Logs for solid-rock-seekers 

After visiting the nearby earthcaches at Jean Dry Lake, Mr. seeker couldn't resist stopping off to find just one traditional cache while on the way back to Vegas.

With the excellent coordinates and helpful hint, this cache was a quick and easy one to find. The cache is in great shape, clean, and dry inside. Mr. Seeker signed the logbook and replaced it as it was found.

Thanks for the cache!

PS: The Green Jeep listed on the cache page is no longer in the cache. 

Great urban hide! Easy to retrieve and sign at about 10:00pm, although we weren't the only ones around even at that hour! Thanks for the cache! 

Like other cachers, the coords had us searching slightly away from ground zero, but we were persistent and Mr. Seeker made the find. Thanks for the cache! 

We hadn't planned to complete the entire set of Arroyo caches today, but we couldn't resist after we were already in the area after claiming the FTF at [url=http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=83fecdd6-3556-4201-ac77-038a21b9a2a6]Hanging Out Around The Arroyo[/url]. Found this one right in the first place we looked after arriving at ground zero. Thanks for the cache! 

Lots of people around here at midnight!!! Took us a while to find the cache, but we finally came up with it. With all of the tailgate rock music blasting in the adjacent parking lot, this seemed like a perfect place to log in/out the [url=http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=d32e5ca8-6a21-41ae-989f-2875ecd4d026]For Those About To Rock[/url] TB which we took to the Hard Rock Cafe in Universal City. Thanks for the cache! 

Emmy Statuette won by Fritz Wetherbee
1996 - Documentary Production
[url=http://www.fritzwetherbee.com/]Fritz Wetherbee Talent & Productions[/url]
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

We've had our eye on this locationless cache for quite some time and have contacted four different TV stations that had won Emmy Awards to possibly log a find for this cache. Alas, each of those attempts to log a find was foiled in some way. Only now that all locationless caches are to be archived at the end of 2005, have we finally had one of our attempts pan out for photographing an Emmy. Alas, with this being a holiday weekend, we cannot arrange a time to photograph the Emmy this weekend, so it appears that we will never be able to log a find for this cache.

However, just in case this web page becomes an "atlas of emmy statuettes on display around the world" we are logging as a note the Emmy Statuette won by Fritz Weatherbee of New Hampshire. Fritz has won multiple Emmy awards and is a major local celebrity. The Emmy we were planning to photograph is one he received in 1996 for Outstanding Documentary Production.

We're sorry to see this locationless cache archived. Hopefully the Emmy Awards will continue to recognize excellence in television for generations to come! Thanks for your work in having maintained this cache.

[This entry was edited by solid-rock-seekers on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 8:36:34 PM.] 

New England Velodrome
[url=http://www.leadcycling.com/]Londonderry Raceway[/url]
Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA

The "New England Velodrome" features regular bicycle races during the summer at Londonderry Raceway. This summer, the [url=http://www.leadcycling.com/photoGallery.htm]2005 Inaugural New Hampshire Amateur State Games[/url] were held at this paved track.

We had planned to visit the velodrome while it was still light, but due to a long day of locationless caching, it was dark by the time we arrived at the track to take photos. We have done our best to lighten the photos to be recognizable, but they still aren't as good as daytime photos.

We hadn't realized that there were velodrome races so close to our home -- maybe we'll try to go and watch a race this summer to appreciate the action up close!

Thanks for the cache. 

Carl Yastrzemski
Statue by Armand LaMontagne
[url=http://www.sportsmuseum.org]The Sports Museum of New England[/url]
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Baseball has always been the Solid-Rock-Seekers' favorite professional sport to watch. Mr. Seeker has been a die-hard Red Sox Fan since he was just a tot. As a result, we've had our eye on this locationless cache for a long time and have wanted to go to the Sports Museum of New England to see the Carl Yastrzemski statue for this cache, but we've just never "gotten around to it." Now that all locationless caches will be archived at the end of 2005, it appears that we will never be able to log a find for this cache.

However, just in case this web page becomes an "atlas of baseball statues around the world" we are logging as a note the Carl Yastrzemski Statue by Armand LaMontagne at the Sports Museum of New England.

We're sorry to see this locationless cache archived. Hopefully baseball will continue to be America's Pastime (yes, even more popular than geocaching) for generations to come! Thanks for your work in having maintained this cache. 

[url=http://www.butterflyzoo.com/]Newport Butterfly Zoo[/url]
409 Bulgarmarsh Road
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

We've had this locationless caches on our radar for quite a while, particularly since Mr. Seeker used to collect butterflies as a youngster. However, we have never managed to make the time to visit an unlogged location for this cache. Today, however, with locationless caches expiring at the end of the year, we made a locationless tour of Rhode Island, including the Newport Butterfly Zoo.

Finding this farm turned out to be much more difficult than we expected! Our prior research gave the address of the Newport Butterfly Farm as being on Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, RI. However, it turns out that the Butterfly Farm/Zoo has recently moved from that location to a new home in Tiverton, as described on the [url=http://www.quahog.org/attractions/index.php?id=1038]Rhode Island road trip site, Quahog.com[/url]

The butterfly farm was clearly closed for the winter, but now we know where it is so that we can drop in to visit next time we're in Rhode Island on a sunny summer day.

Thanks for the cache!

PS: Photos coming before midnight tonight! 

Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA

Today we visited the [url=http://www.pequotmuseum.org/]Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center[/url] and associated administrative center in Mashantucket, Connecticut. We were amazed that no other New England cachers had yet logged this building, as it is the only New England building listed in the portfolio of [url=http://www.djcarchitect.com/]Douglas Cardinal's web site[/url]. Douglas Cardinal was one of the conceptual design architects for the administrative center; the final construction was architected by Polshek and Partners, Architects, New York, N.Y.

The facility is a state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated complex, and brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. It serves as a major resource on the history of the Tribe, the histories and cultures of other tribes, and the region's natural history.

The facility is a great example of how a greenroof can be integrated into natural surroundings, resulting in an aesthetically pleasing and ecologically sensitive design. This particular greenroof application is not lightweight, as it is several inches deep and provides a depth suitable for the various shrub plantings.

We were very glad to have visited this building in order to see the result of Douglas Cardinal's conceptual design.

Thanks for the extremely interesting locationless cache!

