Tadpole's Swampy Night Cache
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We had a great time finding the Gators and Ghouls night cache on the Sabine River so we thought we would place our own little night cache over here on the Neches. The Tx Tadpole hadn't yet made her arrival into the world when we completed that quest last year, but i'm sure she has some recollection of how much fun it was. This time, she not only was with us, but helped hide our cache. Since she loves being on the river and in the swamp, we named this one after her!
There's not much to say except that if you do decide to go for this cache, you should be prepared for anything. As far as critters go,, OH YEAH!!! You'll most likely see all kinds of wildlife, some of which you probably won't want to get too close to. There are plenty of snakes, gators, nutria, spiders, and biting insects in this beautiful area, but you won't have any problems with any of those if you watch where you're going, administer bugspray if needed, and use your good common sense. Of course, the critters aren't what we would be concerned about anyways. We saw evidence of what looked to be an abandoned camp near the final cache location so just to be on the safe side, turn around if you start hearing banjo music.
As far as the cache itself goes, remember that this is a night cache which means your chances of actually finding it are much better after the sun goes down. You'll definitely neezzzzzhmfhd d n,,p. waterborne transportation to complete the cache and we recommend that it be powered by some sort of moto nm hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh r because of the
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I guess that's about it so we'll leave you with the following advice. Plan your trip carefully, make sure you have all your supplies, let someone know where you are going, and last but not least,,,,HAVE FUN!
Additional Hints
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