Solar Eclipse Cache May 20, 2012 Traditional Cache
Solar Eclipse Cache May 20, 2012
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A cache to celebrate the solar eclipse of May 20, 2012, near the summit of Mt. Morrison
We hiked up Mt. Morrison (carrying a telescope) to watch the eclipse and placed a cache for eclipses and other astronomical events.
The cache is a small rubbermaid container with a description, a log, some solar glasses that allow you to look directly at the sun, information about the 2017 eclipse, and a few other items. My goal is to have somebody observe the eclipse of Aug 21, 2017 from Mt. Morrison, using the solar glasses in the cache.
It is a relatively strenuous hike, and there are a few different ways up the mountain. The standard south ridge trail is recommended. You may also be able to hike up directly from Red Rocks Amphitheater with some off-trailing. You can also park at, N 39° 40.366 W 105° 12.084, hike up to Matthews Winters Park (a large plateau), then go off trail along the north ridge of Mt. Morrison to the top. If you choose this route, you will pass the two radio towers where signs warn you that radio emissions may exceed FCC standards for the public. There is a road on the west side of the mountain, but it is closed to the public.
The cache is not too hard to find once you're there.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Sebz nobir, lbh zvtug or qverpgyl ba gbc bs vg. Sebz orybj, rnfl gb frr.
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