 

Wood Carved Door
Private Residence
Aquidneck Avenue
Middletown, Rhode Island, USA

We happened upon this private residence with this fancy carved wooden door while locationless caching amongst the mansions in Newport, Rhode Island. Thanks for the cache! 

Target #50 - Goodbye, Joefrog!

Locationless Caching has been a major part of our enjoyment of geocaching. Some of the locationless caches we have found have been opportunistic, but most of them have been the result of dedicated research on the Internet, at public libraries, by making phone calls, through email inquiries, and through personal connections with friends. We started caching after the moratorium on new locationless caches was established, so the only source of new caching targets that we have ever known has been due to "Dash for Cache!" Without this cache, locationless caching would not have been anywhere near as exciting.

We have been fortunate to complete 20 "Dash for Cache" targets. We have traveled to three different states to make these finds and used all of the research approaches mentioned above.

Picking a single favorite just isn't possible, although our logs for targets #16 (Old Post Office Buildings), #18 (Large 3-D Sculpture), #21 (Celebrate Independence), #23 (Space Race: To The Moon), #39 (Life Imitates Art Imitates Life), #42 (Did He Do It?), and #45 (Nobel Prize Winners) have each been particularly memorable in their own way. Plus, our two FTFs, #46 (Never Again) and #48 (Freemasons Among Us!) are not to be forgotten, either!

We will definitely miss locationless caching. It's probably not reasonable to think that locationless caches will ever return to geocaching.com, but we can hope, can't we?

We have assembled a [url=http://knstreeter.home.comcast.net/thank-you-to-joefrog.pdf]collage of our "Dash for Cache Targets"[/url] to help us remember the fun we've had with this locationless cache -- none of the others can even compare to it.

Joefrog, thanks for the dash!

--The Solid-Rock-Seekers

=====

#16 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=e5b6d47e-670a-4b8f-bd18-f5e22f6e8a25]Old Post Office Buildings[/url] (Peterborough, NH)
#18 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=a46d9d84-fcc8-4f69-8a27-ede70a2eae55]Large 3-D Sculpture[/url] (Cambridge, MA)

[After target #20, Joefrog adopted the cache from Motorbug.)

#21 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=0f3048de-aaa9-491b-8ada-fb6d1228bf2c]Celebrate Independence[/url] (Concord, NH)
#22 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=83eb4a2a-b5eb-4b6e-8d02-555bc097f205]Find Me A Frog![/url] (Boston, MA)
#23 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=f0b5a6d6-1afe-436e-afbb-b6645619ee46]Space Race: To The Moon![/url] (Oshkosh, WI)
#24 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=3499407d-83d3-4a65-b246-b5a752a60998]Two Kings[/url] (Salem, NH)
#25 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=1b2b7eb6-4bce-4d10-867a-f4864bbb996a]Unique Buildings[/url] (Springfield, MA)
#28 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=d2711576-3346-424a-9181-ea1ea88a37e3]Remember JFK[/url] (Nashua, NH)
#36 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=8ae296e6-a219-4bcd-b91b-2a6a18d43c19]Kaboom[/url] (Nashua, NH)
#38 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=932446d4-a6b1-48dc-8dfd-0ff3251030c0]Fish Out Of Water[/url] (Manchester, NH)
#39 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=77826c96-4a57-4bbf-b0f0-bc0399733bae]Life Imitates Art Imitates Life[/url] (Milford, NH)
#40 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=cdb25cfc-1198-49ea-bf29-015d2b76a578]Carousel[/url] (Salem, NH)
#42 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=2665aa50-d3a8-4ba2-bea6-8b17eefeed69]Did He Do It?[/url] (Hollis, NH - Found a murder victim!)
#43 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=877a0654-5a3d-40d5-bb7b-fd24b0c9b4c0]Cornerstone[/url] (Nashua, NH)
#45 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=a57d1c37-2fd2-4363-a6c4-88d72728f346]Nobel Prize[/url] (Jamaica Plain, MA - Eugene O'Neill)
#46 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=0b739052-4ceb-4826-80fd-c3d24273caa4]Never Again[/url] (Nashua, NH - FTF)
#47 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=c12c4ff9-f0ab-4ced-98d9-342b9253d9d8]Alcatraz[/url] (Goffstown, NH)
#48 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=11dc98b7-b5c6-4d9a-a96e-6b7cf0bc8d34]Freemasons Among Us[/url] (Nashua, NH - FTF)
#49 - [url=/seek/log.aspx?LUID=aa615372-d107-4d36-a98f-2db907ad4e74]Freestanding Clocks[/url] (Natick, MA)
#50 - Goodbye, Joefrog! (Bedford, NH) 

Former Bedford Police Station and Jail
Now the [url=http://www.marconiusa.org/index.html]U.S. Marconi Museum[/url]
18 North Amherst Road, Bedford, NH, USA

The current Marconi Museum in Bedford, NH, used to be the Bedford Police Station and Jail! Interestingly enough, that wasn't even the original use for the building, either! The building was constructed as a school, and was only later converted to a police station, including the addition of jail cells.

We have been intending to visit when the museum is open to be able to also take pictures of the jail cells, but with locationless caches expiring today, this is the best we can do. Thanks for the interesting locationless cache. 

Earth Home
New Hampshire, USA

Ever since being in middle school, Mr. Seeker has been fascinated with alternate energy sources for homes. As a result, earth homes have always been especially interesting. We've been looking for earth homes in New Hampshire sporadically over the last year and a half since we became aware of locationless caches, but had not located one yet, even though we have had leads on private earth homes from time to time. Now that all locationless caches will be archived at the end of 2005, it appears that we will never be able to log a find for this cache.

We're sorry to see this locationless cache archived. Even though we haven't logged a find for this cache, it has provided us with some interesting research. We wanted to post this note to publicly thank the cache owner for this locationless cache. Thanks for your work in having maintained this cache. 

Barron County Segment of Ice Age Trail
"North Woods" of Wisconsin

Hiking and appreciating geology while hiking have always been favorite activities for Mr. Seeker with his Dad. We've had our eye on this locationless cache for a long time, as the trail passes within 30 miles of my Dad's house in Cumberland, Wisconsin. However, due to various reasons, we've never been visiting Dad at the right time to go after this cache. Now that all locationless caches will be archived at the end of 2005, it appears that we will never be able to log a find for this cache.

