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Virtually Maroon Bells Virtual Cache

Hidden : 8/24/2017
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

Even though the smoky haze on this day in September 2017, you can see Maroon Bells, visible across Maroon Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Vort with Bean, are blocking one of the most iconic views in Colorado. One would be hard-pressed to find any book of photos of Colorado that fails to include a photo of "the Bells."


To log this virtual reward cache, find the interpretive sign for "Maroon Lake." The sign is NOT at the listed coordinates. It is NOT at GZ.

Complete this sentence with the three missing words and send them to me: Maroon Lake is stocked and contains __________ __________ __________

A photo would be nice to include in your log, though it is NOT required.

From this angle, it appears that North Maroon Peak is the tallest of the three. It is not. Maroon Peak (in the center), is a true Colorado 14er rising to 14,163 feet.

On July 4th, 2013, I managed to summit this beast in a round-trip dangerous and grueling effort that took me 13 hours.

I could not have accomplished it without the companionship and constant encouragement of friend, fellow climber, and geocacher SPIVEY. Hats off to him.

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.

Note that access to parking at Maroon Lake is restricted during the summer months. During restricted hours, if you don't arrive before 8:00AM or after 5:00PM, you will have to ride a shuttle bus to the lake. And, the road may be closed after heavy snow, so plan ahead.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur vagrecergvir fvta lbh'er ybbxvat sbe vf ybpngrq ba gur tebhaq orgjrra cnexvat naq gur ynxr.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)