The coordinates above are not where the cache is located, but you can park there if you wish...
You will be searching for a bottle of course. The original contents include a log sheet, pen, some toys and a dollar for FTF. There is also some desiccant packets in the cache to help prevent moisture. These are not trade items. You CAN drive quite close to the cache. We actually walked in, because walking is good exercise and I had to get my steps in for the day. The old road is pretty smooth, but does have a few small trees growing up in it, and some wash outs. There are also some trees down across the road when you get closer to the cache. We saw deer tracks, and some other animal tracks we were not sure of. Maybe coyote or fox. Please use caution in hunting season, as always.
Anyhow, this is just a message in a bottle.
When Abby aka ShadowFire_GalaxyCat (Lil' Tumbleweed) was about three years old, we discovered geocaching. We were very excited when we found our first one. I was looking online about treasure hunting and metal detecting and saw something about geocaching. We didn't have a gpsr, and had zero knowledge on geocaching. Using the map and the hint picture, we managed to find the cache. We were hooked. We have hosted and attended many events. The most memorable event wasn't the event itself, but an event that happened during the event. (GC1111D) Abby, who was almost six, earned her name of Lil' Tumbleweed. We were walking as a large group heading to a cache, when Abby tripped and fell. Unfortunately, she had her hands in her pockets and landed on her face, putting a tooth through her lip. She didn't break any teeth, but did require about two stitches in her lip.
When Abby was seven, Cajancacheman and I got married. Our wedding of course was a geo-event. (GC1FF4W). We have attended three mega events so far, and plan on attending the next Geowoodstock. We still need to find a few special caches. We have zero webcam caches, but plan to fix that when going to Geowoodstock while passing through Tennessee. We hosted an event in upstate NY called The Southern Invasion. (GC24B40) Around nine years into our caching adventures, we were going back up to NY, to visit family, so my sister, NaturegirlfromNY hosted another southern invasion event. Hers was titled Southern Invasion II: The Rebels Return (GC54GAD) My dad, Richard E also hosted an event that same time we were up there. His was Happy Birthday TIN MAN. (GC532MP) My dad had an awesome cache called TIN MAN. This cache had tons of favorites. (GC3JAY4) Unfortunately, he had some problems with a crazy geocacher who was actually stalking him, and making threats against him. I think my dad has archived almost all of his caches. He had a wonderful Wizard of Oz series, all handmade. If you look at the TIN MAN page, you can see photos of the lifelike TIN MAN he built.
We did drop out of caching for about two years. Just kinda got burnt out on it I guess. I still followed most of the caching activities, and tried talking CCM into going to three events during that time, even posted will attends, but we never went. But now we are back, with our memberships and we have at least six events in the very near future on our radar. I need to start planning some myself. I used to LOVE hosting events. I really hate when I look at my stats and see no finds for 2015 and 2016. But we can make up for lost time.
I have introduced four people to geocaching: Cajancacheman, NaturegirlfromNY, ShadowFire_GalaxyCat, and LionsLair. My sister then introduced people, including our Dad, Richard E. I am not sure how many people LionsLair has introduced, but he has a hand in planning the best events I have ever been to. If you want to go to a great mega event, check out any of the Going Caching events in Georgia. They are very well thought out and put together events. My sister caches when she can. She really likes the caches that take her out into the country side. She has eight earth caches under her belt. She will soon catch up with me.
Geocaching started on May 30, 2000. I began geocaching on April 4, 2005, only five years after the start. Geocaching was still quite new. Smart phones were not the way to go then. Maps, printed out pages and GPSr's is what got you to the cache. And maps. I have seen many changes in geocaching since I have started, some good some bad. I do look forward to the future of geocaching. There are some things I would like to see returned, such as webcam caches and virtual caches.
This cache was hidden with permission from the Kisatchie National Forest District Deputy Ranger
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