We're sorry to see this locationless cache archived, as we were looking forward to a special reason to go hiking with Mr. Seeker's Dad. I guess we'll just have to go hiking anyway! We're sure the Ice Age Trail will continue to be there for us to hike, but we wanted to post this note to publicly thank the cache owners for this locationless cache. Thanks for your work in having maintained this cache. 

Millenium Tree
Greeley Park
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA

This Millenium Tree was planted in Nashua's Greeley Park as a sapling by the Nashua 2000 Millenium Committee back in the year 2000. The tree is located not too far away from another of the Millenium Committee's projects, "The Millenium Child."

We found out about this millenium tree back in September, and had planned to wait to log it until spring, when the tree's plaque should be replaced. (The plaque was a victim of vandalism earlier this year.) However, due to the upcoming extinction of all locationless caches, we will need to log this Millenium Tree now, rather than wait until the plaque is replaced.

Thanks for the interesting locationless cache! 

Foucault Pendulum
Fairchild Sciences Center
Dartmouth, New Hampshire, USA


We have long been fascinated by the Foucault Pendulum, and thus have always enjoyed reading new logs on this locationless cache. We have known of a Foucault Pendulum at Dartmouth University for well over a year, but we haven't been in the area at the right time to take the needed photos to log a find for this cache. Now that all locationless caches will be archived at the end of 2005, it appears that we will never be able to log a find for this cache.

However, just in case this web page becomes an "atlas of Foucault Pendulae around the world" we are logging as a note the Dartmouth Univesity Foucault Pendulum. Below are a few web pages providing a little more information:
[quote][url=http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=1995073101050]Unnoticed, pendulum continues to swing[/url] - article from "The Dartmouth"
[url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~physics/labs/descriptions/meas.uncert.html]Dartmouth Teaching Lab using Foucault Pendulum[/url][/quote]

We're sorry to see this locationless cache archived. Hopefully the Foucault Pendulae described on this page will continue to last for generations to come! Thanks for your work in having maintained this cache. 

"[url=http://www.turnersculpture.com/commissions/dolphin.jpg]Dolphin Fountain[/url]"
[url=http://www.turnersculpture.com/commissions.htm]Turner Public Sculpture[/url]

[url=http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm]Mystic Seaport Museum[/url]
Mystic, Connecticut, USA

We have had our eye on this locationless cache for a long time, travelling around with a list of unlogged Turner Sculptures so that we could take a slight detour on a trip in order to log this cache. However, all the times that we were relatively near an unlogged Turner Sculpture, we never had enough time to make the little detour. Today, however, on a whirlwind locationless caching tour from New Hampshire to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, we went to Mystic solely to see the Dolphin Fountain at the Mystic Seaport Mseum.

Of course, being that winter is *cold* here in New England, the fountain is closed for the winter, containing mostly fallen leaves instead of water! However, the beauty of the sculpture is still evident, even amidst the stark surroundings.

Thanks for the locationless cache!

PS: Pictures will be uploaded before midnight. 

[url=http://www.agincourtinn.com/newport-ri-history.htm]Villalon[/url]
(Now the Agincourt Inn)
120 Montonomori Avenue
Newport, Rhode Island, USA

All summer we travelled around with a list of buildings architected by Richard Upjohn so that we could take a slight detour on a trip in order to log this cache. However, all the times that we were relatively near an unlogged Upjohn-designed building we never had enough time to make the little detour. Today, however, on a whirlwind locationless caching tour to Rhode Island, we stopped by some of the famous Newport Mansions in order to log this cache.

"Villalon" was built in 1853 as a summer residence for Hamilton Hoppin (1821-1885), a wealthy (and somewhat mysterious) New York businessman. As the mansion has changed owners over the following decades, the name changed from "Villalon" to "Montpelier" to "Shadow Lawn" and then most recently to "[url=http://www.agincourtinn.com/newport-ri-history.htm]The Agincourt Inn[/url]." In 1996, the building was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places following an extensive restoration of the property.

Substantial in scale, the 49'x52' three-story wood-framed structure, with a full basement of brick, is capped by a low hipped roof with three chimneys. Its main three bay facade (with central entry fronts on the street) is overlaid with an Italianite arcaded open porch with wood spooled railings. Inside are such interesting features as pastel stained glass windows and genuine elephant skin wallpaper.

Thanks for the locationless cache featuring Upjohn's interesting architecture!

PS: Pictures will be uploaded before midnight! 

New Chelsea Street Vertical Lift Bridge
Chelsea Creek
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

We have long been fascinated by vertical lift bridges, and thus have always enjoyed reading new logs on this locationless cache. We haven't been able to log a find for a vertical lift bridge, as all of the ones near us had already been taken. (Including the two in Portsmouth, NH, one of which has actually been [url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=N+43+4.804+W+70+45.137&to=GCB8FF&units=m]logged three times[/url]!)

We were hoping to be able to log a find on this cache eventually as last year we found out that a new vertical lift bridge was going to be built to replace the existing Chelsea Street Bridge (a bascule bridge) in Boston, Massachusetts.

The New Chelsea Street Bridge will be a vertical lift span of 450 ft. that will replace the current bridge on the same alignment. The greater length of the new span is driven by the need to maintain the existing span coupled with today’s ability to construct higher-capacity structures and foundations. The foundations for the new bridge will be drilled shafts (3 to 5 ft. in diameter, rock sockets of 5 to 30 ft.). Drilled shafts were chosen in part to address environmental concerns, and to build foundations with minimal excavation without a cofferdam. Drilled shafts were also selected due to the significantly different ground conditions at each of the two tower legs, and tight deflection tolerances.

We have visited the site of the current bridge and regularly check construction status so that we can log the bridge as soon as it is appropriate to do so. (See the accompanying photos.) Construction is currently still in the surveying and site preparation stages, so we felt that logging a find for the future bridge would be premature. However, now that all locationless caches will be archived at the end of 2005, it appears that we will never be able to log a find for this cache.

Accordingly, just in case this web page becomes an "atlas of vertical lift bridges around the world" we are logging as a note the future New Chelsea Street Bridge. Below are a few web pages providing a little more information:
[quote][url=http://www.betterroads.com/articles/brfeb01b.htm]Substructures support longer and stronger bridges[/url] - New Chelsea Street Bridge described in second-to-last paragraph.
[url=http://www.jjmanning.com/592/3-0592p&s.pdf]Purchase and Sale Agreement for Additional Land[/url] - see the last sentence for a reference to the "replacement moveable vertical lift bridge over the Chelsea Creek."[/quote]

We're sorry to see this locationless cache archived. Hopefully the vertical lift bridges described on this page will continue to last for generations to come! Thanks for your work in having maintained this cache. 

