GC7FN9Z Traditional Cache Colorado Spirit Quest #18 - Estes Park
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: BugRanger @ | Hide Date: 12/03/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 23.871 W105° 34.887 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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Colorado Spirit Quest Cache #18  

Estes Park Memorial Gardens

Revived with permission of Greasepot

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The Colorado Spirit Quest is a series of Caches placed by many individuals near cemeteries and historic sites, in hopes to pay respect to the many pioneer ancestors that walked before us.

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***If you are aprehensive about cemeteries - AVOID this series! Please be respectful - If there are memorial services underway, please return to search for this cache at a different time. ***

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The Town of Estes Park was founded in 1859 and incorporated in 1917. A public cemetery didn't exist until 1985. According to museum docents, people were buried in neighboring towns or on family ranches prior to that time. Numerous memorial plaques have been placed throughout this cemetery, in honor of those who spent significant time in the Estes Park area, but are buried elsewhere.

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Note: This cache is placed near the resting place of a prominent RMNP Park Ranger who was known for his climbing abilities, his numerous rescues and his vast knowledge of Longs Peak. Drawn to Longs Peak a a young man, he completed over 400 ascents of Longs Peak before dying in a climbing accident himself. Say Hi to Jim while you're there.

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P07FN9Z - Parking
N 40° 23.912 W 105° 34.868

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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
P07FN9ZParking Parking Area  12/03/2017 N 40° 23.912 W 105° 34.868 0.08 kms N 

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10 Logs: Found it 10  

Found it 06/24/2019 By infinite29
TFTC

Found it 06/24/2019 By ajlepel
Vacationing from New York. TFTC

Found it 06/02/2019 By famoscar
Awesome disguise! Beautiful setting. Got buzzed by a great horned owl!!

Found it 05/28/2019 By apple nut
Fabulous container. Yes, Jim was well known. Giving it a fav. TFTC

Found it 04/05/2019 By jamadad
Had fun driving up the canyon and finding a few caches today. Adorable cache with a clever door. All good here. TFTC

Found it 08/12/2018 By Hutchcrew
TFTC :)

Found it 08/12/2018 By amrojaskc
Tfgc

Found it 08/08/2018 By Libertarian Lad
I have done Longs Peak myself a number of times and I am pretty sure I met Jim at least once on that mountain beautiful grave stone and a beautiful spot to stop on this sunny day thanks

Found it 08/01/2018 By PackSux
My last grab before leaving Estes Park. TFTC!

Found it 08/01/2018 By LoveTraveling
Easy find....TFTC.