5/6/23: The final Maine Beach Stone has been taken from this geocache (despite explicit instructions not to take the final rock from any of the caches in this series); there are unfortunately no more rocks to see here. You can see pictures of the original contents of this cache, and read more about the rocks, below. Tradeables are now permitted in this cache.
During the great quarantine clean of 2020, I discovered my rock collection, assembled over years of studying geology in college and just picking up cool rocks along the way. Having way more rocks than we knew what to do with, we thought it would be fun to share them with fellow geocachers in a new series along the Merrimack River: the rock collection! These 15 caches are hidden in a linear fashion along a portion of the Bay Circuit Trail which can be walked or biked, across AVIS's Deer Jump Reservation (and a couple other reservations as well). The containers vary in size, but each should be an easy find. Each one highlights a different really cool rock. Tradeables may not be left in these caches, though if you collect rocks yourself you can keep a rock from some (but not all) of these caches. Coordinates for a possible trailhead are provided, though there are many places you could begin your hike.
Maine Beach Stones
I don't actually know much about the geology of these rocks, but wow are they beautiful. In addition to the really pretty green layering, they've also been rounded and worn smooth by years of pounding ocean. I found them on a beach in southern Maine on a bike trip across the country. It was the first day of our summer long trip, and I picked up a few of them and put them in my backpack. I didn't take them out until we got to California and were on our way home.