"The Great Sperm Whales"
[url=http://www.wyland.com/htmlsite/where/usa/wall_41.html]Wyland Whaling Wall #41[/url]

American Discount Building
124 Captain’s Walk & State Street
New London, Connecticut, USA

170 Feet Long x 35 Feet High
Dedicated July 12th, 1993
By Governor Lowell Weiker

We have had our eye on this locationless cache for a long time, travelling around with a list of unlogged Whaling Walls so that we could take a slight detour on a trip in order to log this cache. However, all the times that we were relatively near an unlogged Whaling Wall, we never had enough time to make the little detour. Today, however, on a whirlwind locationless caching tour from New Hampshire to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, we went to New London solely to see [url=http://wylandfoundation.org/whalingWalls/whalingWalls_detail.cfm?WhalingWalls_ID=47&WhalingWalls_number=41&WhalingWallsImages_ID=50]The Great Sperm Whales[/url]!

We were excited to be able to see the huge mural up close (others that we've seen have always been while driving down the highway), but were disappointed to find that a few sections of the mural are falling into disrepair. Hopefully this mural will avoid "extinction!" (Unlike locationless caches. [:(!])

Thanks for the wonderful locationless cache!

PS: Pictures will be uploaded before midnight.

[This entry was edited by solid-rock-seekers on Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 8:18:57 PM.] 

Beach Hut
New Hampshire, USA

Mr. Seeker lived in England during high school, and was always intrigued by the "beach habits" of the British, particularly their fascination with the "beach hut." Since then, we have kept our eyes open for a beach hut here in New England, and we have seen quite a few, but never when we had both the camera and GPS with us. Now that all locationless caches will be archived at the end of 2005, it appears that we will never be able to log a find for this cache.

We're sorry to see this locationless cache archived. Even though we haven't logged a find for this cache, it has encouraged us to keep our eyes peeled when at the beach. We wanted to post this note to publicly thank the cache owner for this locationless cache. Thanks for your work in having maintained this cache. 

[url=http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/trust/ccc.htm]Civilian Conservation Corps Statue[/url]
Freetown State Forest
Freetown, Massachusetts, USA

This statue of a Civilian Conservation Corps worker was the first such statue to be dedicated in Massachusetts and the 18th in the United States.

The statue honors an extraordinary legacy that was left upon the forest lands of our country. Every person who visits a state park or forest still experiences and benefits from the finely crafted work of the CCC.

The [url=http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/free.htm]Freetown State Forest[/url] is one of 47 Massachusetts parks and forests that was improved by some 100,000 Conservation Corps workers during the years of the program. The site was chosen for the first statue in part because it coincides with the forest's designation as a bioreserve.

We were glad to visit this site to see not only the statue, but also some of the stone-lined water holes dug by CCC workers.

Thanks for the cache! 

Torpedoes at Battleship Cove
Displayed with [url=http://www.battleshipcove.org/pt617.htm]PT 617[/url]
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

This pair of World War II torpedoes are displayed at Battleship Cove with PT Boat, PT 617. The size of a torpedo never fails to surprise us - they must have been very dangerous for the sailors to load/unload into their tubes. Thanks for the cache! 

Eternal Flame POW/MIA Memorial
Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne, Massachusetts, USA

The Eternal Flame of the POW/MIA Memorial of the National Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts, stands a silent vigil to forever remember the tremendous sacrifice many brave men and women have made for our freedom. This eternal flame memorial is the [url=http://www.stateanimals.com/maleg.html]official MIA/POW memorial of the commonwealth[/url].

This eternal flame memorial was dedicated on Veteran's Day in 1998, as described in [url=http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/11-98/11-09-98/b01lo036.htm]this article from the South Coast Today[/url].

We were fortunate to be able to visit the National Cemetery today and remember these brave men and women. May they never be forgotten.
 

Moon Tree at North Pembroke Historical Society
North Pembroke, Massachusetts

When we first learned of this locationless cache for Moon Trees, Mr. Seeker was immediately intrigued and hopeful that we could log one of these. However, as we started to research the locations of the existing Moon Trees, we soon discovered that all of the living Moon Trees in New England had already been logged, except for the moon tree planted in North Pembroke. Alas, many sources indicated that the tree which had been given to the North Pembroke Historical Society died shortly after planting. We decided to track down as much as we could about the North Pembroke Moon Tree and visit the site where it had been planted (even if it was no longer there) to clear up as much of the mystery as possible.

Today we finally visited the North Pembroke Historical Society. We learned from Everett Reed that the moon tree had been planted on the small green "common" in front of the Historical Society Building. (For more info, [url=http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_trees/holliston_tree.html]see this article on the Holliston, MA moon tree[/url].) The Pembroke moon tree did die shortly after planting, and was removed. There is now a tree in that spot, although we are certain that it is not a Moon Tree. In any case, we had great fun learning more about the moon trees, and visiting the North Pembroke Historical Socity to be able to log a find for one of the "now extinct" moon trees. Thanks for the unique locationless cache. 

POW/MIA Memorial at Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne, Massachusetts, USA

The POW/MIA Memorial at the National Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts, is the [url=http://www.stateanimals.com/maleg.html]official MIA/POW memorial of the commonwealth[/url]. We were fortunate to be able to visit the National Cemetery today and be reminded of the tremendous sacrifice many brave men and women have made for our freedom.

As requested by this locationless cache, we specifically recognize Roland Gendron of New Bedford, MA, who was a prisoner of war in Europe in World War II after his merchant vessel was sunk. (See article from the [url=http://www.capecodonline.com/special/terror/terrornews/attackvictimszx17.htm]Cape Cod Times[/url].) 

... continued from prior log...

Rather than have me tell you about the Rhode Island boxcar, maybe it would be best to have the boxcar tell you its own story:

[quote]I was built in 1860 by Le Creusot, a French stell and foundry company. They gave me the number J50111. I was one of the first of my type, soon to be followed by thousands of my brothers.

