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“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 who 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 who 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, Grand High Pobah, Boborr
80909,Imusttravel2000, Buzz Lightyear I, Sandhill 49er,
MrVolkswagen, Isisfan, LadyCoots, Rockymtn8iv, Fork-L-Man,
*Sparky*, TwoCs, Outdrlvr201, Condor1, 2Cachedivers, arthurat,
smilz787, Kyotmoon and Mountain Roamer.
New Clan members are always Welcome
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Prairie View Cemetery is one of the many small cemeteries that can
be found on the Pawnee Grasslands. This cemetery is located along
Hwy 14 near Stoneham and should be very easy to find. The cemetery,
in contract to the others on the grasslands, seems to have more
“modern” graves, but it too has many from the 1800. There are also
many unmarked graves in this cemetery.
On grave, in particular, caught my attention because it was all
alone on the far western side of the cemetery. The grave has a
simple wood cross with the name “Baby Johnson” painted on it. While
standing there in the cold wind, I wondered why this baby was alone
in the cemetery.
You do not need to enter the cemetery to retrieve this cache. This
cemetery is near the highway, so please watch out for traffic and
keep an eye on your children.
The cache contains a log and trade items. There should be a pen in
the cache, but bring one with you to sign the log just case it’s
missing.