Pancake Rocks Marker, Teller County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/teller/cemeteries/pancake.txt Donated to the Colorado Archives by the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society, 11 September 2002 Questions may be directed to: Cemetery Project, Pikes Peak GS, P.O. Box 1262, Colorado Springs, CO 80901 See the USGenWeb copyright notice at the end of the file. ___________________________________________________________________ Pancake Rocks Marker To find the marker at the Pancake Rocks, from the town of Divide on Highway 24 drive south on Highway 67 for approximately 9.6 miles to the Horsethief Park trailhead. Park by the south entrance to the old tunnel, now closed, and follow the trail that begins to the right of the tunnel. After about three- quarters of a mile, there's a sign pointing to the trail on the right that goes to the Pancake Rocks, two miles off. From the trailhead, the elevation gain to the Pancake Rocks is about 1,400 vertical feet. When you reach the large red formations that look like stacked pancakes, the trail drops off to the south and a large rock formation is on your left. The marker, a welded steel cross not visible from the trail, is located close to the north edge of the large rock formation. According to GPS-derived geolocation (accurate to within 10 meters), the marker's coordinates are 38 degrees 48'49.1"N and 105 degrees 06'58.7"W at an elevation of approximately 11,000 feet. The site overlooks the Gillett prairie to the southwest and dramatic cliffs to the east. The black marker's central medallion facing the rock reads: RICHARD SPENCER III 1921-1989 "PONY TRACKS" WESTERN HORSEMAN The medallion on the opposite side has three inverted rectangular U's, arranged in a pyramid. They are flanked at the bottom by two inscribed feathers. Dick Spencer III was born January 28, 1921, in Dallas, Tex., and died July 15, 1989 in Colorado Springs. A noted cartoonist and creator of the University of Iowa's mascot, Herky the Hawk, Spencer was a longtime editor and publisher of "Western Horseman" magazine in Colorado Springs. The American Mountain Men's Web page of deceased members lists his name as Dick "Pony Tracks" Spencer. Long obituaries of this consummate "man of the West" appear in the "Gazette Telegraph" on July 16, 1989, p. B1, and July 19, 1989, p. B6. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.