Colorado Spirit Quest #56- Ault Cemetery

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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, and Grand High Pobah, CDirtO, FulComers, Lady Coot, Isisfan, and Boborr 80909. New Clan members are always Welcome

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Ault Cemetery

Sometimes called the Medlin Cemetery (near site of old Medlen School) I was told that there are a few civil war veterans buried here.

This cemetery is at the end of Ault road in the Homestead neighborhood. You can access the roads to get here from Turkey Creek, or from 285. I recommend taking Turkey Creek through Tiny Town, as you will be very close to a historic schoolhouse Medlin School) when you make the turn into the Homestead on Flint.

The cemetery is not accessible form the Medlin School, which is too bad, as I noticed lots of room to hide a cache under the stairs, but was out of containers. A small or medium container would fit quite nicely. I’m just saying……

There are homes surrounding this cemetery. From the parking coordinates, ( which will get you 80-100 feet from the cache) you should see a ranch-style sign that says “Ault Cemetery” to the left if you are facing downhill. Walk towards this sign past the log piles, and you will see the gate. The cache is a brown vitamin bottle located a few feet to the left into the cemetery at the base of a pine. I am including a picture of the gate.

If you wander around very far before entering the cemetery, you will be trespassing. Please ensure that you park, search, and enjoy the cemetery quietly and with the respect that a final resting place deserves.

Additional Waypoints

PK1E9FH - Parking Spot
N 39° 33.547 W 105° 13.685
Parking Spot