This cache part of a series of caches along the Made in the Shade loop trail in the Royal Gorge trail system. The whole loop is approximately 3.5 miles long. This is a popular mountain biking trail so watch for bikes and if you are mountain biking, be sure to move your bike out of the way of other bikers when looking for this cache. Click HERE for a map of the Royal Gorge trail system. The caches on the south side of the loop should be easily accessible most of the year. Snow and ice tend to linger a bit longer in the winter on the north side of the ridge so caution is advised in the winter months. Please stay off the trail when it is muddy.
A pegmatite is an igneous rock formed by slow crystallization at high temperature and pressure at depth, and exhibiting large interlocking crystals. The pegmatites at this site are part of an old quarry and are composed of white quartz, pink feldspar, and black mica. There are some rather large "books" of mica in the area. The trick in finding this cache will be figuring out which rock(s) to look under. Be careful not to crush the container when re-hiding it.
Congratulations to LeewayeDiscGolf and nite_raven for the FTF.