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.
Greeley
The rapidly-growing city of Greeley comprises the entire SW portion of the quadrangle sheet; it continues to expand in all directions. Prominent “bisectors” of the Quad are the Cache la Poudre River which crosses the entire area from west to east; and US Highway 85 which traverses north-south across the middle of the map. The Poudre River Trail, a 45-mile paved trail that runs from Laporte (NW of Fort Collins) and ends in eastern Greeley, provides marvelous casual walking, hiking, and biking recreation through northern Greeley. It also harbors many nice geocaches along its entire length! Outside of this metropolitan area, the quadrangle area is essentially flat terrain and is used for intensive agriculture. These productive farmed areas are irrigated by an extensive network of irrigation ditches. Outside the city, all lands are privately owned.
The geocache is hidden along the Poudre River Trail within easy walking distance of parking. It’s a pill vial having a size bordering between micro and small. Look for it in the “nook” where a tree trunk has snapped off several feet above ground level, leaving a vertical section and a notch that supports the horizontal portion that has fallen.
Puzzle
LL1096
North: -0.140
West: +2.331
Coordinate check: NXX XX.XX0 WXXX XX.XX6