The Challenge is to find and log a cache on a minimum of
FOUR of the seven Continents (Africa, Antarctica, Asia,
Australia, Europe, North America, South America). You must have
physically visited and properly logged a cache on each of the
Continents you use to satisfy the requirement–that is,
“armchair” Virtual Caches and Locationless Caches do
not qualify. For purposes of this challenge, the areas encompassed
by each Continent are those illustrated in the “Seven
Continents Model” map of Wikipedia. Further, for this
challenge "Australia" will be deemed to be Australia/Oceania
(Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Melanasia, Polynesia, and
Micronesia).
No date restrictions apply, so your past cache finds qualify.
Document your completion by posting in your log the GC number and
the date of your cache find for the four caches used in meeting the
challenge requirements. Alternatively, bookmark your cache
selections.
The cache is accessible using the trail system of the Bobcat Ridge
Natural Area. It is located on Roosevelt National Forest land, so
it’s a legal placement. A roundtrip hike of about 7 miles on
a very good trail is needed to reach the cache; the hike involves
about 1,100 feet of total elevation gain. Dogs are not allowed on
this trail, but mountain bikes can be used. Horses are not
permitted for most of the trail distance. The cache is a small
container placed on the east side of a large rock formation (about
8 feet from the highest point of the formation). It’s hidden
in a cavity of the rock and is covered by a small flat rock. Be
careful as you approach the specific cache vicinity due to the
modest exposure. Plenty of rock platforms provide secure footing,
but be cautious. The trail takes a hiker through the area
devastated by the Bobcat Ridge Fire that burned more than 10,000
acres in June, 2000. It provides lessons in natural ecosystem
recovery from a major hot burn. Observe the regenerative processes
that are going on around the cache location!
The Difficulty/Terrain rating applied to the cache represents the
overall effort needed to meet the challenge requirements. The
actual hike and finding the physical cache has a rating of
2.0/3.5.
On October 30, 2011 I found and logged a similar challenge cache
located in Michigan: "MaxB’s Continental Breakfast--Challenge
Cache" GC31HNC. Their wonderful cache
provided the inspiration for this challenge cache in Colorado.
Thanks, Maxine and Warren!
CONGRATULATIONS TO KENYANSHERPA FOR THE
FTF!!