There were no automobiles in my time. My brothers and I were the only mode of transportation for anything that had to be moved from one place to another in peacetime.

In 1870, they were talking about war and they painted my war load on my side: 40 hommes, 8 chevaux (40 men, 8 horses). I survived that first war.

Then came the First World War in 1914. I moved all of the troops from one end of France to the other... to the front and back... I also moved the artillery, the horses, and the ammunition.

The boys were young. They liked to play and would sometimes extend their arms and legs outside the door. At times, some would hit a telephone pole and lose one of their limbs. Those were sad days, but together, we won the war.

This all started again in 1939. Then, I was pressed into carrying the French Prisoners of War to Germany - more than 1 1/4 million of them. They stayed there for 4 long years in the various stalags.

Finally, D-Day arrived on June 6, 1944. I was very busy going from west to east and back, carrying millions of American G.I.'s and others. They were all tightly packed together with their weapons and other equipment in my cramped quarters. Many of my passengers ended up with cuts and bruises as a result of the rough ride.

After 1945, I went back to my regular routine, going here and there. Then, in 1948, I, along with 48 of my brothers, was chosen among thousands of us to visit many villages and towns all over France. In February, 1949, I came to the United States loaded up with gifts of all kinds. My bill of lading read "From the City of Cognac to the City of Providence, Rhode Island."

I had become the Rhode Island Boxcar of the French Merci Train. The then governor of Rhode Island, John O. Pastore, drove himself to the train from Woonsocket to Providence. I was paraded through all the cities and towns in the state before I was opened and emptied. Those were beautiful days.

I was quite happy at Burlingame State Park. In the summer, children would run in and out of me all the time. Unfortunately, I was sold to a junk dealer from Charlestown where I suffered very badly from loneliness and abandonment. In the winter, I gave shelter to the homeless who lit open fires inside of me and burned my floor and walls.

Then, Fred and Betty Tanner bought me and took me to their home in East Greenwich. Life was beautiful again. Years later, Alphonse AuClair and Jacques Staelen brought me back to Woonsocket. Mayor Susan Menard was there to receive me.

Here, I shed all my skin down to my steel frame and was completely rebuilt to my glory days of 1949. My wheels, however, were gone. Someone had cut them off and sold them for profit.

I am very glad to be here among my friends from World War One and World War Two. I am also happy to know that 38 of my brothers have been restored to their former glory by their various states. I am certainly the most pampered boxcar of them all here in my new home, the Lieutenant Georges Dubois Veterans' Museum.[/quote] 

Rhode Island Merci Boxcar
[url=http://www.woonsocket.org/veteran.html]The Lieutenant Georges Dubois Veterans Museum[/url]
Market Square
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

We learned a few months ago that the Rhode Island Merci Boxcar's restoration had been completed, and that the boxcar was moved into a brand new museum, The Lieutenant Georges Dubois Veterans Museum, which opened on February 5, 2005. Today we visited the new museum and were absolutely astonished to see that the Merci Boxcar was the highlight of the museum -- the rest of the exhibits and displays were planned around the Merci Boxcar as the focal point.

In addition to the Merci Boxcar itself, there were displays of some of the gifts from the people of France which were in the Merci Train and originally transported in the boxcar in 1949, interactive programs relating stories of veterans from the war, historic photos of the Merci Train, and photos of the restoration of the Rhode Island boxcar. The interior of the boxcar is used to present an audio/video program recreating what it would have been like for 40 men and their equipment to travel together in these small rail cars. I can't imagine that there is a more complete display of any of the Merci Boxcars anywhere else in the country.

One item on display which I found particularly interesting was a history of the Rhode Island Merci Boxcar, written in the first person. Rather than have me tell you about the RI boxcar, maybe it would be best to have the boxcar tell you its own story. The story is too long to fit in a single log entry, so the Rhode Island boxcar will tell its story in its own log entry following this one.

Thanks for the extremely interesting cache -- without this locationless cache, I never would have known of the Merci Train. 

Steam Engine
New York Central Tugboat #16
Route 6 / Route 25 Rotary
Bourne, Massachusetts, USA

We happened to see this tugboat steam engine while on a locationless caching expedition to southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We realize that this steam engine is not a tractor engine, but we felt it may be of interest to others reading this locationless cache, and thus worthy of being listed as a note instead of as a find, particularly since all locationless caches are due to be archived at the end of this year. We've definitely had fun keeping our eyes peeled for steam-powered tractors! 

P-21 / P-22 Styx Missile at Battleship Cove
Displayed with [url=http://www.battleshipcove.org/hiddensee-history.htm]Hiddensee[/url]
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

This P-21 / P-22 Styx Missile is representative of those used on Russian Corvettes such as the Hiddensee which is displayed at Battleship Cove. While the Styx missile is not capable of achieving orbit, it could deliver a warhead of 1000 lbs to a range of nearly 100 kilometers.

Thanks for the cache! 

Windmill at [url=http://www.superpages.com/cities/mtg/37535/]Aptucxet Trading Post[/url]
Bourne, Massachusetts, USA

The windmill located at the entrance to the grounds of the Aptucxet Trading Post was originally located on the grounds of "Crow's Nest," the summer home of actor Joseph Jefferson, a good friend and fishing companion of president Grover Cleveland. This Dutch-style windmill is reminiscent of the days when windmills were an integral part of Cape Cod life in the grinding of grains as well as pumping salt water for the salt works so prevalent on Cape Cod in the 1800's.

Looking through these log entries reminds Mr. Seeker of visits to Holland when he was in high school. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, and the cache! 

[url=http://www.berkshiremuseum.org/galleries/aquarium.html]Berkshire Natural History Museum and Aquarium[/url]
39 South Street
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

We made a big detour on our trip to visit family in order to stop here at the Berkshire Natural History Museum and Aquarium to be able to log a find for this locationless cache.

The entire lower level of the Berkshire Natural History Museum features an incredible diversity of under water life, from a Berkshire Pond to the Ocean's Coral Reefs. A highlight of the aquarium is a pair of [url=http://www.berkshiremuseum.org/programs/youth/selfguide/1_aquaticlife.html]touch tanks[/url] to invite visitors to gently touch inhabitants from the tidal pools of Coastal New England.

The aquarium was a very busy place since school is currently out and today's weather features drizzly rain and fog! We'll have to return some other day when we have more time in order to see more of the museum! Thanks for the cache. 

