Root Canal (It's a Geocache!)

WE TOOK... a little Colorado road trip this afternoon. Driving from Denver to the Red Rock Amphitheatre (where we did not stop because we've been there before, and that was not our mission today) on Highway 74 (or Bear Creek Road) over to Morrison. The mountain views were mighty awesome!  We stopped for a few minutes at a lazy little park bounded on one side by a rambling mountain stream and dozens of trails and picnic tables!

At Morrison we finally had Internet service on the iPhone to check for geocaches nearby. We also got stopped at a DUI check station where hubby showed the officer my Dr. Pepper and said, "This is the strongest we've had."  Okay, my eyes were clear, and my speech wasn't slurred, so he let us pass on by.

We did discover this geocache titled Root Canal, and as we expected, it was at the area of a local dentist close to our highway.  I was absolutely positive that the cache was hidden in these rocks on the side of the property, but I was absolutely wrong. (pictured below).

We almost gave up finding this cache!  It was the most unusual cache we've ever come across.

The logs posted on the website indicated that many had searched and failed!!!  Now we know why.

WE WERE STANDING ON IT.

Geo hubby said, "That can't be it!"

We picked it up from ground and shook it. We got out the pocket knife and tried to open it. We decided it WASN'T the geocache, and we put it back. We walked back to the big rocks and looked some more.

Then, I said to myself, "I KNOW that has to be it."

I went over and pulled it out of the ground again and BANGED it on the curb.

The top popped right off and out fell the container (black tube in center of photo) with the log in it.

 I held it way away from me as I unscrewed the top because of what it says on the red top...

"Stand Clear While In Use"

I think geo hubby was a bit miffed that this geocache was constructed in such a way that it might have been harmful to us. I told him to let it go and enjoy the day.

For compensation, I took the pretty rock on the left, and we placed another rock on top.

After all, geocaching rules say if you take something, you should leave something.

We also placed a Spirit of Sheba wooden coin inside the containter.

Be safe on the geocaching trail...

~Linda AKA Starcatcher55