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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 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,
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, Mountain Roamer, SugarPug, Team Tiger Pride, ernie66, drnetwork, Team w-bar-v, Dynamite Rabbit, Twins18, Dusty Kat and mtnbirders.
New Clan members are
always Welcome
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Rumors have it that this undevelop cemetery, Hicklin Memorial Park, is actually the second resting place of the pioneers buried here. Supposedly 7 bodies were moved from the original Hicklin Cemetery (Alexander Hicklin and his family) to put in the nearby road and subdivision.
Alexander Hicklin's (repaired) tombstone, along with an illegible stone from the same time period, and a "more modern" grave marker from after the bodies were moved can be found near the above cache coordinates. These markers are located in the middle of a field with no surround fence or other identifying marks.
FTF -> Cx4 6/6/2009 12:00 noon 3hrs 45 min after publication
Colorado Spirit Quest #196 - Out in a field
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