The Jersey Devil Traditional Cache

Every fall the caches in Wintergarden are replaced with new ones.  This allows social trails that have developed to heal, and also serves the purpose of getting people back to this great park, which is the main purpose of these caches.  The 2014 seasons theme is “Mysterious Creatures”.  Much of the following text is borrowed from somewhere.

THERE ARE CREATURES that lurk out there in the dark, that haunt the isolated forests of the world, that hide in the icy depths of the deepest lakes. They appear unexpectedly and inexplicably, then vanish just as mysteriously, usually leaving witnesses dumbfounded, frightened and, unfortunately in most cases, without a shred of evidence. Yet the eyewitness stories of these creatures persist, haunting the darkness as well as our imaginations.

The Jersey Devil:

There is a terrifying creature, they say, that haunts the dense pine barrens of New Jersey, and it’s frightening appearance earned it the name of The Jersey Devil. The legend of the Jersey Devil dates back to about the mid-1700s when it was considered an omen of disaster or war, but multiple sightings did not begin until the early 2000s. Some researchers claim that more than 2,000 witnesses have reported seeing the creature over the centuries. Although rare, sightings continue up to the present day.

Descriptions vary, but these are the most commonly cited attributes:

·         about three-and-a-half feet high

·         a head like a collie dog and a face like a horse

·         a short fat neck

·         wings about two feet long

·         back legs like those of a crane

·         horse's hooves

·         walks on its back legs and holds up two short front legs with paws on them.

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