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Cache o’ Nine Tails Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/3/2024
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   large (large)

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Geocache Description:


Located adjacent to Woodland Crossings Park.  The overall size of this cache is large (some would call it an "other", but size isn't always about the volume inside...), but the container inside is just a small bison tube, so BYOP.  Lift the top of the cache, then just twist the bottom of the tube to open it.

Cattails (Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia) are also known as Bulrush, great reedmace, cooper’s reed, cumbungi or cat-o’-nine tails.  (Or as some call them – corndogs.)  Cattails grow in marshes, ditches, ponds, and shallow areas of lakes.  They help stabilize the marshy borders of lakes and ponds, which helps protect them from erosion.  They provide spawning cover for some species of fish and provide nesting sites for waterfowl and marsh birds, such as the red-winged blackbird.  The stalks and roots are eaten by rodents, such as muskrats and beavers; and some parts of the plant can even be eaten by humans, too.  They are loaded with starch that can be used in primitive bread recipes or in the spring the young and tender white shoots on the roots can be cooked or eaten raw.  The flavor is said to be “similar to a cucumber with a nutty accent.”

This cache isn't edible, but is accessible using rodent trails through the marsh.  In winter or dry periods, this cache shouldn't require special equipment, but during the spring thaw, you might want some mud-boots or waders.

Congratulations to morristhecat for FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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