Introducing... The B.L.T. Cache. With Mayo off to the side.
The BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato) is a type of bacon sandwich. The standard BLT is made up of five ingredients: bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and bread. The five ingredients can be altered according to preference; for example, the bread can be toasted and the mayonnaise home-made or replaced with ranch dressing. The sandwich has a high sodium and fat content, and has been specifically targeted by UK café chains in an effort to reduce salt and fat.
Whilst there are variations on the BLT, the essential ingredients are bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and bread. The quantity and quality of the ingredients are matters of personal preference. The bacon can be well cooked or tender, but as it "carries" the other flavors, chefs recommend using higher quality meat; in particular, chef Edward Lee states "Your general supermarket bacon is not going to cut the mustard".
Iceberg lettuce is a common choice because it does not add too much flavor whilst adding crunch. Food writer Ed Levine has suggested that BLT does not require lettuce at all, as it is "superfluous", a suggestion that Jon Bonné, lifestyle editor at MSNBC, described as "shocking". Michele Anna Jordan, author of The BLT Cookbook, believes the tomato is the key ingredient and recommends the use of the beefsteak tomato as it has more flesh and fewer seeds.
The mayonnaise used significantly influences the flavor of the BLT. In one survey, Hellmann's © Mayonnaise was the most popular mayonnaise on the market, with cookbooks recommending it when a homemade alternative is not available. The bread can be of any variety, white or wholemeal, toasted or not, depending on personal preference.
Source: Wikipedia
To find the cache, take Hwy 89 / 385 South of Custer SD until you get to Mayo Road. Yes, you heard me right... MAYO Road. (Well, where would YOU put a cache named the B.L.T.?) Stay on Mayo Road until you get to about N43 40.529, W103 37.214. There's a sort of road that takes off to the left. I would park here and walk to the cache. I'm not sure of the future status of this "trail / road", so to be safe just leave your vehicle here. It's only about .2 miles to the cache. The cache is in the Black Hills National Forest and not on private property. This location appears to be an old abandoned mining operation of some kind, with a couple of acres of filled-in excavations, sand, and rocks of various mineral compositions. If anyone has any information on the history of this spot, let me know.
The cache is a small, 5" square, BLT sandwich sized lock-n-lock container, hidden classic Furrball style for areas such as this. It's large enough for smaller swag items, small trackables and coins. Unfortunately, there are no food or condiments in this cache. Not even a simple BLT recipe. That, you can get back in town if you're hungry enough after you find the cache. Be sure to replace it exactly how you found it, and that it's hidden well before you leave. I would also recommend watching for small crawling critters as you search for and locate the cache. Not that there are any, but it's always a possibility in rocky locations such as this.
As with all of our caches... stay safe and have fun!