While driving back to New Hampshire from New York, we were seeking out geocaches near to our route, and just happened to choose the [url=http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCQ1W9&Submit6=Find]Andaconda of Vermont[/url] cache. It was only after we arrived at the cache that we realized that the "Andaconda" was a huge wood stave pipe! Due to the amount of snow and ice in the mountains here, we chose not to seek out the cache, but we did take photos of the penstock in order to be able to log this locationless cache. We were excited to finally locate a suitable spot for this locationless cache.

This wood stave penstock runs from the Searsburg Dam to the Searsburg hydroelectric generating station. This penstock is an 8 foot in diameter above ground wooden pipeline that carries water down hill from the dam to the generating station where it moves a turbine.

Visiting this huge wooden pipe in the winter was a great way to see all of the places that the pipe leaks -- each leak turns into a giant icicle!

Thanks for the cache!
 

Waban Arches Aqueduct
Wellesley, MA, USA

The Waban Arches Aqueduct was built in 1876 as a portion of the Sudbury Aqueduct system to divert the water of the Sudbury River to Boston's Chestnut Hill Reservoir. This amazing 9-arch aqueduct is made of classic Roman-style stonework, largely supported without the aid of mortar.

The planning to build this aqueduct began after the Irish Potato Famine of 1843-45, when Boston grew rapidly. By 1870, the city's population exceeded 200,000. Planners had not anticipated this rapid growth and had thought that the Cochituate system would be adequate for many years. The process of diverting water from a pure upland source was repeated with the construction of the Sudbury Aqueduct.

Construction of the Waban Arches Aqueduct was completed in 1876, and by 1878, the main flow of the Sudbury River was diverted via the Sudbury Aqueduct to the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. The aqueduct was designed to operate by gravity to fill the Chestnut Hill and Brookline Reservoirs. The Cochituate and Sudbury Aqueducts were interconnected at Chestnut Hill.

We were inspired to visit this aqueduct for this locationless cache, and were surprised to find that there is a traditional cache with an excellent view of the aqueduct, the [url=http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=70f41152-07c6-4f5a-a02c-cc473351379e]Waban Arches Cache[/url]!

Thanks for the cache!

References:
[url=http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/04water/html/hist3.htm]Sudbury Aqueduct History, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority[/url]

[url=http://www.middlesexcanal.org/aqueducts/sudbury.htm]Images of the Sudbury Aqueduct[/url]

[url=http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/04water/pdf/ws1984book.pdf]"A History of the Development of the Metropolitan District Commission's Water Supply System," 1984[/url] 

Target #49 - Freestanding Clocks
Natick Federal Savings
Natick, MA, USA

We knew of a local freestanding clock that we were planning to log for this "dash" but we happened to come across this clock while out locationless caching this afternoon.

This clock is in front of Natick Federal Savings in Natick, Massachusetts.

Thanks for the cache, joefrog! 

[url=http://natickprayingindians.org/]Natick Praying Indians[/url]
Natick, Massachusetts, USA

Natick was initially formed as an "Indian Town," established in 1651 by the Puritan missionary, John Eliot. Today, no buildings remain from the original village, but there are two monuments in the town dedicated to the Natick Indians, one near the center of the modern town of Natick, and one near the center of modern Dover (formerly part of Natick). Some descendants from the Natick Praying Indians still live in the area and keep their tribal history alive today. In 2001, there was a [url=http://www.millermicro.com/natprayind.html]celebration of the 350th Anniversary of Natick and the Natick Praying Indians[/url].

We are honored to be able to log the missionary endeavors of John Eliot as our find for this locationless cache. Thanks for the cache!

The history of the Natick Indians is further documented online by the [url=http://www.natickhistory.com/history.html]Natick Historical Society and Museum[/url]:

[quote]
Natick was established in 1651 by the Puritan missionary, John Eliot, who settled a group of "Praying Indians" here on land granted by the General Court which was part of the Dedham Grant. To the Indians it was a "Place of Hills". The Speen family (Indian) owned much of the land in the Natick area and they deeded it to the Praying Indians taking house lots for themselves.

In the area now called South Natick, the Indians settled on both sides of the Charles River and built a meetinghouse with the help of an English carpenter. The two story building was used as church, school, and warehouse, and as a place for Eliot on his fortnightly visits. The building, which stood about where the present Eliot Church stands, was palisaded with a circle of tall trees.

For more than twenty years Eliot instructed and preached to the Indians. A school was set up, a government established, and the Indians were encouraged to convert to Christianity. Eliot learned their language and with the help of the Indians, who had no written language, transcribed the Bible into the Algonquin language. A copy of the 1865 edition is on display at the Natick Historical Society Museum.

The prosperity of the village was destroyed when King Philip, son of the chief, Massasoit, attacked the white settlers causing such fear among them that in 1675 the Indians were restricted to their villages, which made it difficult for them to farm or to tend their livestock. In October of that year, over Eliot's protests, the General Court ordered the Natick Indians sent to Deer Island. Many Indians did not survive the lack of food and the cold and those who returned seven months later found their homes destroyed.

The Praying Indians did not flourish after their return to Natick and Eliot died in 1690. An Indian named Takawampbait had been ordained by Eliot and he carried on until his death in 1716. Two other Indians preached before the New England Company sent first Rev. Oliver Peabody and later Stephen Badger to fill the Indian church pulpit.

The land in the Natick Plantation was held in common by the Indians until 1719 when twenty men were named as Proprietors to oversee any division of land. Eliot had given the Indians their form of government and they held their own town meetings and elected their own officials. However, they were under the Guardianship of the Court and had to have permission to sell land.

White settlers now outnumbered the Indians. Thomas Sawin was one of the first white men to own land in Natick. The Indians asked him to build a grist mill and he was deeded land for this purpose. By 1725 the Indians had sold most of their land to pay their debts and many drifted away or succumbed to disease.
[/quote] 

Boston, Massachusetts

After lots of lots of Internet research, we identified four different locations in Boston, Massachusetts where these tiles claimed to have been found by non-geocachers. As part of a series of Metro Boston locationless caching trips this past week, we visited each of those locations and found -- nothing![quote] 1 - Corner of Tremont and Temple
2 - Corner of Berkeley and St. James
3 - Corner of Kingston and Essex
4 - Charles Street at Crosswalk between Boston Common and Public Garden
[/quote]I wanted to post a "Did Not Find" log for this cache just to document our lack of success, but there is no such log type for locationless caches! Simply treat this note as a "Did Not Find!" 

