Huge moss-draped live oaks, sweet gums, hickory trees and stately pines cast their protective shade over the road, with limbs that meet in a towering canopy to provide cooling shade for the roads beneath them. Tallahassee has a long history of protecting trees, going back to the 1843 fire that destroyed the downtown area. When the fire was put out, the citizens made two decisions: to rebuild the buildings using brick and to plant more trees. As of March 2012, Tallahassee has nine canopy roads that provide a unique contribution to the city's southern charm.
There is a cache hidden in this series on each of the City's nine designated canopy roads and all nine are hidden in the same fashion. This cache is dedicated to a road that is my personal favorite and one that local cyclists like to ride on Sunday mornings - Miccosukee.
Miccosukee Road began as an Indian footpath that led to the village of Mikosuki. British surveyors made note of the path in 1767. By the 1850's the road was used by thirty Leon county plantation owners to haul cotton to market. Gracious old live oaks now create a nearly nine mile long stretch of continuous canopy. A small community called Miccosuki still exists at the end of the road today. While you're on your way there, don't forget to find out what material the Recycled Road is made out of!