Ambler's Ramble Traditional Cache
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Rattlesnake Lodge is above mile post 375 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Leave the Parkway where the sign says Vance Birthplace. Even in bad weather, Parkway is still open to this point. Parking Coordinates are N35 40.180' W082 28.273'
Go about 50 yards from parking area and turn left onto Mountain to Sea trail (White Blaze)
Rattlesnake Lodge was built in 1903/04 as a summer home for Dr. Chase P. Ambler. Dr. Ambler came to Asheville as a young medical school graduate and established himself here as a specialist/physician. In the first 3 years, 41 rattlesnakes were killed on the property; Dr. Ambler would pay $5 for any rattlesnake brought to him. The ceiling in the living room of the house was made of snake skin. There were numerous buildings on the property, and the remains of many can still be seen on the way to the cache. Minor bushwacking near the actual cache site. Cache is in a clear tupperware container with a white lid - inside are an assortment of goodies. ENJOY! Length of hike- approximately 1.85 miles each way.
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