GCA0PAB Traditional Cache The Haunted Cache #4 - The Cliff House
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: ladyaduial @ | Hide Date: 10/08/2022 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 51.587 W104° 55.070 | Last updated: 11/06/2022 | Fav points: 0

Get ready for a fright. This cache series is not for the faint of heart. This spooky season explores some of the Colorado Springs area's most haunted locations with the Haunted Cache series.

The Cliff House in Manitou Springs was built before Colorado was a state. It was called The Inn and was a stagecoach stop and a boarding house for hunters. Edward Nichols renamed it in the 1870s to the Cliff House and remodeled it into the luxurious hotel that it is today. It is famous for dining, and upscale accommodations, as well as hosting events such as weddings.

The Cliff House is also famous for its terrifying and tragic haunting. On July 11, 1913, Albert Whitehead was the nightwatchman at the Cliff House. While he was in his office, two men broke in, intent on robbing the safe. When Albert refused to open it, they shot him. Covered in blood, Albert ran onto the lawn in front of horrified guests and collapsed. Albert Whitehead is caught in a residual haunting where his spirit relives his death over and over in a death loop. Every year on the anniversary of his death, Albert's ghost reenacts his bloody run. It is so common that often the police no longer respond to reports of a bloody man running in front of the Cliff House on July 11th.

Explore this haunted hotel if you dare...

(You will not have to enter the hotel or property to find this cache.)

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 10/30/2022 By Steph_emmm
TFTC! Happy All Hallows Eve

Found it 10/23/2022 By ontherocks
Love, Love, Love everything about your cache! Love everything scary and especially your originality! Took us a min, (ok, a LOT more), but then we re-read your cute clue and looked again w/fresh eyes. Once I spotted it, made my husband touch it first...just in case!!! Thank you for such a wonderful cache!

Found it 10/18/2022 By TeamTurtleCrazy
Took a bit of searching, but the Mrs made rhe find and didn't even make her bug scream lol. Sl, tftc!

Found it 10/17/2022 By morningglory2
fun little find in manitou :)

Found it 10/16/2022 By Scaber
Favorite point for location and container. I used the alternative coordinates. Thank you for placing this cache and helping to keep our recreation going.