Mountains of Glass A/L Bonus
https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/mountainsofglass
This Cache is not at the posted coordinates
This adventure lab will take you on a tour of the glasshouse mountains hopefully giving you some perspective on their cultural and environmental importance along the way. Upon its completion, the final coordinates for this cache will be revealed.
On May 17, 1770, Lieutenant James Cook sailed north on his epic journey along Australia’s east coast. His journal entry for the day was as follows ‘these hills lie but a little way inland, and not from each other: they are remarkable for the singular form of their elevation, which very much resembles a glasshouse, and for this reason, I called them Glass Houses’. Additionally, the Glass House Mountains area was a special meeting place where many First Nations Peoples gathered for ceremonies and trading. This place is considered spiritually significant with many ceremonial sites still present and protected today. Finally, the diverse terrain of these beautiful peaks make them particularly important for biodiversity, providing habitat to many flora and fauna of conservational significance.
