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.
Timnath
The Timnath Quad area has undergone dramatic changes in the past 10 years and is dominated by rapid expansion of housing in Timnath and a growth of Fort Collins’ residential and commercial areas east of the Interstate 25 corridor in areas north of Timnath. Severance is expanding rapidly in the SE quarter of the Quad’s area. I 25 runs along the western edge of the map area while Colorado State Highway 14 crosses in the northern third of the Quad. The area along Harmony Road just east of I 25 has had explosive growth of large retail stores and related fast food restaurants and fuel stations. Timnath, Windsor, and Black Hollow Reservoirs are significant features that are now surrounded by residential expansions. The balance of the map sheet is all privately held and used for agriculture and related pursuits; hence, opportunities for geocache placements are generally limited to road rights-of-ways and municipal parks. This cache is a tree placement close to a road that provides safe parking alternatives. It is a small, black bison tube that with careful searching is visible from the ground.
Puzzle
AE3946
North: -0.142
West -2.020
Coordinate check:
NXX XX.XX5 W XXX XX.XX2