Why the f*ck are we vacationing in little "roll up the carpet at 6 pm" town Lake Wales in the middle of Florida? Well...1) Bok Tower. Bells. They apparently sound very pretty & the grounds are lovely. boktowergardens.org 1/
2) The Tower & gardens are on top the highest point above sea level in FL, on Iron Mountain. Part of a ridge that runs through the middle of FL dotted with lakes. Ridge Hwy is one of US Scenic Hwys. ridgescenichighway.com
3) There's supposedly (or there once was) gnomes that troubled the owners of an orange grove near Bok Tower. They haven't been sighted since they first were, in the 1950s. But ya never know...
4) A #cryptid that HAS been sighted near Lake Wales on at least 3 occasions, last time in 2017, was FL Sasquatch, better known as Skunk Ape. We're going to take a cruise down this road where it was last seen...bfro.net/GDB/show_repor…
5) There have been a shite ton of #UFO sightings in and around Lake Wales over the years. Taking my night vision scope. We're going bogey hunting too.
6) Lake Wales has Spook Hill, a section of road that defies gravity or logic but may just be an optical illusion. Park your car at the line, turn off the gas, it rolls backward uphill (supposedly, we'll see). visitcentralflorida.org/featured/spook…
7) The clock tower & an old hotel downtown are reportedly haunted We'll check em out if we have time. Lake Kissimmee at Lake Kissimmee Park is also supposed to be haunted. The ghost of a little girl is said to lure other kids into the water there. backpackerverse.com/lakes-in-flori…
8) We're just going to see if we can get a look at these guys. We've been trying to spot one for 2 yrs. A guy has a petition to make it FL's new State Bird. It's on the Endangered List. They're supposed to be really friendly. audubon.org/field-guide/bi…
9) Scenery, nature, and woo. That's what the vacation is all about. We hope to have a good one.
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