Apollo 14 launched in the late afternoon of January 31, 1971 on what was to be our third trip to the lunar surface. Five days later Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Moon while Stuart Roosa, a former U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper, orbited above in the command module. Packed in small containers in Roosa's personal kit were hundreds of tree seeds, part of a joint NASA/USFS project. Upon return to Earth, the seeds were germinated by the Forest Service. Known as the "Moon Trees", the resulting seedlings were planted throughout the United States (often as part of the nation's bicentennial in 1976) and the world. They stand as a tribute to astronaut Roosa and the Apollo program. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/moon_tree.html
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOON TREES! Of all the trees, the small town of Elmer, Louisiana is home to one of them. You can check the website for the location of the other Moon Trees. The trees with as asterisk are no longer alive. Thankfully, OUR Louisiana tree is alive and well, and a strong survivor of all the hurricanes it has endured. The tree right next to it is a "sister" tree. The seed for that tree was taken from the same cone, but never traveled to the moon.
You are seeking a baby soda bottle with log only, please bring a pen. The tree is located right on the side of a paved road with very little traffice. Plenty of room to park. Happy caching!