Anchorage has a wonderful tradition of allowing residents to
establish memorials within park boundaries. These memorials can be
as simple as a bench or as elaborate as rock gardens and giant iron
sculpture. The Coastal Trail is home to three memorials. I thought
it would be nifty to establish caches at or nearby each of the
memorials.
Also, I'm attempting to make each of the hides inventive and
just a little different. Each cache location presents its own
challenges. Hopefully, I can come up with something out of the
ordinary and worthy of these memorials.
Hannah Cove Marker Stone
First up is Hannah
Cove. Hannah Cove is a large boulder garden right on the edge
of the Inlet. It's very close to Elderberry Park and was created
more than ten years ago. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be
any information available on the web describing Hannah or her life.
However, I do remember a few things dating from when the park was
dedicated. Hannah was young - in her 20's and had a real love of
the Alaska and the outdoors. I believe her family and friends
raised the funds for the park.
Hannah Cove is a very special memorial in a gorgeous location
(the sunsets can be especially breath taking).
The Ski Boy and I are very proud of the cache itself - it's a
homemade number that perfectly fits where it is supposed to fit. It
is somewhat constrained in terms of space. But it has room for
small trading items, geocoins, a logbook, and small travel bugs.
The FTF prize is a 2006 Signal the Frog CITO coin.
To access Hannah Cove, park in the Elderberry Park parking lot.
Walk down to the Coastal Trail and turn left onto the trail. Walk
down the trail and through the tunnel. The Hannah Cover Marker
Stone will be visible as you come through the tunnel.
NOTE: This area can be quite muggly. When replacing the cache,
make sure you hide it thoroughly. The cache location can be seen -
especially from the north. So it's important to tuck that puppy way
up and in. But not so far that it gets stuck. Also, this cache
requires NO DIGGING or EXCAVATION. It's not under anything.
Congratulations to
Oleruns for the FTF!!!!
