! The Exciting
Cache Series!
“COLORADO SPIRIT
QUEST”
Col. Albert H. Pfeiffer
Homestead and Grave Site The cache is a waterproof container with a
log only. There may be room for some small trade items. It is NOT
inside the fence. Please do not disturb anything, including the
can, within the fenced area!
REMEMBER:
If
you are APPREHENSIVE about cemeteries – AVOID
this series.
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.
If you are
interested in being a part of this project, 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.
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 and 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.
Each person that places a CSQ cache is responsible for its
maintenance.
Thanks to the volunteers: Greasepot, Taylorgeotracker, Ivy Dog
Parents, Team Boogity3, Grand High Pobah, Boborr 80909,
Imusttravel2000, Buzz Lightyear I, Sandhill 49er, MrVolkswagen,
Isisfan, Rockymtn8iv, Fork-L-Man, Outdrlvr201, Condor1,
2Cachedivers, arthurat, smilz787, Kyotmoon, Mountain Roamer,
SugarPug, Team Tiger Pride, ernie66, drnetwork, Team w-bar-v,
Dynamite Rabbit, DustyKat, mtnbirders, RustyBeerCan & Marma,
grymreaper, nteclpr, Moose1 & Mama Moose, Joe Friday,
3cacheteers, 3cacheteers, Dasha Aussies, KB0UMW, hiking_fool,
tripping, res71cue and 1Mrs1Ogre, and nickgatt.
New
VOLUNTEERS are always Welcome
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This is an easy cache located near the homestead and grave site of
Col. Albert H. Pfeiffer and his great-grandson, Albert Myrwood
Goodman. The cache is a waterproof match container with a log, so
don’t forget to bring something to sign the log!
Col. Pfeiffer was an Indian agent, soldier and scout with Kit
Carson. A book written by Ann Oldham outlines his life. While
stationed near Fort McRae in New Mexico, their party was attached
by Apache Indians. Pfeiffer was seriously injured and his wife was
taken and later killed. After that, Pfeiffer hunted and killed many
Apaches to avenge her death. Col. Pfeiffer died in his bed and was
quietly buried at this site.
Unfortunately, It appears that none of the remains of the homestead
are still standing. Only a few fence post remain and I'm not sure
if these are original. There is a private home nearby so please be
respectful of the property. Enjoy this interesting piece of local
history. As an added bonus, the view is amazing!