Category Archives: Geocaching

Crowley Museum and Nature Center – Where Southwest Florida History and Nature Meet!

Posted on 01/11/2011 by Adventurous Barbara

We had fun at the Crowley Museum and Nature Center – Heritage Festival on Saturday!
“Where Southwest Florida History and Nature Meet” is the motto and it is indeed a perfect blend of both. Take a stroll back in time as you visit the Museum and General Store filled with furniture and artifacts of the Crowley Family dating back… to the Pioneer Days. The General Store is a complete replica of the Original Miakka general store with tools, glassware, and even a paper cut-out of a Grumpy Clerk to give it that old time feel. Continue reading →

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Florida Trail: Hike Citrus D Loop for scenic karst topography and pretty pine uplands.

Posted on 11/07/2010 by Adventurous Barbara

The west side of this loop had very interesting scenery as the trail takes you along the Brooksville Ridge and has many Karst geological features including Dames Cave and Lizzie Hart Sink. Watch your step as you trek over this terrain as the rocks are loose and sometimes hidden it the plush fern gardens. While positioning myself to take a photo, I happened to find a Geocache Stache near Lizzie Hart Sink. I made sure to open the canister and leave a note! After you leave the temperate hardwood forests, that are clinging hard and fast to the Karst Limestone, the terrain changes as you hike on a soft carpet of pine needles up and down the sand-hills of the Pine Uplands. Wildflowers are abundant in the sand-hills and are a true pleasure to see along the Continue reading →

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Battle of the GPS: Magellan Triton 2000, Garmin 550T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bushnell Onix 400 & Delorme PN40

Posted on 05/18/2009 by Adventurous Barbara

Shopping for GPS?  Confused on which model to get.  We have the heaviest hitters on the GPS market here in a head to head shootout! Magellan Triton 2000- Needs to be commended for being the first to offer all of the … Continue reading →

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GEOCaching in Bloomsberg, PA Waypoint:GC1N1E2

Posted on 04/14/2009 by Adventurous Barbara

Anúncio OnlineHotel There will be a GeoCaching Event held in Bloomberg, PA this year. If you are nearby, don’t miss out on this good fun and good food (potluck lunch)!  Good fun for the whole Family! Date: Saturday, August 1, … Continue reading →

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