Let's Rock Traditional Cache
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This cache is in Agassiz Rock Reservation, another of the Trustees
of Reservations properties.It is located off of School St in
Mancherter By The Sea. Parking is on School St. a short distance
north of RT 128. The difficulty rating is because the trail is
mostly uphill with a moderately steep section at the top. It is a
fairly open trail but has rocks and tree roots in it. Dogs are
allowed but must be on a leash.
Big and Little Agassiz Rocks are dramatic examples of giant
boulders plucked from bedrock and carried far away by the last
glacier. A short loop trail leads up Beaverdam Hill where Little
Agassiz Rock appears as a giant granite monolith silhouetted
against the sky. It rests - seemingly precariously - on a small
jagged stone, leaving an opening below. A short distance away,
other boulders lie perched on the edge of this glaciated upland.
Below, in a small shrub swamp, rests thirty-foot-tall Big Agassiz
Rock. No one knows how far below the ground it is buried. As the
glaciers scoured this landscape, the mass of bedrock forming the
hill proved more resistant than the surrounding soil, forcing the
bottom of the glacier up and over the hill. The north side was
smoothed and the south side left steep and rugged as the glacier
broke off chunks of rock as it passed. In October 1874, a group of
students from the Essex Institute formally named the site to honor
Louis Agassiz (1807-1873), the professor of natural history at
Harvard University who first theorized that the rocks that dot New
England's landscape were shaped and deposited by glaciers. Agassiz
supposedly visited the site at the suggestion of its then-owner,
Frederick Burnham. Agassiz found its erratics great lessons to
advance his theory and to bring it to the attention of science.
Prior to Agassiz's theory, it was widely believed that the
scattering of rocks throughout New England were the result of
Noah's great flood. If you have time, walk the loop. Also check out
Benchmark MY5486 which is close by. The cache is a 6”x4”x2” plastic lock and lock
container with an assortment af small trading items and a log
book.No bushwacking is required. Please rehide the cache exactly as
you found it. As with all warm weather caches, insect repellant is
highly recommended. Thanks and have fun.
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The cache has been replaced with a container similar to the
original but has been moved to a new location. There is an
ice condition on the rocks near the old location. With no
snow on the ground this would not be a problem but with a
covering of snow hiding it it could be dangerous. Please use
caution. The cache is very well hidden, please put it back
the way you found it. PLEASE NOTE, THE COORDINATES HAVE
CHANGED SO REFINDS WILL BE ALLOWED. Hints only if
needed.
PLEASE NOTE THE CONTAINER HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A 6x4x2 CAMMOED LOCK & LOCK CONTAINER.
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