Mother nature takes over..treasure coast

[billinstuart]

Just wandered down the coast yestiddy, and checked out from Chucks to Turtle Trail. Bonsteel is exhibiting erosion, with a pronounced longshore slough. Ampersand is built up, unfortunately. Seagrape and Turtle trail (both open by the way) show erosion! I guess all that "compatible" material didn't meet mother natures specifications....However, at Turtle trail A TRACKHOE HAS CLEARED A PATH THROUGH THE DUNE TO THE PARKING LOT. And me without my Excalibur. Someone please go check it out and lemme know what you find.

Bill

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Bill, I can't believe you didn't bring your MD! Is Turtle trail south of Seagrape? I think Seagrape has the Green Cabin foundation. The signs vanished in 2004.

 

[paleoheadhunter]

Was actually thinking of heading that way today.I don't know where those parks are though,but whats the inlet look like??NATE

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Seagrape and Turtle Trails are just south of the Disney Resort in Wabasso. Posts block the entrance to I think Seagrape. I park on the west side of AIA and did not get towed away. Look in 'Historic Beach Erosion' , an earlier post in this forum for pics of entrance. They are not parks. They used to be beach access only. I think they are closed now. Wish I could go, but cannot.

 

[paleoheadhunter]

Thanks Bigcypress!Maybe I'll check it out today.I was going to post a topic question on the laws of the isolated finds.Maybe you can help.I was wondering if we're allowed to enter the water with a metal detector if we're not in the vicinity of a wreck??I've been sticking to dry beach because of my uncertainty.I've looked at different topics of the law,but I haven't seen anything that positivly states that.Thanks again!!NATE

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

That question was asked and answered but I don't member where.
Well, did you go to Turtle Trail?
What did you find?

 

[paleoheadhunter]

no I didn't make it there,but I went just north of Ft.pierce inlet.About 50 cents and two keys.Oh well.I did get a large hit there though right at the water line according to my metal detector it was rectangle about a foot long and about 6 inches wide.Unfortunatly the water kept caving the walls as i dug with my scoop and I couldn't get it out.At one point I could get a couple fingers on it'but couldn't get it to budge.I had to have worked on it for 30 minutes or so with no luck.I did mark the spot with a landmark and I'll wait for a peak low tide and try again.I've got a Garret Seahunter MarkII and it's all audio so I have no idea what kind of metal it is either.I find thats the only problem with it since I'll be digging up big hits like that to find a chunk of iron or steel.Good luck to you and maybe I'll head towards Seagrape or Turtle trail tomorrow.HH!!NATE

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Did anyone get to detect Turtle Trail after machinery cleared out the underbush that Billinstuart referred to in an earlier post? (Turtle Trail is Corrigan's Beach)

 

[w242]

Great hunting here in Cape Canaveral.? Found all these in about 3 hours and pretty close to one another.