3/8/19 Report - High Tech Tools For Scouting Metal Detecting Sites.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.

Turtle Trail Area.

Photo by Alberto S.

That is a great photo. Alberto S. took these beach photos. Here is what he said.

Flew my drone yesterday at Turtle Trail, one detectorist was hunting south of the entrance and another one was going north. Before I left I had a chance to talk with the fellow that was hunting south and he said he didn't even dug a single hole. More were arriving, I guess the expectation was that the beach would show some erosion based on the recent front but that did not happen. I flew the drone along the coast going south since there was no one on the beach but did not see any conditions that were different from where I was. It was a beautiful day!

South of Turtle Trail Access.

Photo by Alberto S.

North of Turtle Trail Access.

Photo by Alberto S.

Thanks for the report and super photos Alberto!

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Dale J. has been using Google Earth in a way that you might want to consider.  Here is what he said.

This is new to me but I use Google earth to figure how far I need to walk to some areas. So I use the Line Measure tool. But found if I save the line, then right click it, a menu appears. One choice I never noticed is called “Show Elevation Profile”.

I shows the profile of what is under the red line, in this case the beach profile when the most recent photo was taken. These two [ I only posted one. TG ] were in Jan 2018.

Not real time of course but interesting to compare beaches. Too bad it won’t work going back in time... It really would be nice to be able to see the changes in elevation.


Here is an example that Dale sent.

Image Showing Line Tool and Elevation Using Google Earth.

Submitted by Dale J.

In this example the elevation from dunes to the end point is a decrease of 15.4 feet. Thanks Dale. That could be real useful. There are two types of beaches we have on the Treasure Coast. There are those with a cliff at the back of the beach, such as Wabasso or Turtle Trail, and those that have lower dunes, such as John Brooks. Those with a cliff at the back tend to be narrower beaches. The narrow high-dune beaches can be replenished with old items that wash out of the dunes. The dunes on the narrow wider beaches seldom erode. That means that the old coins that appear come from the water or layers of sand that haven't been exposed for a while. Both of those can happen at the narrower beaches too, of course. Since our Treasure Coast beaches generally move west, as the wind blows sand back and builds new dunes. the dunes move back and fill in the marshes. --- When guys submit good information like Alberto and Dale did today, they are helping you. It isn't something they have to do, but they are being generous. When you benefit from their work, let them know. --- There are no significant changes in beach conditions. Just another beautiful day. Happy hunting, TreasureGuide@comcast.net