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Colorado Spirit Quest #499 - Union Highland Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 6/5/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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UPDATE: August 1, 2022. I moved this cache again pending construction in the previous area. You can retrieve it from outside the cemetery. Please make sure it is well hidden when you replace it.

UPDATE: August 19, 2021. Please be careful when replacing the container so it doesn't get smashed.

UPDATE: July 19, 2020. After disappearing 4 times I moved the cache to a new location. It is now outside the cemetery. The good news is that it is now a bigger container and has enough room for small swag and trackables.

Originally known as Tanner Cemetery, the first burial was in 1873. In the 1880s the cemetery was expanded and became known as Highland Cemetery. In 1930 the operation was turned over to the city of Florence and it was renamed Union Highland Cemetery.

From Highway 67 take Arrowhead Drive (see waypoint) and follow it southwest to the cemetery.

Small container, BYOP. Cemetery hours are 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Please be respectful.

9-rushman&farmgirl79 got the FTF

! The Exciting Cache Series!

“COLORADO SPIRIT QUEST”

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.

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, kingbee, The misgnoners, rbradu, shashyaz&foxy, Bugranger, Lyonden ut., Any Direction, Sewnssew, The Meandering Monkeys, Charlie-n-Geri, skibum1, gooftroop 4, stubywwjd, MaDDoGGaming, kingbee, Wolverine, Random Acts, lbmiller, BTBugs, God chaser, imcasey, lesslost2, Back Country Horseman, vorticity, Triggur, Eagle 2, imyy4u2, MikeAndJuli, and 9-rushman&famgirl79, TheBrecks, animjason, 3 Willams Kidz, RhyoliteRangers, Indiandunes,getoffmycachem, moncheers and Room1009

New VOLUNTEERS are always Welcome

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