cachephrase: With mixed emotions, I have decided to archive this cache. This was the first cache I ever found, back in 2004, and at that time the hiding place was a giant, beautiful weeping willow tree. Eventually I became the cache owner through adoption, and over the years the tree began to fall apart - literally. After nine years I had to change the original container due to a crack (would any of us fare as well after sleeping in the woods for nine years? I think not.) The replacement container has now gone missing, and I feel that if I replaced and relocated it, the original spirit of the cache would be lost. Thank you to all who have visited over the years and the fun stories you've shared. Thank you also to DBCHeadoc and Regular Girl, who placed the original cache and were kind enough to let me adopt it when they moved away. Happy caching!