this time at Marconi Beach in Wellfleet….
It was one of those rainy, cloudy, sunny, repeat sorts of mornings…
Here are the newly built stairs heading down to the beach….
a view of the intense erosion this area suffered last winter and which took out the stairs that used to be there…
It was still early and the rain had just stopped but those little dots out there were surfers….
the clouds were amazing–so moody….
another beautiful morning at the beach….
The Nor’easter of the last few days has been very intense with strong winds and deluges of rain. Branches and trees are down everywhere but nowhere is the damage felt as strongly as along our beaches. Although the outer Cape beaches have probably felt the impact the strongest, many bay side and even south facing beaches have taken big hits as well.
This second shot is from Nauset Light Beach, where the only stairs remaining are the top few that are still hanging on to the platform…
This view from Fort Hill doesn’t look very threatening….until you realize there is no marsh and no barrier beach to be seen….all under water!!! Very shocking….
Here’s foggy view of what is left of the barrier beach in the distance. You can see the water washing over it and over the marsh (or what used to be the marsh) behind it.
This white water was already past the dunes that used to be there at Coast Guard Beach and slamming against the bushes that are supposed to be upland, not wetland plants….
Storms have always caused upheavals and rearrangements of beach area on the Cape but in my lifetime this seems like one of the most severe ones. We will have to wait until the tides recede and the waves calm down to truly assess the damage….
is probably one of kids’ favorite things to do.
It’s got everything kids love. It is goopy, slimy, mucky, muddy, dirty, wet, creepy, crawly and even a little scary because you just never know what might jump, pop, slither, or crawl your way without warning.
It is a place to look under rocks and logs, to jump and splash, to find frogs, toads, salamanders, turtles and snakes. Yep, perfect kid place.
This swamp is in Wellfleet on Cape Cod.