The cache is located at the Hungry Horse Clearing Ball Monument in
Hungry Horse, Montana. This is a large wrecking ball that was once
used for clearing trees near Hungry Horse Reservoir. The logging
crews would place several of these balls, chained together at the
top of an area and drag them down the hill with tractors. This
would create a handy clear cut area where the crews could move in
and pick up the fallen trees. The process was much faster and oddly
safer than the usual method of having the crews go in and saw the
trees down one at a time.
The ball at this monument was donated by my great-grandfather
Mayo Shultz, a fact which came as quite a nice surprise while we
were researching the monument for this cache. The ball weighs 4.5
tons and measures 8 feet in diameter. It was first used in 1950 and
eventually helped clear about 6,207 acres in the reservoir
area.
Please be aware that the parking area is located next to a Fire
Station, so it is imperative that you observe the no parking
signs.
Cache is a small, silver, screw-top container; please bring your
own pen or pencil. There is no room for trade items.
 Cache In - Trash Out!
Less than 500 ft. from car to cache
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