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Lagniappe Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/29/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


If you happen to be out paddling the Ghost River, your take-out point will be about a quarter of a mile downstream from this island. The Ghost section itself is off-limits to new geocaches, because it has been designated a State Natural Area. From the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's description of the area:

The braided channels and backwater sloughs of the Ghost River provide excellent habitat for rare aquatic organisms including endangered freshwater mussels and fish such as the fat mucket (Lampsilis siliquidea), southern rainbow (Villosa vibex), southern hickory nut (Obovaria jacksoniana) and northern madtom (Noturus stigmosus). There are over 22 species of freshwater mussels found in the Wolf River. A variety of aquatic and terrestrial habitats also offer unique opportunities for observing birds and other wildlife.

The Ghost River section of the Wolf River received its name from the loss of river current as the water “flows” through open marshes and bald cypress-water tupelo swamps. Blue trail markers show the way for paddlers through the disorienting maze of willow, cypress, tupelos, and stunted pumpkin ash. The marked canoe trail follows the river from Yager Road in LaGrange to Bateman Road Bridge. - See more at: http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/article/na-na-ghost-river#sthash.xnQqFxEd.dpuf

This is a small cache that can be found hanging in a tree at the water's edge.  

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