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[Illuminati] Ghost of Caching Presents Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/20/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   large (large)

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Geocache Description:

Second in the Christmas themed Illuminati series. No swaps required - empty the big cache and I'll rehide a little one closer to trail as the scrub regrows. Nearest toilets and other goodies Latrobe or Railton Ghost of Caching Past final ghost.


A cache in a very special wildflower reserve - the Henry Somerset Orchid Reserve.The biodiversity is extreme with about 50 species of orchids occuring here on the Railton Rd between Devonport and Railton, 5kms south of Latrobe sandwiched by forestry operations. Peak season is Oct-Dec.

I was planning a cache here last year but the area was burnt out severely - recovering nicely; some orchids really need a fire. I spoke to P.T. who has an orchid named after him and he said pretty much any bare bit of ground was ok for a hide.
Track notes and gallery of wildflowers
Terrestrial orchids are strange, little studied symbiotic plants - they may have few or no leaves deriving their food from fungi and are pollinated by attracting specific insects. Their petals contain mysterious crystals. I've walked this path almost weekly since placing the cache and there are always new orchids and other wildflowers in bloom. For xmas there is the tall purple leafless Hyacinth orchid - naturally sometimes called the Christmas orchid. It is most numerous on the side of the track closest to the APPM forestry disturbance.

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