Riverbend Park Hike

Overcast skies, and a chance of rain did not deter a group of eight Florida Gay Outdoors members to hike the trails of Jupiter's Riverbend Park.  The group was lucky, as no rain fell, and the overcast skies made for a pleasant shady walk.  The hike took us through a restored "pioneer" homestead, complete with a functioning restored sawmill.  This being Florida, the date on the sawmill plaque placed its origin in the 1930's!  A bit further down the trail, we encountered a restored Seminole village which predated the pioneer homestead by over a century.  Somewhere along the hike someone mentioned how he liked "glamping," and whether that influenced us or not, at the end of the hike we all decided to go have a late lunch at the wonderful Guanabana's waterfront restaurant near the Jupiter Inlet.  The food was exquisite, as was the apres hike camaraderie.

This is almost becoming a tradition, but Riverbend Park is a fairly popular outdoor venue that is easily accessible to most South Floridians, and provides for a nice combination of history and natural beauty.  We will hike a combination of trails starting at the Visitor Center, that will take us to a restored Florida pioneer farmstead, and a restored Seminole Village.  We plan to return alongside the Loxahatchee river, for a total of approximately five miles.

Afterwards, if there is interest, we can retire to the ever popular Guanabana's at the other end of the Loxahatchee river, for a well deserved beer and late lunch.

Parts of this hike are exposed, so bring a head cover, and sunscreen.  Bugs shouldn't be too bad, but bringing along a bug repellent would not be a bad idea either.

Rain will cancel.