GC3YD4W Traditional Cache It's a Mystery ...
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: flutiste @ | Hide Date: 10/09/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 18.353 W106° 45.773 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Abandoned mines  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Picnic tables nearby  Short hike (less than 1km)  Seasonal Access 
Here's your chance to solve a historical mystery!  The cache is located along HWY 114 in an area in Cochetopa Canyon which has been disturbed by mining and the Highway Department.  There's a picnic area nearby where you may park.  Take a short walk above the highway to the cache over rough rocky terrain.  Elevation at the cache:  8820'
At the cache site you will find a stack of giant logs.
Why are they there?  How did they get there?  It's a mystery!
Can you figure out an explanation? Feel free to post your ideas along with your log.

The cache is in a clear plastic box with a blue rim.
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6 Logs: Found it 6  

Found it 05/26/2019 By J-S-M
Another great kid and dog friendly find. Thanks.

Found it 08/08/2018 By mom & pop
these logs were left by the alians SL Thaks

Found it 05/28/2018 By amayo_009
We think the logs were for building a bridge.

Found it 09/28/2017 By Team Henger
It will stay a mystery. The big one's didn't tell us anything.

TFTC
Greetings from The Netherlands.

Found it 08/26/2017 By hardyp3
OCW EagleIZ working on a streak and bumping up the numbers on a sunny day on the road back from Westcan7. Signing tiny logs as hp3eiz. Find #3410. We enjoyed the short hike up from the car, the view, and speculating on the logs. Chain saws and heavy equipment needed to fell and stack these. My guess is they were cut for use in road/bridge building. Possibly left by loggers who had a load and didn't bother to come back for such a small load.

Thanks for the fun flutiste!
Hardyp3 and EagleIZ, Mission Texas, RGV Geocachers

Found it 08/26/2017 By EagleIZ
Each day is a new adventure! Geocaching with my No 1 best friend and partner, Hardyp3. Signing the small logs as hp3 & eiz. This was my find number 2534. Thanks for a great time flutiste. Very nice cache on this beautiful day. I need to hike in the mountains more as I was panting in that short hike! One more Colorado county.