Wooded Draws
This ecosystem occurs south of Wolf Creek. A "draw" is a gully or drainage basin that carries water into a river or stream - such as Wolf Creek - during periods of heavy rainfall or runoff. There is a variety of vegetation growing within these draws, such as Rough Leaf Dogwood, Red Elm, Red Cedar and some prairie remnants including even the Prickly Pear cactus. Also nearby are the limestone bluffs that are a major feature along the south side of Wolf Creek. Limestone lies beneath the soil throughout our region and was formed from the remains of marine life which fell to the bottom of a vast sea that covered this area around 300 million years ago.
This letterbox hybrid geocache is within the boundaries of the Overland Park Arboretum.
To reach this geocache, you will need to enter the Arboretum through the main entrance gate which is immediately adjacent to the visitor's parking lot.
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Friends of the Arboretum always have free admission!
**Entirely Optional Bonus Activity**
This is an *entirely optional* bonus activity and its completion is not required to find or claim any of the geocaches within the Arboretum.
For anyone who wishes, stampbooks are available for use while finding the eight GeoArboretum Trail geocaches. If a visitor stamps all eight pages of the stampbook with the letterbox stamps found within the eight GeoArboretum Trail letterbox hybrid geocaches, they can then present their completed stampbook at the Visitor's Center to receive a limited-run wooden Arboretum Coin (while supplies last).
The stampbooks can be found in a mailbox labeled with the Geocaching logo at the front door of the Arboretum Visitor's Center.
The GeoArboretum Trail Geocaches
GeoArboretum Trail #1 - Dry Mesic Prairie
GeoArboretum Trail #2 - Dry Wooded Swales
GeoArboretum Trail #3 - Riparian Woodland
GeoArboretum Trail #4 - Mesic Oak-Hickory Forest
GeoArboretum Trail #5 - Old Field
GeoArboretum Trail #6 - Wooded Draws <<< This cache
GeoArboretum Trail #7 - Dry Oak-Hickory Forest
GeoArboretum Trail #8 - Dry Oak Savanna