[url=http://ed-thelen.org/J-McGrath/NBEDFORD.HTM]Nike Site Bedford B-85 CL[/url]
Bedford, MA, USA

We have been intending to visit this Nike site for a long while and decided that we better squeeze in a visit quickly before the locationless caches are all archived at the end of the year!

This site was a very interesting place to visit. Upon seeing the launch building, it was immediately clear that we had found the right place due to the unmistakable US Military architecture!

It appears that nearly all of the buildings at the launch facility are still in existence, as the area looks very similar to how it appears in period photos. (Well, other than the fact that the missiles are gone...)

We took coordinates from the center of the missile launch area -- this would have been an interesting place to visit when it was active.

Thanks for the interesting historical locationless cache to teach us a little more about the cold war period of our nation's history! 

[url=http://web.mit.edu/evolving/buildings/stata/]Stata Center[/url]
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA

MIT's new Stata Center is not your typical "Googie View!" However, the amazing building definitely fits many of the "Googie" characteristics:

- out of whack squares
- undulating canopies
- zig zag roofs
- sloping glass walls.
- design themes should be combined in an abstract way
- buildings should appear to defy gravity
- new building materials like plastic, cement and glass should be utilized

Since this building isn't 50s/60s "Googie" but shares so many of the Googie features and excesses, I asked the cache owner in advance for permission to post a find for this extremely unique building. He said, "Sounds great! Go for it." So, here it is...

-----

The Stata Center was built in 2004 as the new home for MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) and the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy. Its striking design - featuring tilting towers, many-angled walls and whimsical shapes - challenges much of the conventional wisdom of laboratory and campus building.

Usually with locationless caches, we include a lengthy description or history for the topic of the cache. However, so much has already been written about this controversial new building that I'll simply point you to [url=http://web.mit.edu/evolving/buildings/stata/]MIT's official pages for the Stata Center[/url]. (However, I would particularly encourage you to check out the [url=http://web.mit.edu/evolving/buildings/stata/photos.html]Photos Page[/url] and the [url=http://web.mit.edu/evolving/buildings/stata/afterword.html]Afterword from the book, "Building Stata" by William J. Mitchell[/url].)

Thanks for the fun cache, ifranz!

[This entry was edited by solid-rock-seekers on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 9:34:38 PM.] 

Giant Chess Set at [url=http://www.bostonkids.org/index2.html]Boston Children's Museum[/url]
300 Congress Street
Boston, MA, USA

This giant chess set is in the Boston Children's Museum. The museum is chock full of cool exhibits that are not only fun, but educational, too! We have greatly enjoyed all of our visits to the museum -- there is always something to do, and it's fun for parents as well as kids.

Thanks for the cool "Chess for Kings" cache! 

Joseph Bellino
1960 Heisman Trophy Winner
United States Naval Academy
Halfback

Joe Bellino entered the sports spotlight at Winchester High in 1953. At Winchester High School, he racked up the following honors:

* Started every football, baseball and basketball game in his sophomore, junior and senior years.

* Scored in every football game throughout his high school career except the first two games in his sophomore year, tallying up a career total of 273 points while at Winchester High.

* Made All-State teams in football, basketball and baseball.

* Won nine letters, the maximum number for any player

But that was only the beginning. In 1960, Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy as the "nation's outstanding college football player" as a starting halfback for three years at the United States Naval Academy -- the first midshipman ever to win this distinguished award.

He was the first Navy athlete in 41 years to receive the Academy's two top athletic awards, the Thompson Trophy and the Naval Academy Athletic Association Sword. In 1977, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In 1965, after distinguised service in the U.S. Navy, Joe Bellino joined the Boston Patriots.

In keeping with the tradition of recognizing the accomplishments of Winchester residents who have made a difference, this new community park was dedicated as "Joseph M. Bellino Park."

There is more information about Joe Bellino's accomplishments and the park on the [url=http://www.winchester.us/downloads/projects/BellinoFundraiserCampaign.pdf]Bellino Park Fundraising Campaign Brochure[/url].

Thanks for the cache to encourage us to learn about this local sports hero.

[This entry was edited by solid-rock-seekers on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 9:54:58 PM.] 

[url=http://www.themillbrookgallery.com/]Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden[/url]
Concord, NH, USA

As "Solid Rock Seekers" we couldn't resist searching for this cache -- what could be more fitting for us to find than a huge ball of granite?

We had discovered on the Internet that there were a couple of these granite ball fountains at the Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden in Concord, NH. We made a special trip to Concord today to log this location before the cache is archived at the end of the year, even though we wouldn't be able to see the fountain in operation. (Any self-respecting fountain in NH is frozen solid on the first day of winter!)

The pictured fountain features a 38cm (15") Spectrolite sphere on a 33" x 33" x 19" Amadeus Multicolor base from Finland. Eero Vainikka is the artist. The fountain is half-buried in the snowbank from the adjacent driveway, but we tried to uncover enough so that it can clearly be seen that it is indeed a floating stone fountain. Fountains like this one are available for purchase at the Mill Brook Gallery -- the pictured one would cost $10000 including delivery and set up with pump. [url=http://www.themillbrookgallery.com/Gallery/fountains.htm]Other sizes are available[/url] to suit a wide range of pocketbooks, from $7500 for a 14" sphere up to $95000 for a 4' diameter ball etched with the continents to be a huge globe. (By the way, the 4' sphere weighs 5400 pounds!)

Purchasing one of these for our yard is clearly out of the question, but we thought that other cachers may be curious to see the cost of purchasing one of these.

Thanks for the cache!

[This entry was edited by solid-rock-seekers on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at 3:26:20 PM.] 

"[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Opera_House]The Opera House[/url]"
539 Washington Street
Boston, MA, USA

"The Opera House" is one of Boston's landmarks. Home to [url=http://www.thebostonians.org/]The Bostonian Opera and Concert Ensemble[/url], the [url=http://www.blo.org/]Boston Lyric Opera[/url], and many other local opera companies, there is always some excellent entertainment taking place in this beautifully restored opera house. Currently, however, The Opera House is the venue for the annual performances of the [url=http://www.bostonballet.org/]Boston Ballet[/url]'s "[url=http://www.bostonballet.org/nutcracker/default.aspx]The Nutcracker[/url]."

