GC6E049 Traditional Cache Smoky Hill Trail - Starvation Trail
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Geek_Teach @ | Hide Date: 03/22/2016 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 24.262 W104° 16.441 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Not Available during winter  Park and Grab  Tourist Friendly 

A pretty quick grab at a historically significant location.

At this location you can see grooves running off to the north-west as well as to the south-east. These grooves are swales formed by wagons on the Smoky Hill Trail.
 
The Starvation Trail was the original Trail.  After so many people died of starvation and dehydration, people began to favor a South Trail that runs through Kiowa and Parker or a North Trail which has become I-70 and Colfax.
 
If you follow these wheel grooves on a map, they eventually match up with Smoky Hill Road.

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SW6E049 - More Swales
N 39° 22.875 W 104° 12.880
More swales are viewable from this location. The property owner was not favorable for a cache that was placed nearby.
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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
SW6E049More Swales Reference Point More swales are viewable from this location. The property owner was not favorable for a cache that was placed nearby. 05/06/2016 N 39° 22.875 W 104° 12.880 5.71 kms SE 

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8 Logs: Found it 8  

Found it 06/23/2019 By JMKR
The container here appears to have migrated from "You look marvelous" to the west. TFTC

Found it 06/23/2019 By mm&mm
Took some excavation to get that one. TFTC BigSmile

Found it 05/18/2019 By Unkle Fester
Been caching all around this area lately. good weather... TFTC

Found it 09/04/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #49183

Its been a long hot summer in Texas, I've been trying to get out and do a caching trip a couple of times this summer, but it never worked out. Finally managed to get a week off, and am so happy to be out here in Colorado. The weather if perfect, and there is a load of caches that need my name on Smile Thanks so much for the hide Geek_Teach, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

Found it 08/12/2018 By imusttravel2000
I have a hardy time spotting swells. Ruts, I can see. Bit, I think I saw them very interesting story. Thank you

Found it 08/12/2018 By poolsharkycat
Cows were looking at me. Thanks.

Found it 07/24/2018 By coralhart
On Hidden Creatures run. I'm running out of time to finish it! Thanks for the hide!

Found it 05/07/2018 By Cache Dipper
Nice up cycled container. A couple of pissed off killdeer wishing we would leave!