Purple Haze Traditional Cache

This is the eighth cache in a short series of caches named for songs with a memorable opening rift or lyric.

This cache is hidden in the Kuhnert Arboretum grounds.  Parking is available at the Arboretum.   If this parking is unavailable you can park on the west side of Moccasin Creek along the north side of Melgaard Road. Use caution if parking on, or crossing Melgaard Road.

"Purple Haze" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and released as the second record single by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on March 17, 1967. As a record chart hit in several countries and the opening number on the Experience's debut American album, it was many people's first exposure to Hendrix's psychedelic rock sound.

The song features his inventive guitar playing, which uses the signature Hendrix chord and a mix of blues and Eastern modalities, shaped by novel sound processing techniques. Because of ambiguities in the lyrics, listeners often interpret the song as referring to a psychedelic experience, although Hendrix described it as a love song.

"Purple Haze" is perhaps Hendrix's best-known song and appears on many Hendrix compilation albums. The song featured regularly in concerts and each of Hendrix's group configurations issued live recordings. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and is included on lists of the greatest guitar songs, including at number two by Rolling Stone and number one by Q magazine.