Larz Anderson Cache

It's Memorial Day - the beginning of summer.  Paul and I set off to find two geocaches today in Larz Anderson Park, a former estate that was donated in 1951 to the town of Brookline.  This is a beautiful location for a variety of year round activities.  Architectural landscape pieces are great and the sledding potential on the hill is phenomenal!  Not that I'm ready for winter so soon. . .

Our first prize is near a pond that has a small gazebo at one end.  There is a fountain in the gazebo.  Yes, in the gazebo.  This cache was pretty easy to reach, and although there were quite a few folks around, we were able to sign the log without too much notice.  We sat on a rhododendron shrouded bench to log our find and set the course for our next one.

The second cache, located near the aforementioned sledding hill, is well protected by poison ivy.  But that didn't stop us - we found a way in without touching any of the evil vine.  There are two circular stone benches nearby, one at the top of the hill, and one at the bottom.  I can just imagine lounging here on a summer afternoon, eating strawberries and sipping champagne . . . with a seat cushion.