Welcome to Double Oak Park, a sprawling network with 16 miles of hiking, biking, and horseback trails which covers the ridges of Dunnavant Valley. Prepare for a few tough elevation changes, scenic views, ancient trees, and trails which cater to all audiences and interests! There are two entrances to this park: the main trailhead on Bear Creek Road and the back gate which connects to Dunnavant Valley Park on Highway 41. Both entrances have nice bathroom facilities, covered pavilions with picnic tables, and plenty of parking space in gravel lots. Park admission is free. Be sure to bring water with you, and enjoy your visit!
This cache is near the second trailhead kiosk on the main double-track trail, coming from the back entrance. There are several trails which converge here and continue down the adjacent valleys, including Truckin', which connects with Morning Dew to lead all the way to the front entrance of the park, and Raven's Roost, which cuts across an adjacent ridge and toward the back gate. This is a fun area to explore, and there are plenty of small rock gardens and titan trees to keep you busy.
(In my best infomercial voice) Do you ever get tired of forest-dwelling geocaches not being waterproof enough to keep out the rain? Do you hate having to replace log sheets and throw out rusted pens when water seeps through torn ziplocs and dryrotted lock-n-locks? Do you wish there was an easier way to keep your cache in tip-top shape under even the worst conditions, without spending thousands of dollars on professional components? Then YOU need...to just keep adding containers! That's right, just nest as many containers as possible into a single hide, with a log sheet in the middle! We all have a stash of old containers just waiting to be put to use, and now YOU--yes, YOU--can use them to make your caches stronger, longer-lasting, and more impressive than ever! (Record scratch)
So yes, that is the thesis for this geocache--if you just keep nesting containers inside each other, can you delay the inevitable rain-soaked log and extend the life of the cache? I originally had an additional container in the mix, too, but I decided to repurpose it. There are 4 nested containers here, each of which is unique (and one of which is VERY unique, custom designed and printed for this purpose). Will that be enough to keep the rain out long-term? Probably not. But does it make for an interesting puzzle? Well...probably not, but I did it anyway. Do not use force when opening the containers--plastic is plastic, and it would be hard to replace some of these--and return everything as found.
As the name implies, you will be climbing to the top of this ridge to visit a rock garden tucked away from the adjacent trails. You are seeking a clear plastic container suspended with orange paracord, containing a logsheet, pen, tradables...and 3 other nested containers. This location is pretty hidden from the trails, but practice stealth when approaching GZ. Do not remove the paracord when logging, and return the cache to its original hiding place. Watch out for snakes and poisonous plants in the summer. Thanks for visiting!
~Congratulations to Chili Heads and the pencas for the FTF!~