Take a historical tour on this quick three
stage multi-cache (see details).
Bring your own pen & tweezers. Do NOT disturb or deface
any grave markers.
History:
On May 25, 1879, the first prospectors traversed Old Monarch
Pass and opened the Parole and Iron Duke Mines on Contact Mountain.
White Pine was founded in 1880 on the west side of Tomichi Creek in
a narrow gulch. By 1884, there was a population of over 1,000 and
the town boasted five stores, three saloons, two livery stables,
three hotels, a barbershop, meat market, and even a photographic
gallery. By 1885, the big boom had not occurred and White Pine had
a history of avalanches, most of them with fatalities. White Pine,
like other towns that based their entire economy on the silver
market, suffered the same fate after the crash of 1893. By 1894,
White Pine was deserted. Between 1902 and 1953, White Pine
re-emerged when the Akron Mines Co. drove the Akron Tunnel into
Lake Hill and mined lead, zinc and cooper during World War I and
World War II. Today, White Pine is a summer residence town in a
predominately ranching area.
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The field of white crosses at the cemetery stands as a
testimony that our ancestors understood the meaning & value of
the cross.
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| White Pine Hotel between 1881-1890 |
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Lewiston Mine between 1880-1900 |
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| Cemetery Sign |
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Mine Remnants 2011 |
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| Cemetery 2011 |
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Cemetery 2011 |
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| Cemetery 2011 |
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Cemetery 2011 - Uprooted |
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Please take some time to reflect
back on the lives of these pioneers and the effort it took to make
Colorado such a great state!! The only guarantee in life is death.
Where will you be?
Stage 1: The Little
Lamb
Find The Little Lamb and Calculate:
A = [Age in Years] * 2
B = ([Died Month] - [Birth
Month]) + 1
C = [Birth Year] - 1900
D = [Birth Day] - (A *
2)
Stage 2: The Little Baby
Coordinates:
N38 31.ABC W106
24.BCD
Find The Little Baby and Calculate:
E = [Age In Months] - D
F = [Died Day] - ((C * 2) +
E)
G = [Age In Days] - (E *
F)
H = D - [Died
Month]
Stage 3: A Close Historical Site
Coordinates:
N38 3E.BFC W106
2G.FAH
Please make sure container is closed
securely and re-hidden as well or better than you found it.
Maintaining the difficulty rating depends on
you.
Colorado Spirit Quest
Information:
The Colorado Spirit Quest (CSQ) 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 provide a history tour of these cemeteries. If you are
apprehensive about cemeteries, avoid this series.
The CSQ endeavor is an enormous and relentless task. It will
only flourish if there is a multitude of volunteer cachers willing
to place these caches. Each person that places a CSQ cache is
responsible for its maintenance.
New volunteers are always Welcome!! If you are
interested in being a part of this project,
email the owner of
Colorado Spirit Quest #1 – Golden Mountain Passage.
Thanks to the current 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, and The Meandering
Monkeys.
Additional Waypoints
S131FW8 - GC31FW8 Stage 1: The Little Lamb
N 38° 31.823 W 106° 24.306
Colorado Spirit Quest #396 - Field of Crosses
| Difficulty: 
| Terrain: 
3 
2 
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finding a cache. Lots of construction work being done at the final destination.