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Travel Bug Dog Tag Misc.-Buckeye or Chestnut TB07

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Owner:
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Released:
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Origin:
Texas, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of the house of E.

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Please drop this item in rural or Premium Member Only caches.  Do not drop it in an urban cache or leave it behind at a caching event.  Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; this prevents the chain and tag tangling with other items.  Otherwise, take this travel bug anywhere you wish.  No permission needed to leave the U.S.

About This Item

Buckeyes&Chestnuts1

My wife is from Toledo, OH, so when she visits family she always brings buckeyes back to Texas with her. In 2011 we were in Switzerland and Austria and, never havings seen chestnuts, we thought we were seeing buckeyes on the sidewalks. We learned the truth and I had another idea for travel bugs. We later aquired some chestnuts for comparison.

The TB is either a buckeye or chestnut—you decide after comparison with the photos. Buckeyes tend to be a little smaller in size, with a smaller hilum (attachment scar) and are darker colored. If you are from Ohio, you probably know the difference since you are from the historic range of both species. The American chestnut was extirpated from most of its range by a blight (caused by a fungus). They now occur only in isolated spots on the margins of their former range. The chestnuts we find in stores now mostly originate in Europe or the orient.

Interestingly, despite the similarity of the nuts and tree leaves, buckeyes and chestnuts are in completely different plant families, and, chestnuts are edible whereas buckeyes can be toxic without a lot of preparation.

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Tracking History (3160.1mi) View Map

Visited 8/26/2013 krwolf took it to BIZZYB'S BIRTHDAY CACHE!!!!! Texas - 13.92 miles  Visit Log

Visited BIZZYB'S BIRTHDAY CACHE!!!!!

Visited 8/26/2013 krwolf took it to Bucket List Texas - 5.05 miles  Visit Log

Visited Bucket List

Visited 8/25/2013 krwolf took it to March Of The Penguins #7 Texas - 1.49 miles  Visit Log

Visited March Of The Penguins #7

Visited 8/25/2013 krwolf took it to In The Middle Texas - 1.54 miles  Visit Log

Visited In The Middle

Visited 8/25/2013 krwolf took it to Hit The Spot Texas - 2.65 miles  Visit Log

Visited Hit The Spot

Visited 8/25/2013 krwolf took it to Best Spot Texas - 8.01 miles  Visit Log

Visited Best Spot

Visited 8/24/2013 krwolf took it to Parkdale Parkngrab Texas - 3.34 miles  Visit Log

Visited Parkdale Parkngrab

Visited 8/24/2013 krwolf took it to KeithsCitgo Texas - .24 miles  Visit Log

Visited KeithsCitgo

Visited 8/24/2013 krwolf took it to The Longhorn Cow Whisperer Texas - 4.13 miles  Visit Log

Visited The Longhorn Cow Whisperer

Visited 8/24/2013 krwolf took it to Tennis Achennis Texas - .38 miles  Visit Log

Visited Tennis Achennis

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