St. Jude Trail Cache

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  [] In Florida, United States

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St. Jude Nature Trail is the jewel of the St. James Creek Preserve. It is an approximate one-mile round-trip trail through flatlands and a mangrove forest. The vegetation being restored is native to this area. The trail is built on an old roadbed constructed several decades ago by the St. Jude Harbor Corporation as part of an "intended" St. Jude Parkway. The parkway was to be a boulevard lined with shopping centers and restaurants leading to a skybridge connecting Pine Island with the southern end of the Sanibel Causeway. Fortunately, the permits were withdrawn before further damage to the mangroves occurred. One would have no idea that this was ever planned. The view at the end of the trail is very special, as is the boardwalk. The carved names are all supporters of the Calusa Land Trust which owns and preserves the surrounding land.
Take Stringfellow Road to
N26 31.049
W082 05.084
Turn left.
The entrance to the trail is
N26 30.753
W082 04.886
Enjoy.
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October 6, 2004
Hurricane Charley took the original canister, but a new one is in place. The trail is in great shape. The hurricane caused the cache site to be a bit askew, so it has been moved about 30 feet away. The coordinates have been revised to reflect the new position.

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Trail Entrance

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Cache Logs

November 7 by thewanderinganole (6 found) I've lived near this trail for years and I've never been down it. It's a nice little walk, very easy, and the cache only took a little searching to find. No problem with bugs today, but I'd recommend you have the bug spray handy before heading down the trail. Given the location I imagine the skeeters and noseeums can be wicked at times. [view this log]

November 4 by Chloethegeocat (182 found) What a beautiful trail! And thanks for the driving directions because we couldn't find an adjacent cache's trailhead (Little Man Cooper) without your directions. Beccanater scored the cache. TFTC!!!! [view this log]

September 5 by rwsherlock (1901 found) Appreciate this nice trail and especially the bridge with all the commemorative names. A real joy. TFTH KOC Bob & Cindy rwsherlock & His Princess [view this log]

September 3 by NYBOSS (402 found) no mosquitoes because it was raining so hard it knocked them out of the air. Saw some young racoons playing along the way. [view this log]

September 3 by kermitone (1004 found) The sky opened up and we are now ankle deep in water but it was not going to stop us now TFTC [view this log]

Current time: 11/22/2009 7:33:50 AM
Last Updated: 11/7/2009 11:39:14 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum