This container was a gift from Meg aka Isonzo Karst, longtime West Central Florida cacher so I thought it would be an appropriate tribute to her. She was a pleasant and knowledgeable hiking companion and one of the few geocachers whose hides I considered always worth finding, though I didn't get the opportunity to search for many of them. Meg was also the South Florida reviewer, Palmetto. Meg sadly passed away in early 2023.
This cache was her favorite type of container and hidden in an area I think she would enjoy: a seasonally moist cypress swamp. It is not far from the Blue Trail and about one mile (one way) from the west entrance.
For those wondering about her nom de geocaching: karst topography is common in Florida "formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone...characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves." The term is derived from the Karst Plateau and other related features in northeastern Italy along the Isonzo River, the first place this topography is thought to have been identified.
Cypress Creek Natural Area covers over 2,000 acres in northern Jupiter Farms, mostly within the watershed of its namesake, a tributary of the Loxahatchee River Northwest Fork. The Historic Jupiter-Indiantown Trail, a hardpack multi-use trail following the 1915 roadbed connecting Jupiter and Indiantown, bisects the property and is open for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. Most other trails in this natural area are foot traffic only, including the Blue Trail and various unmarked management double track. More than 2/3's of the property consists of pine flatwoods, interspersed with depression marshes and cypress swamps. Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management (PBC ERM) acquired the property in parts between 1995 and 2009.