The cache is not at the posted coordinates. Please read below to solve for the correct location.
This is part of an ongoing project started by Tom.dog to place "a cache in every quad" - the 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle maps made by the U.S. Geological Survey during the 20th Century. He has focused his early caches in the series on quads within Wyoming, and has encouraged Denali41 to place caches in 7.5-minute quadrangles within Colorado. These particular maps have captured both of our interests for many years and have inspired our exploration of the far-and-near reaches of the mountains, canyons, and plains of the American West. It is worth noting that Tom.dog has no realistic intention of hiding a cache within the boundary of every quad map, even with assistance! With over 55,000 such maps covering the Lower 48 alone, many of which contain no publicly accessible land, it's highly unlikely that a cache can be hidden in every quad (not to mention that life is probably too short to visit the lands illustrated in each map). Fundamentally, the objective of this project is to broaden exploration of the country in areas both familiar and unknown and to inspire fellow geocachers to do the same.
A fairly simple puzzle is provided for each cache in this project. Aside from geocaching, a favorite hobby of Tom.dog and Denali41 over the years has been survey mark documentation. The puzzles are a derivative of this interest and aren't intended to be difficult, assuming that the solver has an awareness of publicly available survey mark records. We will only be referencing survey marks with adjusted coordinates - assume that the coordinates provided in the public records are spot-on due to their adjusted nature. Please also note that we are using the NAD83 position given for these survey marks to develop the puzzles, thereby making the technically false (but not egregiously incorrect) assumption that NAD83 is identical to the WGS84 datum that we use for Geocaching. There is no need to adjust anything because of our use of NAD83, nor is it necessary to physically visit any survey mark to solve the puzzle.
Carr SW
The Carr SW Quad is unremarkable in almost all respects! A northern lobe of Indian Creek Reservoir projects onto the map but access to this water is restricted. The large Horton Feeder and Research Center feed lot is the predominant feature within the quad’s area. It shows on Google Earth but not on the map proper. It’s presence is revealed by the long, tall wooden fence bordering the north side of Owl Canyon Road and the east side of the county road along its western side. The feedlot's presence is also revealed by its stench, which permeates the area, especially during windy conditions! Two center pivot irrigation agriculture fields are just north of the large feedlot area. The SW corner of the I 25/Owl Canyon Road interchange has a fairly small KOA trailer camp gound. Aside from the above “features” the map quadrangle contains little of interest–dryland grasses. The entire area is in private ownership so any cache hide needs to be within a road right-of-way, as this one is!
Puzzle
AE8130
North: -0.253
West: -0.671
Coordinate Check:
NXX XX.XX8 WXXX XX.XX0