GC72C3J Traditional Cache Sirius
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 4 out of 5 | Terrain: 3.5 out of 5
By: proteus75 @ | Hide Date: 03/19/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 33.631 W104° 59.839 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Not Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Difficult climbing  May require wading  Available at all times  Available during winter  Not Wheelchair accessible 

This is the 10th and hardest in a new series based on nearby stars. You can access from the  highline canal trail, but it is not an easy grab so please be cautious and don't attempt if you are not in good shape!

You do not need to go onto the bridge to make the grab

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Sirius is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky. What the naked eye perceives as a single star is a binary star system, consisting of a white main-sequence star  and a faint white dwarf companion called Sirius B.

Sirius appears bright because of its intrinsic luminosity and its proximity to Earth. At a distance of 2.6 parsecs (8.6 ly) the Sirius system is one of Earth's near neighbours. Sirius is gradually moving closer to the Solar System, so it will slightly increase in brightness over the next 60,000 years.

Sirius is also known colloquially as the "Dog Star", reflecting its prominence in its constellation, Canis Major (Greater Dog).[18] The heliacal rising of Sirius marked the flooding of the Nile in Ancient Egypt and the "dog days" of summer for the ancient Greeks, while to the Polynesians in the Southern Hemisphere the star marked winter and was an important reference for their navigation around the Pacific Ocean.

Some say there is convincing evidence that the Egyptian, Sumerian, and Dogon civilizations were founded by aliens from the Sirius star system.

This cache is not an easy grab and will require some significant physical exersion.

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9 Logs: Found it 9  

Found it 06/24/2019 By YamaGypsy
I attempted this one last week and realized I hadn't brought the tott I'd need. Came back today and signed the log. Needed this one to help reach 26x fizzy. Tftc!

Found it 10/23/2018 By herndonrd
Out getting some of the SSS to try to get enough to solve the final. Stopped for this one on the way back to the car. Quickly saw the container but how to best get there? Since FeartheFish is basically useless for these things, developed a plan and got to the log (and I am too old for this stuff!). Give it a fav for being such a pain in the butt to get to. TFTC!

Found it 09/28/2018 By Rock Chalk
Last day of our Colorado vacation. We made our way from Ft Collins to Denver, then wandered around for a few caches before heading to the airport. Can't say much about this one without saying too much. Fun cache. TFTC!

Found it 05/20/2018 By kenyansherpa
I was up in Denver today and a few caches caught my attention. This was one of them, so thanks to proteus75 for placing it with a very useful hint! It was an enjoyable hike and search. All is well with the container and log.

Found it 05/10/2018 By PayMeCache
Catching up on my logs from earlier this year. Found this one with DimensionGarret, Landen24 and weasel311 and crew. Thanks to adding to the fun of our day.

Found GC72C3J - Sirius on May 10, 2018 using Cachly for iOS.

Some may call me seriously mentally ill. Some may state that I am in a state of mind that prevents social interaction. Some may say I am in a state of mind that prevents normal perception and or behavior. I prefer to say that I tend to do the same thing over and over again, but I expect different results. That being said, I believe we only live one life and I am trying to make the best of it. I thank you, proteus75 for placing a fun geocache to fuel my "insanity" or addiction as I call it. I appreciate you bringing me here so that I can try and sign my alias on a piece of paper that you have hidden.

I look forward to finding more of your geocaches. I also look forward to potentially finding geocaches with you one day and sharing stories of our insanity... I mean hobby or addiction? Cheers!

Found it 05/10/2018 By WingsAndTales
COpackrat had spotted it and I did the retrieval on this one since she did the hard part of a couple earlier in the day. Well done container! TFTC

Found it 05/10/2018 By COpackrat
Nicely done, enjoyed the hike and the short search - thanks for the fun!!

Found it 04/22/2018 By PoshCacher
TFTC/ with T5M and MagicCacher
SL: PoshCacher

Found it 04/22/2018 By MagicCacher
Found with T5M, Benj59 and PayMeCache Thanks for the challenging hide and keeping our streak alive. Tftc