The cache is an ammo box and contains (some) whale related themes:
A porpoise soap, a slinky, a beany-baby critter, a copy of Moby
Dick, a CDR of ancient Bob Marley and the Wailers (get it?), a
hand-generator flashlight, a picture of a whale, a coffee cup, a
rubber ball that looks like a world-globe, a package of go-fish
playing cards, large candles, and a box of bandaids with an aquatic
theme. Please consider continuing the cetacean theme!
There is also a disposable camera and a notebook and pencils for
you to log your visit. Photos taken of mermaids and sailors are
OK!
We will be posting names and photos on our cetacean website.
Oh yeah - some of us think it would be cool if you read a
randomly selected paragraph or two from Moby Dick while you are
there. Be conscious!
We think it is well worth it to continue climbing (huff puff) to
the 13,000' Whale peak on the divide - lots of great views from up
there. From the lake, you can see a cross just under the peak. We
suppose that this is associated with a plaque near there, marking a
death that had occurred.
Update 6/13/2003: We just got back from visiting the cache. We
replaced the camera with a fresh one. Still a lot of snow there as
of this date, and a lot of snow fields to cross, but the cache
location itself is clear. The cache was in great shape (thanks,
finders!). It bears repeating: Get a map to know where you are
going. This hike itself is short (about 2 miles) but remember you
at 12,300' - we had a couple of cold sleet storms while
visiting.