Ever since I was a kid, I have loved smashed pennies. You know,
you find a machine -- usually near some sort of tourist trap --
where you put in $0.51 (2 quarters and a penny), turn the crank,
and it smashes the penny, pressing a design into it. I've enjoyed
collecting smashed pennies from various places that I've been and
this cache is a tribute to smashed coins.
To find the Smashed Cache, you are looking for a small
rubbermaid container (pictured with the cache description).
Fortunately for you, this container is located inside of a regular
Lock&Lock container, hidden just a bit off the trail, so you're
really looking for a regular sized cache, not a small one. When you
find the Smashed Cache, feel free to trade your smashed coins with
the coins that are in the cache. If you don't have any smashed
coins, feel free to take a coin or two to start a collection. In
addition to the Smashed Cache rubbermaid container, the
Lock&Lock container contains the logbook for the cache and
trade items that are not related to smashed coins (so you can feel
free to trade regular geoswag if you want).
Enjoy the wildlife that is available along the trail when
hunting this cache. There's a beaver dam near the bridge, so you
might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the local beavers. The
area is also rich in bird activity. I'm no expert, but I've seen
lots of little birds and a few larger ones in the area. Hopefully,
this cache has a little something for everyone.
The terrain of the trail is pretty standard for trails, but once
you get close to the cache, you will be challenged with a bit of an
elevation change and some thorns, thus the 2.5 rating. Because of
the close proximity of this trail to a nearby school, this cache is
not recommended for night hunting.
FTF prize is a smashed coin collecting book.
If you enjoy collecting smashed coins, you may be interested in
checking out the
Penny Smashers Waymarking category, which collects locations of
penny smashing machines around the world.