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Grays Peak Traditional Cache

Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Grays Peak (14,270ft) is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the State of Colorado. It is one of 54 fourteeners in Colorado. The first man to ascend Grays Peak, botanist Charles C. Parry, named the peak for his botanist colleague Asa Gray. Gray actually did not see the peak until 1872, 11 years later. Grays Peak is located on the Continental Divide and its summit is the highest point exactly on the Continental Divide.

"I've had a recent hankerin' to see if I still have what it takes to climb a fourteener. One of the easiest of these (besides the obvious Pikes Peak and Mt. Evans) is Grays Peak... I was a bit surprised to discover that there was no cache on this popular summit, so since I was going anyway I thought I'd fix that." ~ captain.ron (Original Cache Owner)

I, animjason, have since adopted this cache and it is an honor to keep this one alive. I have added some of my own flare to this page and hope you enjoy this cache. In addition to the Trailhead/Parking Waypoint, there is plenty of useful information on the 14ers.com site.

The container is a PVC Pipe under a boulder's overhang. Small trackables and swag may fit inside.

Although historically this hasn't been a difficult hide, I want to make sure everyone gets a find who makes this climb, so I've included several photos below. Please feel free to use them or not.

This is a very popular hike during the summer. Believe it or not, some stealth will probably be required to safely retrieve, and return this cache!

"If this is your first Colorado fourteener, as it was for me, then congratulations! I hope that for you, as for me, it's just the first. Only 53 more to go!" ~ captain.ron

I love two-fers so don't forget to look for the Grays Peak Benchmark as well.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)