Thanks for the cache! 

[url=http://www.actiongamespaintball.com/]Action Games Paintball[/url]
Tewksbury, MA, USA

Action Games paintball is a large outdoor paintball establishment with 80 acres of terrain and six playing fields. They cater primarily to large novice groups looking to experience the thrill of paintball.

We made a special visit to their establishment in order to log a find for this cache. We've never played paintball before, so we weren't able to pose with any paintball equipment.

We are intrigued by the possibility of possibly returning with a large group of geocachers to experience paintball!

Thanks for the cache! 

Pine Ridge Cemetery
238 Pine Street
Dedham, MA, USA

Pine Ridge Cemetery for Animals is reportedly the oldest continuously run pet cemetery in the country. The 27-acre cemetery is home to the pets of such celebrities as Lizzie Borden, George Arliss, and Admiral Richard Byrd. (Admiral Byrd's dog was [url=http://findagrave.org/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1783&pt=%20Igloo]Igloo[/url].) Horses from the Boston Police Department's mounted unit are buried here, too.

Thanks for the cache! 

Mission Architecture Home
Chestnut Hill
Boston, MA, USA

We have encountered no shortage of difficulty in trying to locate an example of mission-style architecture in New England! However, finally today, while on a whirlwhind locationless caching tour through Boston, we located this home on Chestnut Hill that features mission architecture imitative of the Alamo.

Thanks for the cache! 

Lyrical Locations
Kendall Square Station
From "The M.T.A. Song" by [url=http://www.kingstontrio.com/]The Kingston Trio[/url]

The M.T.A song (affectionately known as "Charlie on the M.T.A") has been one of Mr. Seeker's favorite folk songs for ages. When we saw this lyrical location target, we couldn't resist setting out for Kendall Square Station to re-enact a portion of Charlies fateful trip.

The M.T.A. (Metropolitan Transit Authority) song itself has an unusual history. It was originally written as a campaign song for Walter A. O'Brien, the Progressive Party candidate for mayor in Boston. It was one of seven songs written for his campaign; each one emphasized a key point of his platform. Each song was recorded and broadcast from a sound truck that drove around the streets of Boston. This earned O'Brien a $10 fine for disturbing the peace.

A singer named Will Holt recorded the story of Charlie as a pop song. Coral Records was astounded by a deluge of protests from Boston because the song made a hero out of a local "radical". During the McCarthy era of the 1950s, the Progressive Party became synonymous with the Communist Party even though O'Brien was never on the Communist Party ticket.

In 1959, The Kingston Trio released a recording of the song. The name Walter A. was changed to George to avoid the earlier problems.

(For more on the song's political history, see either this [url=http://web.mit.edu/jdreed/www/t/charlie.html]MIT Fan Site for Charlie on the MTA[/url] or the [url=http://dnc2004.tripod.com/id23.html]Democratic National Convention 2004 Site[/url].)

Recently, the MBTA (now the [url=http://www.mbta.com"]Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority[/url]) has introduced a new "[url=http://www.mbta.com/projects_underway/easyway.asp]Charlie Ticket[/url]", named after the famous [url=http://www.mbta.com/projects_underway/charlie.html]Charlie[/url] who "kissed his wife and family and went to ride on the M.T.A." Even though Charlie never returned, his legacy lives on!

----------

Well, let me tell you of the story of a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day...
He put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the MTA.

Well did he ever return, no he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned (what a pity)...
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendall Square station
And he changed for Jamaica Plain...
When he got there, the conductor told him "one more nickel"
Charlie couldn't get off of that train.

But did he ever return, no he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned (poor old Charlie)...
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Now all night long Charlie rides through the station
Crying "what will become of me?"
"How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea?"
"Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

But did he ever return, no he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned (shame and scandal)...
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned.

Charlie's wife goes down to the Scollay Square station
Every day at quarter past two...
And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich
As the train comes rumblin' through.

Well did he ever return, no he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned (he may ride forever)...
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned (pick it, Davey).

Now you citizens of Boston dontcha think it's a scandal
How the people have to pay and pay...
Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brien!!
Get poor Charlie off the MTA!

Or else he'll never return, no he'll never return
And his fate is still unlearned (just like always)...
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned...
He's the man who never returned...
He's the man who never returned!!!
 

[url=http://www.airnav.com/cgi-bin/navaid-info?id=LWM&type=VOR.DME&name=LAWRENCE]Lawrence VOR/DME[/url]
Lawrence, MA, USA

I've been planning to visit a local VOR/DME for a long time, but have only now been inspired to go out and log it with the impending archival of all locationless caches.

I had anticipated that I would need to walk up a snow-covered access road to get to the Lawrence VOR/DME, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the FAA must have contracted with someone to plow the access road, as I was able to drive to within a few feet of the gate.

I arrived at the top of the hill shortly before sunrise, and was able to not only see the VOR/DME up close, but catch a photo of the sunrise over the nearby hills.

Thanks for the cache! 

Camp Collier
Gardner, MA

Camp Collier is one of the premier Boy Scout Camps of the Monadnock Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Camp Collier first opened in 1930. The camp occupies 600 acres of land around 2.5 mile long Lake Wampanoag. They offer swimming, row boating, canoeing, tent campsites, Adirondacks (lean-to) shelters, winter cabins, an activity field for athletics and camporees. They also offer row boat and canoe rentals for overnight groups that supply their own BSA or Red Cross certified Lifeguard.

Camp Collier was summer camp for the Monadnock Council, BSA, until 1993, when the Monadnock Council merged with the Nashua Valley Council forcing the closing of the camp. In July 2001, it opened again and became the main Cub Scout Summer Camp for the Nashua Valley Council. It now offers both Cub Scout Day Camp and Webelos Resident Camp (Over-Night). Both camp programs include Swimming, Boating, Fishing, Nature Study, Field Sports, Crafts, Scout Skills, Archery, and BB Guns. Camp Collier also offers Day Camp bus transportation for all cities and towns that are within the Nashua Valley Council.

We enjoyed our wintertime visit to the gateway for Camp Collier. Thanks for the trip down memory lane to recollections of summer scout camp and the interesting locationless cache!