Directions:
Launch at the listed waypoint, and paddle upstream till you get to the posted coordinates.
You will find a large chunk of PVC pipe, stick on a pole.
I have no earthly idea why it is here, but it makes a handy starting point.
From the pipe, paddle 0.29 mile on a bearing of 310 degrees magnetic.
You will find an unusual cypress tree the locals call '3 Legs'.
From 3 Legs, paddle 0.18 mile on bearing of 343 degrees magnetic.
You will find another unusual cypress the locals call 'Broom Hilda'.
From Broom Hilda, paddle 0.31 mile on a bearing of 26 degrees magnetic.
You will find a majestic cypress the locals call 'Dueling Dragons'.
Search amongst the dragons to find the Lock & Lock!
Bonsai, literally, 'plantings in tray', from bon, a tray or low-sided pot and sai, a planting or plantings, is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ. The Japanese tradition dates back over a thousand years, and has its own aesthetics and terminology.
The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower). By contrast with other plant cultivation practices, bonsai is not intended for production of food, for medicine, or for creating yard-size or park-size gardens or landscapes. Instead, bonsai practice focuses on long-term cultivation and shaping of one or more small trees growing in a container. Junipers and cypress are favorite host specimens for those who create bonsai, which is why I opted to place this cache here. Paddling through the cypress, one can easily imagine themselves miniaturized, floating amongst bonsai
Not to be confused with 'Banzai', a term used by the Allied forces to refer to Japanese human wave attacks mounted by infantry units. This term came from the Japanese cry 'Tenno Heika Banzai' or 'Long live the Emperor', shortened to banzai, specifically referring to a tactic used by Japanese soldiers during the Pacific War. Banzai charges had some successes at the ends of battles by overcoming soldiers unprepared for such attacks. The Banzai charge is considered to be one method of Gyokusai, or 'jade shards', (honorable suicide), a suicide attack, or suicide before being captured by the enemy such as seppuku. The origin of such belief is the Classical Chinese text in 7th century called Book of Northern Qi, which states 'A man would rather be a shattered jade than be a complete roof tile'.