Following the completion of the south jetty to Barnegat Inlet
millions of cubic yards of sand has accumulated. At one time the
beach was even with the outermost end of the south jetty. The wind
has generated vast dune fields and vegetation is altering the
landscape moving toward a maritime forest. While there is some
local human dissatisfaction with the immense beach now fronting
their homes, the wildlife have a major new habitat along the New
Jersey shoreline.
Most of your walk to the cache will be on land that didn't
exist a number of years ago (thats the main point of this
virtual). As you could imagine the 'beach front' residents
are a little annoyed; their walk to the ocean was once measured in
feet, now it can be measured fractions of a mile. Although I can
tell you if you are looking for a less crowded beach in the summer
go around here because most people don't want to lug themselves
(and kids, food, beach gear, etc.) over the massive sand dunes.
To verify your find, please post a photo of yourself and GPSr
standing next to the mast where it protrudes from the sand or email
me the name that is on the gold plate attached to the mast. Please
do not post the name on the gold plate in your log entry even if
encrypted.
At times it might be a little tough
getting out to the actual cache sight (some flooding may occur
between dunes). If you are going to do a picture verification
please note you MUST BE standing next to the mast or it IS NOT a
find.
NOTE: The information about the ship was found on the web and
from local residents of Barnegat Light. I will try to do more
research on this ship. If anyone had more accurate or additional
information please feel free to email me. Thanks!