This is a tribute cache to egroeg38, who joined the geocaching ranks in March 2009. In the intervening years George has contributed much to the fun and excitement many of us in No Co territory have experienced in our cache-finding activities. The 35 caches in his Mountain Vista series have been challenging and highly creative, and have raised the ante by a good measure in terms of the search techniques required to locate some of these jewels! The entire Northern Colorado geocaching community recognizes that when a new egroeg38 cache is published, we better have a significant amount of time available for our search. Sometimes we need it, and even more! And after we’ve made the find, we know that the experience of having found that specific cache will stay with us as an indelible memory, and will be fondly recalled.
For a long time I’ve wanted to make the hike up Mt. Werner to find Buddy’s Run, a virtual cache near the top of the mountain. But I never seemed to have the time during my fleeting dashes through Steamboat Springs. This time I made getting to this virtual a priority of my trip, and I began the hike from the parking area very early in the morning. I was aware as I progressed up the steep terrain, that skiing on Mt. Werner and the adjacent Storm Peak has been one of George’s passions. I was also aware that I was hiking up to the location of George’s very first cache find: Buddy’s Run! His find log, written on April 8, 2009, stated: “Passed it 75 days this year. Had to get horizontal to read it. Would like to see more caches on the mountain. This is my first find. Thanks. egroeg38".
Photo by Rachel Hopper
egroeg38 Near Buddy's Run
Well, George, you wanted more caches on Mt. Werner. Here’s one for you, placed below your very first geocaching find. Have fun with it. It’s a silver bison tube, and it should be findable even with good snow depth. Search for it on one of your numerous future ski descents from Buddy’s Run. The satellite transmission signal is not particularly consistent at this location, so you might need to play around for awhile before scoring on this gem. But that’s only fair...you make all of us do that when we search for one of your hidden treasures.
Those of you who enjoy geocaching in the Steamboat Springs area now have your caching delights amplified a bit–George has begun a series of hides in the area (the “Boat” caches) that will undoubtedly provide you with some special challenges. Be certain to acknowledge your appreciation in your found logs. And acknowledge it further by making the effort to get up Mt. Werner to find this tribute cache.