Soul City Uptown Traditional Cache
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Pretty walk in the woods on the outskirts of Durango.
Park at the Animas City Mountain trailhead parking lot at N37 18.165 W107 52.383. To get to this trailhead, begin on Main Street (Rte 550). Go west on 32nd street. Take a right onto West 4th Avenue. Go one block, and then the road turns to dirt and that's the trailhead parking lot.
Just after the gate & interpretive sign, the trail splits. You want to go left, up the mountain. The first part of this walk is steep, but persevere, it's easier up above. After you're in the ponderosas, a side trail heads west off of the main Animas City Mountain trail at N 37 18.392 W 107 52.574. Take this faint trail, which skirts the curve of the cliff. It's much easier if you use this trail than if you bushwack throuh the woods. The cache is within sight of the trail.
Cache is a Tupperware with a dark blue lid.
Original contents:
map postcard, troll keychain, yo-yo, skateboard keychain, toy car, Harry Potter 'jewels', scarf tether, toy police badge, bracelet, shell
To return to the parking spot:
Head east along the trail, which is rather faint near the cache but clearer as you go. It will drop you onto the main Animas City trail at N 37 18.392 W 107 52.574. There are several side trails, but stay on the major trail as it switchbacks down the mountain to the parking area.
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To go on to Soul City Downtown:
Yes, there is a cliff between Soul City Uptown and Soul City Downtown. There is a route up/down not far off to the west; use your scouting abilities! The route requires bushwacking, using hands and feet, and being very careful. Once you reach the bottom, head away from the cliff (go south) until you strike a trail (for example, at N37 18.565 W 107 52.835). Follow the trail east and it will take you to Soul City Downtown cache.
p.s. Another cache, called A.T.M., is also located near the Animas City Mountain trail at N37 18.260 W 107 52.506. You can visit both my Soul City caches and also A.T.M. cache, in about a 2 hour loop. Either go ParkingSpot-->Downtown-->up the cliff-->Uptown-->A.T.M.-->ParkingSpot (the easier way, I think) or the reverse: parkingspot-->A.T.M.-->Uptown-->down the cliff-->Downtown-->parking spot.
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