Wednesday, November 24, 2010

To Beach, or Not to Beach?

What does one do when a beach is inaccessible? We were confronted with this issue on Monday. Erosion from weekend storms had closed LeCount Hollow. We got back in the car and drove down to Cahoon, skipping White Crest where we suspected a similar amount of erosion. At Cahoon, access had been seriously improved in June. The beach was open, but recent erosion had destroyed the path at the bottom of the dune, which made descent treacherous. So, we drove down to Newcomb Hollow. At Newcomb, we were able to access the beach without problem, and, I might add, enjoy the sunset on the backside for once!

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The continuing erosion, unstoppable though it is, is worrisome. I feel like one day soon the parking lots at Cahoon and Lecount will end up in the water ! Nice shots, it was a great weekend
Is that house on the immediate left as you look at the ocean at LeCount going to make it through the winter?
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We shall see! It is true that the erosion has started earlier than usual this year. That reminds me to go down to Ballston Beach in Truro, and check the house that really toters on the edge ...
Oh no! How scary - will the erosion continue until there is no beach left?
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There is erosion every winter. This year it is starting earlier than usual. The beach gets reconfigured by nature, so the beach does not disappear, but the town needs to rebuild access. Last year a large crack appeared at Cahoon in August. You can find photos somewhere in this blog. The DPW fixed it pretty quickly, as you can imagine, since tourists needed the parking spots. That is the only ocean lot in town to be made of sand.

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