Welcome to this very unique micro located almost in the middle of nowhere, I decide to bring you here because this place means a lot to me. I had hike and camp here so many times that I lost count.
This is the South entrance for the Florida trail the Big Cypress section, the Florida trail is about 1300miles in length all the way across Florida, covers a great variety of environments from saw grass and swamps, through cypress and pines and more.
So when you grab this cache, don't be shy and open the gate, walk in a few feet South on the trail and sign the Florida trail's log, you will see how this magical place with enchanted you with its beauty and it will invite you to take a short hike through it's amazing environments.
Now I would like to share more information about the trail and Big Cypress.
Big Cypress National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in southern Florida, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Miami. The 720,000-acre (2,900 km2) Big Cypress, along with Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, became the first national preserves in the United States National Park System when they were established on 11 October 1974
Big Cypress borders the wet freshwater prairies of Everglades National Park to the south, and other state and federally protected cypress country in the west, with water from the Big Cypress flowing south and west into the coastal Ten Thousand Islands region of Everglades National Park. When Everglades National Park was established in 1947, Big Cypress was originally intended to be included; however, because the land had not been purchased from its private owners, Big Cypress was ultimately released from the park system.
The preserve is the most biologically diverse region of the terrestrial Everglades, and while dominated by a wet cypress forest is host to an array of flora and fauna, including mangroves, orchids, alligators, venomous snakes like the cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) and eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus), a variety of birds, and the Florida panther, (Puma concolor couguar) and the Florida Black Bear.
The preserve is also home to nine federally listed endangered species including the West Indian Manatee, the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi), and the Florida Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis pratensis).
For information about The Florida Trail, feel free to visit their web site:
http://www.floridatrail.org/
NOTE: Do not pull the cache, just unscrew the button part of the container.
FTF HONORS FOR THIS CACHE TO JunglePete