The posted coordinates are NOT for the cache. They are for the parking area for Robinson Woods Preserve. Please only visit this preserve from dawn to dusk. Dogs are allowed, however, specific rules apply. Here is a link to the preserve website:
https://www.capelandtrust.org/properties-trails/property/robinson-woods-preserve/
I hid this cache to bring cachers to one of my favorite trails where you can find Shagbark Hickory trees. Keep your eyes peeled for these trees along the trail as you head to GZ. When you see this shagbark near the right side of the trail, you are getting close!
The shagbark hickory is a common hickory in the Eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large, deciduous tree growing well over 100 ft (30 m) tall, and can live more than 350 years. The tallest measured shagbark, located in Savage Gulf, Tennessee, is over 150 ft (46 m) tall. Mature shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark. This characteristic is only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark.
The shagbark hickory's nut is edible and has a very sweet taste. Red squirrels, gray squirrels, raccoons, chipmunks and mice are consumers of hickory nuts. Other consumers include black bears, gray and red foxes, rabbits, and bird species such as mallards, wood ducks, bobwhites, and wild turkey.
Cache coordinates: N 43 36.ABC W 070 13.DEF
A. It is a deciduous tree: T = 5 F = 4
B. They can live more than 350 years: T = 3 F = 5
C. They do not grow over 100 ft (30 m) tall: T = 4 F = 6
D. It has to be a mature tree to have shaggy bark: T = 2 F = 3
E. Its hickory nuts have a sweet taste, but mice don't eat them: T = 8 F = 6
F. It is considered an uncommon hickory in the eastern United States: T = 5 F = 7
Happy caching! 🙂
FTF congratulations to KTK57!🥇