Thursday, April 05, 2007

Talisman Beach...Fire Island

Talisman Beach...
You've seen this shot before, here, taken by me, but this one is different. What do you see here?
A ramp?...in the sand? Covered in sand, actually.
Well, in the summer the ramp is free of sand. In fact, wagons or wheelchairs or carriages can get onto the beach without being carried down the steps.
This is how it looks before the summer season. Sand moves...and it moves over the sand dunes. It's the beach grass and weeds that hold the sand dunes together.
So, don't walk on the dunes. Don't let your children walk on the dunes.
There is a fine line between having a secure barrier beach to protect the mainland and having an eroded beach where the water is out of control.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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