The site is open from “Dawn to Dusk”. Please leave your canine
friends at home, as dogs are prohibited.
Imagine a walk in a peaceful wood. You stop to rest a moment,
and suddenly you hear soft voices speaking to you, telling their
memories. A warm feeling washes over you as you feel connected to
others who have passed this way before. You begin to speak your own
memory to the trees, leaving it for the next to hear.
The Milford Memory Box is a place for sharing memories. You’ll
find it in a relatively unknown, but beautiful, piece of woods in a
park near downtown Milford, NH. The location is also used for
public concerts and, as we found today, occasionally for weddings
and other special events, but the cache is well away from the open
space. Still, be mindful of muggles out for a stroll.
The box is a Rubbermaid Servin’Saver Plus container. Inside
you’ll find a log book and a 4x6 photo album. The collection of
pictures and postcards is the point of the box, and pictures should
not be removed by geocachers. Rather, please add a picture of your
own to the album, if you like, and write a story on the back of the
picture to share the memory with others. Don’t forget to take the
time to view the memories of others - that’s part of the magic.
Memories shared could be a picture of a party, a loved one, a
childhood home, a postcard of favorite teen hangout - anything that
you remember, and want to tell others about. I’ve started the photo
album with pictures of some scenes that I consider special. While
it’s called the Milford Memory Box, the memories don’t have to be
from Milford - they just have to be special to you.
Edited on 4-18-06: By leaving a memory in the Milford
Memory Box, you are agreeing that the picture and story you are
sharing may be posted to the companion website, The Milford Memory
Box blog. Gryphon and I will be periodically borrowing the
photos from the box to scan and post there.End Edit
If you wish to find this cache without sharing a memory, that’s
perfectly welcome. The opportunity to share in the memories others
have left, as well as this lovely woods, are worth the visit. Do,
please, sign the log book. And feel free to leave trinkets or
Travel Bugs to pass on
Besides the photo album, I’m starting this box with the
following trade items: a wind-up alien; a genuine fake emerald
ring; a mama bear/baby bear pin; some pencils. Please keep your
trade items small, there isn’t a lot of room here, though it could
accommodate small Travel Bugs as well.
As our first cache hide, this box will always be a special
memory for us. We hope it will become a part of your memories,
too.