Faith is my beloved Chihuahua/Pekingese puppy dog that has been my best friend for the past 14+ years. She has traveled over 12,470 miles and through 17 states to find 464 geocaches with me. In her younger days we would hike in the mountains and go long distances. Even though she is only 4.5 pounds she is tough. These days she’s not up to those kinds of caches but is satisfied doing park and grabs where she can get out of the car and take a pee on one of our long trips.
On November 30, 2017 my little love Faith passed over the Rainbow Bridge. She was a few months over 16 years and she had a great life. When she passed she had been caching to 37 states with me, found 1167 geocaches, and traveled 32,161 miles. I just looked at the above paragraph and can't believe how much she had done with me since I placed this cache less than 2 years ago. She went to Geowoodstock 14 in Colorado, the last 2 Going Caching events, Moga in 2017, Mingo, and Watt's Mill. She is dearly missed.
This geocache is the first in a series of 15 that I have placed along the Cub Lake Trail in Natchez Trace State Park located in Wildersville, Tennessee. Natchez Trace State Park is a 10,154 acre state park located within a 48,000 acre state forest and wildlife management area. Cub Lake is approximately 52 acres in size and the trail around it is approximately 5.8 miles long and considered moderate difficulty. There are approximately 13.5 miles of hiking trails in the park and an overnight trail that is 40 miles long. Other activities at the park include swimming at Cub Lake, boating on various lakes, mountain biking, fishing, and horseback riding. There are also campgrounds and pavilions available for rental.
I would like to thank Walter Pope, park manager, for granting permission for these geocache hides. Please be respectful of the area and stay on the trails for as long as possible. Be sure to bring your boots if you do the whole trail, it can get muddy in sections.