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Trek Ten Trails III Kicks Off November 14

Glenda — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:23:49 +0000

The Friends of the Parks Foundation will launch the third year of its award-winning Trek Ten Trails program on Saturday, November 14th from 9AM till Noon in conjunction with the Grand Opening of Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve at 900 Mackay Boulevard, Lake Alfred. The Trek Ten Trails hike will be led by City Commissioner Nancy Daley beginning at 9AM. Visitors can enjoy seeing the historic mansion, grounds and exhibits plus free coffee and donuts. A playground and picnic shelters are also available.

DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of US92 and US17 go north to Lake Alfred and turn right on Mackay Blvd. Follow this road to the second set of black gates on the right – turn right, parking is inside gates on the right.

This year there are a total of 20 trails from which to choose. All trails include approved geocaches that can be located with or without a GPS unit! Five new properties have been added and additional or new caches have been placed on some of the original trails. Three Bok Bonus Treks are available this year; entrance fees to Bok Tower Gardens are waived for those participants who present their game card at the gate showing 4 validated treks.

Trek Ten Trails is a web-based program. Instructions for all hikes are posted on the Friends of the Parks website and available for downloading at www.friendsoftheparks.net . New game cards, which participants stamp and return to be entered into the year end prize drawings, are available at libraries, Polk Outpost 27, the Lake Wales Depot Museum and at the ten hosted hike events listed below. Validated game cards must be received by mid October 2010 (date TBA) to be eligible for prize drawings and a certificate of completion.

Oct. 31, 2009 – Circle B-Bar Reserve

Nov. 14, 2009 – Mackay Gardens & Lakeside Preserve

Dec. 12, 2009 – Colt Creek State Park

Jan. 9, 2010 – Lake Kissimmee State Park

Jan. 30, 2010 – Peace River Hammock

Feb. 13, 2010 – Tiger Creek Preserve

Mar. 13, 2010 – Lake Wales Ridge State Forest

Apr. 10, 2010 – Lakeland Highlands Scrub Preserve

Sep. 18, 2010 – Van Fleet State Trail

Oct. 2, 2010 – Mosaic Peace River Park

For more information contact Marian Ryan 863-293-6961, marianryan@gmail.com or Glenda Mink 863-534-4340, glendamink@polk-county.net

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Whopping 83.3% Choose All 15 Trails

Glenda — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:28:09 +0000

With more than two months remaining in the Trek Ten Again in 2009 Program, 83.3% of the 30 who have mailed Validation Cards to date have all 15 trails stamped. In its second year, organizers of the Trek Ten Trails Program are ecstatic with early returns – 50% live outside PolkCounty and 80% of those outside Florida. Trekkers have come from Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Scottville, Michigan; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; and Vestal, New York.

An initiative of the all-volunteer Friends of the Parks Foundation, the year-long FREE program is design to inspire residents and visitors to become involved and active in the outdoors, and features 15 sites within Polk County’s more than 125-mile trails system. All trails include approved geocaches which can be located with or without a GPS unit. Instructions for all hikes, including walking directions for finding cache hides, are posted on the Friends of the Parks website and available for downloading at www.friendsoftheparks.net. Each geocache includes a self-inking stamp which trekkers use to validate their hike.

Logs also give organizers a look at how many trekkers are just beginning or nearing the finish line.

“Log Date: 7/27%C Wisconsin; and Vestal, New York.

Trekkers are encouraged to set-up a free profile account at www.geocaching.com for logging hiking experiences and posting photos. Logs are shared with program administrators who monitor postings for an update on the condition of each cache. Volunteers re-stock with trinkets or logbooks as needed, or occasionally replace a cache “gone missing” or destroyed by a control burn.

Logs also give organizers a look at how many trekkers are just beginning or nearing the finish line.

“Log Date: 7/27/2009 skipanator found Bok Bonus Trek - YEAH!! Finally our last stamp. Thank you for introducing us tot his most awesome, adventurous, challenging past time. Gathering each and every stamp took us to new places, even for us native Polk County’ns. We had a great time and met some great people along the way. Can’t wait for TTT 2010!!!!”

If you’re not trekking, it’s not too late. Official Validation Game Cards are still available – online, at Polk Outpost 27, and most Polk County public libraries. Validated game cards must be received by October 5 to be eligible for prize drawing

New Bug Repellent Ideal for Trekkers

Glenda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:32:07 +0000

While organizers of the Trek Ten Trails Program agree the summer months are probably not the best time of the year for participants to begin its hiking challenge, posts to http://www.geocaching.comwebsite indicate that many are just getting started. Interestingly, it is not the heat or surprise of an unexpected afternoon shower that most geo-cachers log as horrendous – instead, those pesky mosquitoes! A review of its “Before You Go – Hiking Safety Tips” has prompted an unprecedented revision to include a product endorsement for the new OFF Clip-on Repellent. Clipped to a belt, hat, or backpack, the quiet fan circulates repellent all around the wearer and lasts for up to 12 hours. No messy or disgustingly-smelling creams or sprays, and refills are available.