Finding the cache itself can be a fast excursion, although it
is located a short distance off the main trails and therefore requires
a small bit of hiking. Propect Hill is made up of about 250 acres
of green space on the west side of Waltham, just east of 128. Information
about the park is available here.
Along with the cache itself, the area is filled with weird bits of discarded
history, including a decomissioned Cold War radar site at N
42 23.313 W 71 15.233. Two giant cement water storage tanks
cover a large section of the park, and burned-out concrete huts are scattered
across the hillside, either other parts of the radar installation
or possibly leftovers from a period in which Prospect Hill was a ski area.
There are some nice views of Boston and the Blue Hills now that the foliage
has dropped for the season.
The following items are contained within a clear/blue rubbermaid
oblong container:
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A small Lego kit ("Fishing Camp with Airplane")
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A brass leaf earring
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3 mini-bottles of Tabasco sauce
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A large cast-metal ornamental pin
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A Lego Bionicle mini-cd
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Three Little Pigs
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A Radio Shack Communications Projects mini-book.
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A simple brass belt buckle.
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A Notebook, pencil and some pens for signing in.
Yitzak the Travelling Gargoyle was supposed to be in this cache, but it was decided at the last minute that neither he nor his creator was ready to let go yet. He'll make an appearance in another cache.