!! 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 –
Mo
untain 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, Boborr 80909, Imusttravel2000, Buzz
Lightyear I, Sandhill 49er, and MrVolkswagen. New Clan
members are always Welcome
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When the Colorado Spirit Quest was announced, I started looking
at topo maps online to see if maybe there might be references to
forgotten cemeteries and single graves. I found a few. This one was
near the site of Parkville on the Georgia Pass road. I had no idea
what I would find when I checked it out. I didn't know if I would
find anything at all, or if I would find a formal cemetery or
perhaps something in between. This particular location was a real
find.
We parked out on the Georgia Pass road and walked the 0.1 miles
in over mostly flat terrain. The topo maps show a road to the cache
location but it is blocked. You can park at the blockage and walk
in but the distance is still about 0.1 miles. What we found when we
got to the spot on the map was a very large and impressive marker
that commemorates those early pioneers of the area who now rest
here. A short search revealed 7 graves and all were marked by a
simple outline of rocks and a cross made by crossed sticks on the
ground. If you find more, please note the coords and any
appropriate details in your log.
The family sedan can get up here with no problems