and hike in There is parking for the trailhead at 39 07.111 North and 104 55.241 West. don't park in a No Parking zone.
There are 2 caches here, the first was placed just inside Palmer lake ice cave back in December. Since then the level of the floor in the cave ( and the floor is mainly made of ice at the entrance ) has gone up about 2 feet. This will not let you get in the main entrance. With the help of squad 51 of Colorado springs I have placed a new cache just about 30 feet North-East of the cave opening. This new cache is under a large boulder at the coordinates posted above. if you want to try to get to the original cache there are a couple ways, although I would rate this cache at a 4/4.5 now. If you go inside the main entrance up to the point where it gets to small to go any further, the cache would be about 20 feet in front of you. Just keep this in mind because you will need to go up on top of the entrance and find a way through the boulders to get to this point. When I was up there on 1-5-02 both caches were in good shape. In the spoiler info I have included the easiest way to get to this cache. This is not a difficult cave, however you should always be careful when underground. Take THREE sources of light and a HELMET. There aren't any pits to speak of in this cave, but it really smarts to hit your head on one of those low flying boulders. It's easy to get lost as well so pay attention to where you are going.
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE TRASH IN THE CAVE OR WRITE THINGS ON THE ROCKS.
There are no decorations in the cave because it is a boulder cave formed in hard granite, but it's worth seeing. I spent about 1 hour inside wandering around. If you need help finding the way on let me know.
The contents of the original cache are as follows:
- 2 packages of beef jerky
- Rug rats magnet
- Dr. Suess collectible tin
- pokemon stickers
- sunflower seeds
- and a mini make up kit. I forgot to write down the contents of the second cache just outside the cave.
Additional Hints
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