Balls - Classic Toy Series Letterbox Hybrid

This Letterbox Hybrid cache is part of a series on classic toys that originated no later than the 1970's. Most will have originated earlier, much earlier. I wanted to bring a little history behind these toys in the cache page and a little fun in the cache.

The cache is not located at the posted coordinates. It is for the Trailhead location. To find the cache, follow the instructions below...

At the posted coordinates head down the southeast trail. Count 243 steps until you get to a bench. You may be already tired so take a rest if needed, otherwise from there follow the trail another 89 steps. This will take you to a 4 way intersection. Go straight/south another 171 steps until you reach another bench. From here walk another 160 steps but be careful, there might be a big puddle to walk around. You then will come to an intersection. Turn Left/SouthEast. Walk 18 steps and stop. If you turn left/East you will see a deer trail. Follow the deer trail 115 steps and stop. Turn right/South. Your prize will be 34 steps south.







Rolling, throwing, kicking, catching, bouncing, and batting. The ball is nearly as old as civilization itself. History abounds with stories and evidence of ball play. The ancient Mesoamericans played ball in elaborately constructed ball courts. In Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods (1932), Laura and Mary Ingalls played ball with an inflated pig’s bladder. Ancient Greek legends referred to ball play in Odysseus (Od.vi.100), and songwriters Norworth and Tilzer scored a hit with 1908’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.” Literature and culture are full of references to people playing with balls. And it is appropriate. Like few other playthings, the ball facilitates and promotes free play among people of all ages





While baby’s first toy may be a soft and safe cloth ball, many adults enjoy playing catch with a hardball. Ball play of every kind is pervasive. Children play with jacks and a ball, kickball dominates a playground, and dodge ball rules the gym class. The ball challenges the abilities of young people and develops physical skills. And from cricket to water polo, ball play encourages systematic understanding and teamwork among older individuals. Later in life, a businessperson’s reward for a week’s work may be a round of golf. Or, a group of friends may get together annually to watch the Super Bowl and rekindle their bonds of friendship. In all these ways and countless more, ball play is here to stay. Play ball!

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