Welcome to the geocache madness, Jerry!! ~~trisha aka "Lightning1996YCJP" Yavapai Co. Jeep Posse ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry B Nelson" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Assault on Bronco Butte Geocache > Bob > > When I saw the mention of the Bronco Butte Cache yesterday I also made > plans to go on my own and, by chance, also chose to start from the bottom > of Fish Creek Hill after consulting my Topo software. It's a short > daylight time of year so figured I'd try it in February or so but if a > group is getting together to make a try I'd enjoy going along. > > I climbed Horse Mesa with my hiking club years ago and there is a trail > to the top but I recall that it's farther west than we'd want to be to > get to Bronco. I'll make a call to some friends who I know have climbed > there more recently in case they have suggestions for routes. > > This is my first post to this list, by the way. Good to meet all you > folks. > > Jerry Nelson > (Offtrail) > > > On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 07:36:12 -0800 (PST) Bob Renner > writes: > > Jason, > > > > From what I could see on the TOPO! maps, we could > > start > > out at what's shown as a picnic area along Fish Creek > > below the long hill and north of the main road. I > > plotted a route with TOPO! and I can send it to you > > when I get home this evening. Like I said, it's a > > long > > and rugged route and won't be a walk in the park. > > > > After I did the TV interview, I emailed the reporter > > and thanked him and also hinted that if they wanted to > > do a follow-up that a helicopter trip to this cache > > would be a good story. They never responded. > > > > Bob > > > > > > --- Jason Poulter wrote: > > > cant you just get us a helicopter so we can fly up > > > there and save our weary > > > bones? > > > > > > > > > i might be up for that... i kinda went out to some > > > caches that way last weekend > > > to scope out the place and it does look like it will > > > be a butt kicker... i have > > > some photos... and my brother and i kinda mapped out > > > a plan of attack... maybe > > > we could colaberate about a good way to get up > > > there... > > > > > > > > > jason > > > > > > > > > Trisha Radley wrote: > > > > > > > Oh. OK. That explains it. I was wondering why you > > > thought a 3.3 mile hike > > > > with 220 ft elevation gain would be really hard. > > > .....LOL.... > > > > I may be interested if you promise to go at a > > > moderate (not too speedy) > > > > pace....and I can be a real asset to have along > > > with my Sheriff and Forest > > > > service radio (transceiver) in case we get > > > lost/injured/way behind......LOL! > > > > ~~trisha > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Bob Renner" > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:10 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Assault on Bronco > > > Butte Geocache > > > > > > > > > Make that and elevation gain of 2200 ft., not > > > 220 ft. > > > > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > --- Bob Renner wrote: > > > > > > Bronco Butte cache (GCC7A) has been unfound > > > since it > > > > > > > > > > > > was placed on 6/15/2001 - probably since it > > > was > > > > > > placed > > > > > > by helicopter. There are no trails to it and > > > the > > > > > > area is rugged. There may be a route to it > > > but it > > > > > > will be about 3.3 miles one way with an > > > elevation > > > > > > gain > > > > > > of 220 feet. The hike there will not be easy > > > and > > > > > > will > > > > > > probably take most of the day. > > > > > > > > > > > > However, this geocache needs to be found. Ed > > > > > > Philpott > > > > > > (Trail Gypsy) and I are planning to give it a > > > try. > > > > > > We are thinking of trying on Saturday, Dec. > > > 29. > > > > > > That > > > > > > date is tentative and may change. If anyone > > > else > > > > > > would like to join us, or if you have any > > > questions, > > > > > > reply here. > > > > > > > > > > > > Bob Renner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! 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