"COLORADO SPIRIT QUEST"
The Colorado Spirit Quest is a series of Caches started in 2008. 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.
The Colorado Spirit Quest 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 placing a "Colorado Spirit Quest" you should contact Ivy Dog Parents or Joe Friday.
Each person that places a Colorado Spirit Quest cache is responsible for its maintenance.
About ths Cache:
Park at the Ptarmigan Trailhead. Parking is just before the trailhead on the opposite side of the road. No vehicles or parking is allowed along the road beyond the designated parking area.
Once you near the posted location, rahter than walk in a straight line across to the final disturbing the flora, please follow the main trail to the referenced trailhead waypoint which marks the beginning of a secondary trail to the site.
This cache is located near five gravesites. Three are marked with wooden crosses, a 4th with a stick cross and the 5th just rocks. Only one has any readable markings - "1950 JAD 1988"
The hike is about 3/4 mile and 500 feet elevation gain to about 9700 ft. The views from these gravesites are fantastic in all directions and worth the hike. You cans see the entire Gore Range, Peaks 1-10 of the Ten Mile Range, Keystone and Breckenridge Ski Areas, the Continental Divide, all of Dillon Reservior, Mt Guyot and Baldy.
The cache is a black container about the size of a grapefruit. It is hidden under the trunk of a fallen tree and covered by a rock. (See spoiler photos.)
Thanks to 2skidivers for the original placement of this cache.
Additional Waypoints
GS9QGFM - Ptarmigan Gravesites
N 39° 38.518 W 106° 03.263
PK9QGFM - Parking
N 39° 38.103 W 106° 03.234
TH9QGFM - Trailhead to Gravesites
N 39° 38.565 W 106° 03.177
Colorado Spirit Quest #132 Ptarmigan - Redux
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