The Hanging Tree Traditional Cache

The cache is a magnetic key holder and will not be hard to find, please use discretion when removing and replacing the cache as it is a fairly high muggle area. The cache contains only the logbook so bring your own writing stick.

The branch from which criminals were reputedly hung broke off long ago.  In times since, a young arsonist set the tree afire, killing it; since the fire, the remaining smaller branches were "pruned" by chainsaw in an effort to reduce the fire hazard, but to some old-timers this marked a desecration since the appearance of the Tree changed considerably.  Most of these pictures date from after that pruning; the effect is incredibly stark, but still evocative.  The Tree is one of the emblems of Lillooet's history, and this page is a visual tribute to it, since there is very little else to say concerning it, other than to recommend visitors to the town make an effort to walk the short distance up the hill from the Courthouse (now closed thanks to government cutbacks) and visit the Tree and to enjoy the view.

Bring a picnic lunch and spend a bit of time here in the park, contemplate what might have taken place here, be very quiet and you might even hear Judge Begbie passing sentence, above all enjoy the views.