Nothing better than a good high spot and as you probably have
figured out, we LOVE high spots!
At one time, there was a fire observation tower on the top of
this hill. Friends at the park tell me there was also a radio tower
located there. As you enter the grassy opening at the top of the
hill, you can still locate the 4 footers for the fire tower and
what appear to be the guy wire anchors for the radio tower. They
probably were not there at the same time.
The fire tower was disassembled and used to build the judging
towers at the 100 meter and 50 meter ski jumps located below the
tower location. See the photos in the gallery. You can find them on
the Red Jacket Trail that starts behind the old zoo at the Red
House administration building. It's an easy walk.
If you use USGS topo maps, you have probably seen lots of spots
on the maps with an X and a number that represents the elevation.
We have attempted to place this cache in one of those Xs.
Park behind the administration building and climb the hill to
the trail information sign. The best way to approach this cache is
by using the old jeep road that was used to service the tower. This
is at the trail head coordinates below. As you climb this trail,
you will see an old structure that looks like a cistern.
There are additional waypoints listed here to highlight the
remains of structures from the days of the towers.
To start things off, the cache contains 5 model fire trucks.
