Acorns 'n Aspen Traditional Geocache
sepfind: removing container.
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Are there any acorns up here? I don’t know but there are plenty of aspen to keep things colorful among the beetle killed pines. And at the time the cache was placed the area was thick with wildflowers, especially Columbines.
Take a fairly easy hike (less than 1 mile) on the Acorn Creek Trail to reach the cache. The views of the Gore Range to the west are amazing. Not far from here the trail enters Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness area and eventually gains the ridge south of Ute Peak, 4 miles from the trailhead. The trail gets quite a bit steeper after entering the wilderness area but the views are worth it.
Directions: From HWY 9 approximately 10 miles north of Silverthorne turn right onto CR 2400 (Ute Park Rd, not Ute Pass Rd). At the first junction, continue left following the trailhead sign. Then turn right onto CR 2402 (Rodeo Dr) and travel approximately 0.6 miles to the trailhead/parking lot on the left.
nuvi took me right to the parking co-ords.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ANIMJASON AND SASSYDIL FOR THE FTF!
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