The Legend of Hudson Hollow Mystery Cache

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H2GUY & Countsmama: Current status:
1. majority of reflectors were in place
2. final was gone
3. park full of Frisbee golfers
4. If new place for final was placed it probably wouldn't last long unless it was a micro.

Time to let this one fade off into the past.

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Hidden : 12/29/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

AS USUAL FOR NIGHT CACHES, THE COORDINATES LISTED ARE NOT THOSE OF THE CACHE.

Rather, they are the start of your nighttime adventure. Wait until it is dark enough to begin the hunt. This cache will only be possible when it is dark. At night, it should be fairly easy and a lot of fun. The difficulty rating reflects the final area, and the special equipment you need. For this cache, you need to bring a flashlight. The better the flashlight, there is less of a chance of a ghostly encounter. If possible, you’d like it to project a beam out to 100 feet, though we’ve tried to place the markers closer together. You should also bring a friend with a flashlight. First, they provide you with a backup light in case yours fails, second, it is always a good idea to have someone with you at night. They can help you scare away any ghost that might be lurking in the hollow. Be especially leery of the one caring the hangman's noose. Ideally, this friend should NOT be able to run as fast as you.


Hudson Hollow is located in Highland park. The asphalt trails in the park are well lit at night because of the paranormal activities of lost souls that wonder aimlessly through the park.
Hudson Hollow does not have a asphalt trail because the city is trying to deter people from venturing down it in hoping that the frequent police reports of ghosts will halt.
I've done my best to mark the Hudson Hollow trail with one marker on the left and two on the right. Don't venture to the left of the markers because along some parts of the trail there is a steep dropoff. Hangman's tree along the trail is marked with three markers in a triangle shape. If you pay close attention you can imagine the exact spot where 7 lawless men paid the price of their evil ways. Be sure to mark the site in your gps if you wish to find "Hangman's Tree"(GC1K8B1).
This story is not about those lost souls but of one by the name of Sara Hudson. She was a young women of 23, single, and with tresses of gold. The story that has been passed down from generation to generation is of the night the state seal was stolen from Guthrie and moved to Oklahoma City. Four men with two indian guides were seen camping in this hollow in the early evening. Sara lived just over the next hill with her family who had claimed the property in the land rush of 1889. She was very familiar with the hollow because the creek was the primary source of water for her family and she had made numerous trips to the creek before the family was able to dig their own well.
It was that night that she went to the hollow to fetch water and to invite the men for dinner that Sara never returned.
Sara was a hard working young woman who had plenty of suiters, while she had received numerous marriage proposals she had not left her family as she felt a sense of duty to care for her younger siblings as her mother had died when Sara was only 14 and her father was severely injured when an axe handle had broken and he received a head injury that he had yet to fully recover from. Despite her difficult turn in life Sara was outgoing and saw life as an adventure.
Everyone Sara met became a friend, she was quick to offer aid to anyone and when she made her way home she noticed that a small camp had been erected nearby. The weather had been unpredictable and the nights extremely cold, Sara informed her father that she was going to the camp to offer them dinner and the opportunity to spend the night out of the elements in their barn. She was never seen alive again.
Unbeknownst to the citizens of Guthrie, a plot to steal the State Seal of Oklahoma was in motion. The men in the camp were not traveling west as they said but were scouting for the quickest way to abscond with the seal and take it to Oklahoma City. Sara was unfortunate that she chose that fateful night to extend an offer of comfort and shelter to strangers, she arrived at the camp at the same time the thieves were showing their accomplices the fruits of their labor, Sara saw the prize and her small cry of alarm alerted the ruthless Comanche guides who silenced her forever, taking her scalp as their prize.
The remaining thieves outraged that the Indians committed such a heinous crime hung the indian guides from hangman's tree, buried Sara quickly and made their way to OKC with the state seal. The townsfolk were mystified by Sara's disappearance and the indians found hanging from hangman's tree. The Hudson family, Sara's descendants, sponsered the building of the paved trails with the stipulation that hangman's tree not be included in the walking trail system.
There have been many reports by late night trail walkers about a young women in early settler style dress sitting on the many benches along the paved trails. She had been scalped, to date her scalp has never been found. OR HAS IT????
Follow the reflectors as you follow the ghostly trail, You'll know when you find ground zero by the mass collection of reflectors.
Beware of muggles, the longevity of the cache is dependant on you being aware of your surroundings. Please do not shine your lights into any of the nearby homes, and beware of any lights that seem to be floating in air without any source behind them!
There is one item that must remain in the container...you'll know what that is once you open the container.

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