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America the Beautiful...Florida LbNA #48113

Owner:Flutterby Flew By
Plant date:Jun 14, 2009
Location:
City:Somers
County:Tolland
State:Connecticut
Boxes:1
Found by: mamooshatoots (now Stamper)
Last found:Sep 15, 2023
Status:aFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jun 14, 2009
#9 Florida
by ElectricMedic
Route 190
Somers
(stamp size 3 1/2 x 3)
The McCann Family Farm has two different loop trails: a 2-mile blue-blazed trail and a 3-mile yellow-blazed trail. The farm sits on Route 190, between South and Gulf roads.
Please bring black ink with you for this box.
Those visiting the preserve can expect to cross hay fields pass through forests filled with white, red and pitch pines, follow glacial out washes and gaze up the trunks of large oaks and hemlocks. The preserve is dedicated to hiking, bird watching and wildflower tours. More than 300 species of trees, flowers, ferns and other vascular plants have been documented in the preserve. More than 90 species of birds — 11 percent of all species known to occur in North America — have been observed in the preserve, including seven on either the state's endangered, threatened or special concern lists.
After parking, follow the blue and yellow plastic blazes over a wet area using boards, logs and eventually a bridge. Pass a welcome sign, more logs and come to a Y intersection with a tree that has many blazes. You’ll be taking the three mile yellow loop with the box (I believe) at the half way point. At this first intersection go left with both blue and yellow blazes and enjoy the hike, finally coming to a foot bridge. Soon after this you come to a Y where yellow goes left and blue goes right. Follow yellow, seeing a rocky ledge on the left and then a pointy rock on the right. It looks like a gravestone but nothing written on it. The trail will twist and turn eventually going downhill and looking left you might see a rocky "spine" of a ledge. Start watching on the left (22 steps off trail) for a three sister tree (small single tree in front might block your view) with a LARGE flat boulder in front of it. Look behind the right side of this flat rock for the fabulous Florida letterbox by ElectricMedic.
Planted by Rubaduc and Gizz