GC1EE1WColorado Spirit Quest #061 - River Bend
Type: Traditional
| Size: Small
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By: rockymtn8iv@
| Hide Date: 08/05/2008
| Status: Available
Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 17.790 W103° 47.617 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
River Bend started out as a military outpost along the
"Santa Fe Trail" in 1858 and soon became a cow town because of its
close proximity to the railroad.
This small cemetery on the hill is all that is left of the once
thriving community.
You are looking for a camo'ed canister w/log, pencil, eraser,
-n-sharpener.
Please leave these.
Anything else is fair game.
Please be careful-n-replace it like you found it.
Thanx!
!! Exciting New
Cache Series!!
"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, and
smilz787.
New
Clan members are always Welcome
* * * * * * * *
Located on a hill overlooking I-70, the great plains, and the Great
Rocky Mountains.
We saw some pioneer vehicles just off the highway when we placed
the cache. Mrs.
rockymtn8iv got pics.
To get there: Approximately 4.5 miles west of Limon, CO, take exit
354 off I-70 (eastbound or west bound)-go north then 1/2 mile east
on dirt road. The road turns north and crosses a cattle guard. As
soon as you cross the cattle guard, turn west. There are two ruts
heading uphill westward. They will take you up to the cemetery
approx. 1/2 mile away.
A 4X4 vehicle isn't required but recommended due to
ruts/terrain.
The area can get quite messy after a rain/snow and might be near
impassable even for 4X4s.
In winter this may be a toughy.
You are crossing private property on a right of way. Please
be respectful, No litter, Cig Butts, etc.
ALSO BEWARE and BE AWARE! This is
Rattlesnake country, be cautious! Look around at all times.
Look-n-Listen. Careful where you reach/walk.
You might see cattle-n-Horses, and you might also see: hawks,
antelope, horned toads, and various other prairie wildlife. Please
note any critters ,wild or domestic, you see in your log.
07/03/2019 By cachephrase No luck for us today, but we had a really nice visit regardless. Looks like a service is coming up in the next day or so. Amazing views. Backhoe was sitting right where the gps tooks us, so maybe the cache has walked. Thanks anyway!
07/03/2019 By LadyGunslinger Made the rough drive up the hill to this really cool cemetery, only to come up empty. Oh well, we spent a nice 20-30 minutes exploring the cemetery, and you should see the big holes some animals have made! One was about a foot in diameter! There was also a fresh grave recently dug, a sheet of plywood was covering the hole. Nice to see current activity in this special place. Thanks for bringing me to this really cool cemetery. If I ever get back here hopefully this cache will be replaced. CO you should probably check on it.
05/03/2019 By Unkle Fester A nice little caching day, to Sunflower Mountain and back.... Interesting how it is off the beaten path but not off the beaten path...TFTC
07/13/2018 By CC Land Pirates The CCLP did invade the Southwest!! The entire crew set off for a 16 day/5000+ mile odyssey through 10 states that was entirely planned from cache to cache! Over 450 prime offerings were targeted, with one day alone having over 8200 favorite points!! When the smoke had cleared and the car aired out, we had gone 285/296, snagged over 50 TBs and geocoins(the Riches of the Southwest), found 3 path tags and earned one more, sprinkled a couple dozen limited edition, totally awesome and extremely rare CCLP path tags for the finders along our outrageous route, and finished our fizzy grid for the first time!!
Highlights:
-10 National Parks( Hot Springs, Carlsbad, Saguaro East and West, Grand Canyon North Rim, Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches)/ and 7 National Monuments( White Sands, Montezuma's Castle, Sunset Crater, Wupatki, Navajo, Horseshoe Bend, and Cedar Breaks)/ and spending the 4th of July on 2 Indian reservations, Hopi and Navajo. They don't celebrate it like we do!
-Several incredible hikes to or through unbelievable places: The Narrows at Zion, Corona Arch trail in Moab, Little Horse slot canyon trail near Goblin Valley state park, Delicate Arch trail at Arches, North Mill Creek swimming hole in Moab, and the Grand Vista in Canyonlands.
-Wildlife: mocking crows and humongous ravens/ a coyote in silhouette dragging a roadkill off an early morning NM road/ big old jackrabbits/ road runners/ two different hawks nail rodents and fly away/ a plethora of lizards/ so many bugs unique to us, highlighted by the neon gold beetle we saw in Boulder/ deer/ prairie dogs/ antelope/ and four Bighorn sheep that gave us a show at Zion as we left the park to the East.
-Food: FatBottom Girls Cupcakes in Hot Springs/Mesquite Steaks at The Cowboy Smokehouse Grill in Panguitch, UT/Capitol Burger food truck in Torrey, Utah/ Sweet Cow ice cream, The Buff, and the Diner Drive-in and Dive famous The Sink in Boulder, CO./ and way too many burgers and otherwise mundane meals.
-Entertainment: Kartchner Caverns/ a spectacular full double rainbow near Carlsbad, NM/ the incredibly fun melodrama at the Gaslight Theatre, Funny Foot farm petting zoo, and the Spanish mission at San Xavier del Bec in Tucson, AZ/ Buckstaff Bathhouse spa treatment in Hot Springs, AR/ Pistachioland in Alamogordo,NM/ the Big stuff in Casey, IL/ Old Mesilla City in NM/ the terribly awesome birding and caching spectacle of Papago Park in Phoenix, AZ/ sunrise at Coal Canyon near Tuba City, NM/ Mexican Hat, the exciting dirt road through Valley of the Gods and the entrenched meandering river in Goosenecks State Park, UT/ sleeping in a Navajo Hogan in Monument Valley/ camping on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and the memorable Cape Royal road and hot dog picnic we enjoyed there/ Red Cliffs road from Moab to I-70 and the incredibly cool Rock House cache/ NCAR museum tour, the Pearl Street mall and celestial Seasonings factory tour with Mint room in Boulder, CO with dear Uncle Spruce.
We return enriched and refreshed in that very special way that only travel, adventure and long durations of shared time can provide; eager to distribute the Riches of the Southwest to the cachers of the southern Ohio-Indiana borderlands and begin preparing for the CCLP Leaf-A-Lympics event cache this Fall!
Yes, this is a favorite!! Great ride up the cactus filled pasture road to an incredible spot. Do this one!!
06/30/2018 By NDOkie With storm clouds looming in the distance, I quickly traversed the the 0.5 mile or so of pasture "road" to reach the hilltop cemetery. It was actually cold and very windy on the hill with temperatures dropping from the upper 80's a bit east of here to about 58 on this hilltop. That was a shock to say the least.
06/08/2018 By MorkIsle We replaced the cache in the obvious place. What a beautiful place. Thank u so much for the cache. It gets a favorite from me.
10/01/2017 By JayhawkBill Great! Our first time in a location like that. Windy and quiet! TN, left Halloween stickers. TFTC! Jayhawk Bill and Mizzou Carol
07/17/2017 By em.hartz4 Found it heading back to KS from CO,m. TFTC! Pretty views from GZ
Colorado Spirit Quest #061 - River Bend
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Located on a hill overlooking I-70, the great plains, and the Great
Rocky Mountains.
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