Being that my job places me on the road so often, it's hard to ignore the caches in the Jackson area. My job constantly takes me to Henderson, Memphis and Somerville, TN, one to four times a month. On the way to those places, I will go to or pass through Jackson.
When I begun caching in February 2005, I noticed Jackson has some caches. Nothing like amount today. My first find was Waters of Renewal. I chose it to be my first caching in Jackson since I knew exactly what it was referencing to and where to park. However, my first attempt was a DNF since I had no idea what a bison tube looked like. I found it the next trip on March 7, 2005. Since that find, I have found a cache in Madison County for 43 consecutive months.
Even prior to caching, I knew Jackson for the most part, the main roads (Highland, 45-By Pass, Airways, Carriage House and etc). I knew the shopping areas like Van Drive (Sam's) and Old Hickory Mall. However, I didn't know about the extensive park system and the two Civil War battlefields. Thanks for geocaching I think I have seen every park in Madison County and in some cases, multiple visits to the same park.
Prior to 2005, it was common for me to kill time at Sam's, EZ Paintball, Books a Million, Best Buy and Lowe's. Since, it's been more for caching.
