Atop Iron Mountain, one of the highest points in peninsular
Florida, this National Historic Landmark will open its grounds to
Trek Ten Trails participants and all geocachers for a Bok Bonus
Trek.
Bok Tower Gardens is open every day of the year from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. with last admission at 5 p.m. Admission as of July 1, 2006 is
Adults: $10, Children (ages 5-12): $3 and Children (under 5): Free.
However, there is free admission to Trek Ten Trails participants
who trek any four of the ten featured trails. Each person who
presents their Validation Card with any four trail stamps
will receive free admission to search for the cache and enjoy the
world famous carillon and surrounding gardens.
The Pine Ridge Nature Preserve and Trail is a Longleaf
Pine-Turkey Oak habitat. Similar pine communities once covered
millions of acres in the southeastern United States. Now in danger
of disappearing, a small portion has been preserved in the Pine
Ridge Nature Preserve. This habitat is an upland ecosystem typified
by an overstory of Longleaf Pine and a dense groundcover of
Perennial grasses. Visitors can experience this natural habitat on
a 3/4-mile trail that begins at Window by the Pond and terminates
at the parking lot. Many shaded benches along the way serve as
places for relaxation and reflection. Along the trail you will see
a bog garden, an open glade and a sandhill forest community that is
one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world
This geocache is a part of the Trek Ten Again
in 2009 program. Participation in that program, while a lot of fun,
is not required to log this cache here. Trek Ten Again in
2009 marks the second year of the Friends of the Parks
Foundation’s call to explore the outdoors in Polk County.
Five new nature trails have been added to the program’s
original ten trek locations throughout Polk County. Each nature
trail includes geocaches with a self-inking stamp for validating
your visits to at least ten of the featured trails. You can choose
which ten trails you visit, and of course you may trek all 15!
New game cards, which participants stamp and return to be
entered into the year end prize drawings are available at the
Friends of the Parks website. Validated game
cards must be mailed by October 5, 2009 to be eligible for
prize drawings and a certificate of completion. Trek Ten Again in
2009 maps, game cards and other information about each of the
featured nature trails may be downloaded from the Friends of the
Parks website. Check out our
Profile for more details. The Friends of the Parks Foundation
has formed an alliance with the annual Water Wings & Wild
Things event to host our 2009 Trek Ten Again Grand Finale
Celebration and subsequent kickoffs at Circle B Bar Reserve.
GRAND FINALE OCTOBER 31, 2009 - BE
THERE!
This cache was placed with the assistance of
the
Florida
Geocaching Association