Since I was a child, I've been a rock-hound. I've always enjoyed finding unusual
or unique rocks. Once, on a school field trip to Pitts Slip (long before the marina
was built), while all of the other students were collecting water samples for
the Marine Biology class, I was digging around through a recently dredged pile
of sand and rocks at the edge of the water.
Sailing ships used rocks for ballast when they made trips to America and the
crew would dump the rocks before filling their holds with cargo for the return trip.
Looking through this dredged-up ballast, I found several interesting rocks,
but the most interesting rock I found that day and probably still the most interesting
in my collection is the meteorite.
This rock is a fist-sized meteorite that could have been originally collected
somewhere in Europe. It's obviously mostly metal, and was molten or partially
molten when it struck Earth. It appears to be the chunk of the meteorite that
"stuck" in the center of the impact as the rest of the meteorite fragmented
away. If that's the case, the entire meteorite could have been basketball-sized
or slightly larger, which would have been a very significant meteorite.
The "meteorite" you are searching for is roughly the same size as
the one I found. It's located near a facility dedicated to teaching related
subjects. The facility is regularly open to the public, but you'll have to check
their current schedule when you visit. The meteorite can be located at any time,
regardless of the facility's hours.
The cache contains a micro-logbook and a couple of prizes for the first two kid-finders. Please remember to bring a pen for the log.
Lunchtime Cache Less than 500 ft. from car to cache
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