!! Exciting New Cache Series!!
"COLORADO SPIRIT
QUEST"
The Colorado
Spirit Quest is a series of Caches placed by many individuals, near
cemeteries and historic sites in hopes of paying respect to the
many pioneer ancestors that have 'walked' before us.
There are hundreds of
cemeteries in the rural and mountain communities across
Colorado. This series will introduce you to many of
them.
The cache
pages will provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries and
tombstones.
COLORADO
SPIRIT QUEST is not affiliated with any other 'Spirit Quest'
group. Special thanks and credit are given to SixDogTeam who
started the Indiana Spirit Quest in 2004. The idea has rapidly
spread into many states.
The CSQ
endeavor is an enormous and relentless task. It cannot be
accomplished by just one or two people. This project will
only flourish if there is a multitude of volunteer cachers
willing to place these caches.
After
locating the cache container, take some time to reflect back on the
lives of those pioneers and the effort it took to make Colorado
such a great state.
If you are interested in
joining the "Walking Through History Clan" contact may be made by
sending an e-mail to the owner of "Colorado Spirit Quest #1 -
Mountain
Passage". Use the 'Send Message" link at the center of the
page of their profile.
Each person that places a CSQ cache is responsible for its
maintenance.
REMEMBER:
If
you are APPREHENSIVE about cemeteries - AVOID this
series.
Thanks to
Clan Members: Greasepot, Taylorgeotracker, Ivy Dog Parents, Team
Boogity3, and Grand High Pobah, CDirtO, FulComers, Lady Coot,
Isisfan, and Boborr 80909. New Clan members are always
Welcome
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Ault Cemetery
Sometimes called the Medlin Cemetery (near site of old Medlen
School) I was told that there are a few civil war veterans buried
here.
This cemetery is at the end of Ault road in the Homestead
neighborhood. You can access the roads to get here from Turkey
Creek, or from 285. I recommend taking Turkey Creek through Tiny
Town, as you will be very close to a historic schoolhouse Medlin
School) when you make the turn into the Homestead on Flint.
The cemetery is not accessible form the Medlin School, which is
too bad, as I noticed lots of room to hide a cache under the
stairs, but was out of containers. A small or medium container
would fit quite nicely. I’m just saying……
There are homes surrounding this cemetery. From the parking
coordinates, ( which will get you 80-100 feet from the cache) you
should see a ranch-style sign that says “Ault Cemetery” to the left
if you are facing downhill. Walk towards this sign past the log
piles, and you will see the gate. The cache is a brown vitamin
bottle located a few feet to the left into the cemetery at the base
of a pine. I am including a picture of the gate.
If you wander around very far before entering the cemetery, you
will be trespassing. Please ensure that you park, search, and enjoy
the cemetery quietly and with the respect that a final resting
place deserves.