GCAMAYC Colorado Nature Nook #6
Type: Mystery | Size: Other | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: OUT14ND3R @ | Hide Date: 03/02/2024 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 29.900 W104° 50.300 | Last updated: 03/31/2024 | Fav points: 0
                 

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Cache is not at posted coordinates.

Colorado Nature Nook #6

Colorado State Cactus

The Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus/Kingcup), adopted August 6, 2014, is the official state cactus, passed due to the efforts of four girls from the Douglas County Girl Scout Troop 2518 in Castle Rock, Colorado.

The Claret Cup Cactus contains bright red-orange flowers that grow in clumps as much as 3-4 feet across, usually smaller, and often cover the whole plant, which is cylindrical and low-growing up against a larger plant. The flowers grow evenly at the tops of the stems and last for several days.

What Subfamily does the Claret Cup Cactus belong?

 

 

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03/30/2024 By Back Country Horsemen
Loved the puzzle & beautiful hide all around. Fav

03/30/2024 By youkfish
A sunny, windy morning to hike the RH area again. Ended up at about 5.5 miles to collect the new Nature Hook and other caches along the way. Needed help to find this one, it was hidden well! Cheers!

03/24/2024 By OUT14ND3R
Check on this and it was still there. Hides well…..

03/24/2024 By Hoopsloth
I followed the path scaber blazed through here a few weeks ago, and also found them all except for this one. I must have turned over hundreds of rocks, but they were all just that.

03/12/2024 By Scaber
My only DNF of the day. I hate to log a DNF but I gave a good look and came up empty. Searched the rocks and oak with no luck. The only thing I didn't rummage through is the rodent piles. Thank you for placing this cache and helping to keep our recreation going.

03/10/2024 By run_co
My kids found this one! We didn't hike as much as I had hoped, but they had fun climbing around and looking for rocks here. And then they ran back down the stairs. I thought I had seen them all, but this container was different. Thanks for the hide!

03/09/2024 By animjason
Working on finding more of the CO's caches today with BearAdair and Bhob. First of five today. Was gonna be six, but BearAdair was done for the day. Next time! Thanks for the variety of puzzles and containers.

Great container gets a fave.

Thanks for the hide, OUT14ND3R! animjason logged "Colorado Nature Nook #6" from a twenty-third galaxy using c:geo!

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