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Aspen Peak Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/6/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

An easy 34 mile hike in the Sangre de Cristos will take you above 11,000ft to an aspen-covered mountain summit that most people don't even know about. Walk in the footsteps of Aldo Leopold to find an ammo can full of SWAG. From October to December visitors can witness the patches of aspens showing off their changing yellow, gold, orange, and red-colored leaves.


Aspen Trees

Your ascent begins at the Winsor trailhead located at the Santa Fe Ski Basin parking lot. A trailhead waypoint has been provided. Follow the Winsor Trail (#254) uphill to the Pecos Wilderness boundary fence. Walk through the gate entrance into the wilderness and IMMEDIATELY turn left heading 258°. Continue along the fence to the Ridgeline Trail waypoint. Additional Ridgeline Trail (RT) waypoints have been included to help keep you on the trail. As you near the summit, an exposed quartz vista 375ft North of GZ will provide you with a picture-perfect view of Santa Fe Baldy.

GZ is located outside the boundary of the Pecos Wilderness and just off the trail to avoid unwanted attention from muggles. You are looking for an ammo can with plenty of room for SWAG and trackables. A pencil case inside the cache holds pens, pencils, and markers for the log.

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🏆 Congratulations to ACFunk on their 12,000th find on 9/24/17 !!!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

HCE va n tebhc bs rireterraf arkg gb n snyyra gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)