McLeod's Tamarack Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/12/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Adding to the McLeods Serie of geo-caches, all are winter friendly and can be found hanging in trees. Please replace it where you found it and be sure the lid is closed. Be aware of others around and their privacy. Please enjoy the trail system and be thoughtful and pick up a piece of garbage that others where not thoughtful about when they tossed it.

The Tamarack tree also known as the Larch is not a evergreen tree, that drops its needles during the winter. The word tamarack is from the Algonquin and means "wood used for snowshoes".

Key Characteristics;

  • The needles are nornally borne on a short shoot in groups of 10-20 needles
  • The larch is deciduous and the needles turn yellow in autumn
  • the seed cones are small, less then 2 cmlong with lustrous brown scales
  • Larchs are commonly found in swamps, bogs and other low laying areas.
  • It can survive in temperatures down to -65C
  • The inner bark can be used as a poultice to treat cuts, infected wounds, frostbite and boils.

 

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