This Lorax series invites you to celebrate the wonders of trees. The caches are intended as family friendly hides that are easy to find with hints that are giveaways. This cache has a higher difficulty rating because you'll be going into an open area visible to muggles and will need to exercise stealth and care in removing the cache from its hiding place.
From the cache site, you'll see a magnificent willow tree. Weeping willows are found throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Who knew that willow trees led to the creation of Aspirin?
In 400 B.C., the father of modern medicine, Hippocrates, used a powder made from the bark and leaves of the willow tree to help heal headaches, pains and fevers. In the 1800s, scientists discovered that it was the compound called salicin in willow plants which gave pain relief. When ways were found to buffer the salicin to make it less tough on stomachs, the new wonder drug Aspirin was created in the 1900s.
This cache log is in a buffalo tube within a small container. You will need tweezers to remove the log. Please bring your own pen or pencil. Please exercise stealth and care in replacing the cache as you found it.
Parking is available on a nearby street but not on the street bordering the cache site.
Congratulations to the carels for the FTF!