GC1GMB2Elephant Butt
Type: Traditional
| Size: Small
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By: Team DigDog and Greasepot@
| Hide Date: 09/25/2008
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 38.014 W105° 22.001 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0
Cache is a small plastic container with log and pencil and a few tiny items, plus mini prize for FTF.Although there are currently no official trails to this cache, a new one is in progress which you may be able to find and follow. Otherwise, the cross country route is not too difficult but the lack of trail does make it a Terrain Level 4. Greasepot and I made the approach starting from an old jeep road off of the Mountain Mulhy Trail at approximately N: 39.38.295 W: 105.21.317.
When I was an elementary school kid back in the '60s, the poor old elephant was the butt of many silly jokes (just as chickens, blondes, "yo mama" and others have been). Naturally, when faced with the prospect of climbing Elephant Butt(e), this elementary school humor came to mind. For those of you who weren't around in the '60s, and for those who'd like a stroll down memory lane, I've included some of the old sillies below. If you have a personal favorite, please post it in your log--remembering, of course, that this is a family-friendly site!
Q: Why do elephants have round feet? A: To walk on lily pads, of course!
Q: Why did the elephant paint his toenails red? A: To hide in the strawberry patch. Have you ever SEEN an elephant hiding in a strawberry patch? See! It works!
Q: What do an elephant and a grape have in common? A: They are both purple. Except the elephant.
To learn more about the format and history of "elephant humor" check out the Wikipedia site at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_jokes
I tried to think of a "good elephant joke" to explain a detail of this cache--and failed miserably. If you come up with one, please include that, too! The question I came up with is: How do you know when the elephant has been hitting the Mojitos again? Hopefully you will have fun finding the answer.
CONGRATUALTIONS TO MELANBY FOR BEING FTF!! (and for demonstrating a broad sense of humor ^..^)
10/31/2016 By Back Country Horsemen My phone had me at about 50' when I found this but the hint does kinda apply. There is a pretty good, easy to follow trail especially to this point but it is officially closed for resource management by sign. It is obvious lots of people come hiking up here for the challenge & view. I missed this on the way up but no worries I knew I had to come by it again. TFTC
06/05/2016 By Killian33 I found this one with Nickgatt and my geohound, Cuervo. We cached our away to and from the WWFM Event. TFTC SL.
06/05/2016 By nickgatt @14:50:00 #25826 Killian33, her wonder dog, Cuervo and I hiked in Alderfer 3 Sisters park and visted the top of Elephant Butte. TFTC
09/10/2015 By acapella22 Not near my gps coordinates. Good clue.
Elephant Butt
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