You will have about a 0.9 mile walk or bike ride to get to this
cache site from the parking area.
NOTE: I only had 20 foot accuracy when placing the stages, due
to tree cover!
Riverbend Park is considered by most to be a jewel in Palm Beach
County's park system. Five miles of waterways and fifteen miles of
access roads and trails have been carved into over 680 acres of
diverse marsh and subtropical terrain making this park a splendid
resource for hiking and bicycling. Self-guided trails are open for
hiking and bicycling, Wednesdays - Sundays, from sunrise to one
hour before sunset.
Geographically, the park serves as the gateway to the
Loxahatchee National Wild and Scenic River, Florida's first river
to receive the federal designation. Riverbend Park also serves as
part of the head waters to the Northwest Fork of the Loxahatchee
River, the only surviving example of a subtropical cypress forest
river system remaining in Florida.
Historically, this park was the site of the last great battle of
the Second Seminole War. On January 24, 1838, Major General Thomas
S. Jessup, accompanied by 1500 troops, stormed the headwaters of
the Loxahatchee River where he met 300 Seminoles in battle. When
Jessup's army came into Jupiter in 1838 it was the largest army
assembled during the seven year war and the battle would be known
as the Battle of the Loxahatchee River. That battle was the second
to occur here within nine days. In the first battle, on January 15,
1838, Lt. Levin M. Powell of the U. S. Navy, with fifty-five
sailors and twenty-five soldiers was routed by the Seminoles.
As I was biking the trails, I saw a Barred Owl, two Sandhill
Cranes, three Deer, an Armadillo, a Red-Tailed Hawk, a Wild Turkey,
Cardinals, and numerous water birds. Enjoy!
07-11-10, The final stage of this cache is now a small ammo can.
The experimental cammo lasted three years on the old container.
Wear insect repellant, there are loads of "SKEETERS" in
there!