M&M-57 Legend of the Spanish Moss Traditional Cache
Hidden : 1/29/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Located along the orange-blazed Florida Trail in Green Swamp West,the cache container is a cammoed pill bottle with room for a log book. BYOP.

The Legend of the Spanish Moss

A fairly romantic version of the legend as told by Rufus Joseph Tillman.

A Spanish soldier fell in love at first sight with an Indian chief's favorite daughter. Though the chieftain forbade the couple to see each other, the Spaniard was too lovestruck to stop meeting the maiden in secret. The father found them out and ordered his braves to tie the Spaniard high up in the top of an ancient oak tree. The Spaniard had only to disavow his love to be freed, but he steadfastly refused. Guards were posted to keep anyone -- the chief's daughter above all -- from giving food or water to the poor Spaniard.

The Spaniard grew weaker and weaker, but he still would not renounce his love for the girl. Near the end, the Chief tried to persuade him once more to stay away from his daughter. The Spaniard answered that not only would he refuse to disavow his love, but that his love would continue to grow even after death. When at last the Spaniard died, the chief kept the body tied up in the tree as a warning to any other would-be suitors.

Before long, the Indians began to notice that the Spaniard's beard continued to grow. The Indian maiden refused ever to take a husband -- unless the Spaniard's beard died and vanished from the tree. As the years went by, the beard only grew stronger and longer, covering trees far from the Indian maiden's village. Legend says that when the Spanish Moss is gone, the Spaniard's love will have finally died with it.

Source: http://www.pbase.com/image/31036919



To reach this cache will require an approx 2 mile walk along the Florida Trail.

Original cache contents include a variety of trinkets as well as a log sheet!


 

Green Swamp West is closed to recreational users during the hunting seasons EXCEPT for hiking on the Florida Trail.
Hunting dates available here: 
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission


Dense tree cover may affect your final GPS readings so of course you may have to use your geocaching intuition to find the actual cache. Please rehide the cache securely and conceal it well so it cannot be seen. Have fun!


After you locate the cache please make sure to seal the Decon container properly by pressing down on all sides until they snap in place - otherwise the cache may not stay dry.

Florida Caching

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs OVT bnx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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