We are placing this cache to show a new team, (ourdogisfat) my
daughter Heather, husband Matt and grandson Zeke from Ohio, how it
is done.
We like to walk in the Jelks Preserve to get away from the
everyday bustle of living. The Preserve is open from dawn to dusk.
(I have never seen the gate locked but . . .) The trees and general
vegetation is great, especially as you get deeper into the park. I
have seen wild orchards, many types of bromeliads, Coonties (which
have an interesting history, as at the early 1900, they were almost
extinct due to collection for their edible roots (if treated
correctly)). Many creatures such as birds (Scrub Jays), butterflies
(if you are lucky you may see the Atala which uses the Coontie for
its larval host), turtles (including the Gopher Turtle whose
burrows may be seen in the mounds to the left as you first walk
in), armadillos, wild pigs and other miscellaneous wildlife can be
found on a given day. Most of the time you will meet few if any
hikers in your stay.
The cache is not too far into the Preserve and no bushwacking
required. You might have to duck once or twice.
Starting contents of cache are:
*** A log book
*** A "Living on a few Acres" book by US Dept of Agriculture
*** A high quality (not!!!!)compass
*** A great Yo-Yo to wile away your time after trying to find my
other caches
*** A pair of dice (which will help you make a choice if lost)
*** A racing auto to outrun muggles
*** A "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury" book
*** A doll
*** A Home Record Book from AUL when I was an Agent (Very
Handy)
*** A couple of GeoCaching pamphlets for your Muggle friends
*** and any other misc material I can put in
After finding this cache, stop, walk around the preserve and
enjoy being in touch with nature.
Please be sure to log your visits and Travel Bug moves on the web
site with the correct date. As you had fun finding this cache, we
will have fun reading your comments.
Bob and
Cindy
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