Life On The Edges

Thursday, 29 October 2009

Port Mahon, High Tide and Raining

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Port Mahon, Delaware

I’ve been meaning to get back out here since the double nor’easters we had recently, but today’s the first time I made it. I decided spur of the moment to go out, so I didn’t check the tide charts and wasn’t sure how far from high tide it was (or on which side of it) when I got to the point where I took the first photo above. It was 20 minutes or so before sunrise, and darker than it looks in the photo, which I took from a position between the headlights of my truck. From there, I backed out – no way was I driving through water I couldn’t see the end of, especially after seeing the condition of the road further out. The 6th photo is where it looks like the road has completely washed out and been built back up with gravel, which is also beginning to wash back out. The last photo is where the water is still lapping right up to what’s left of the road on my way back out.

For more Port Mahon photos (mostly at much lower tides), click here.

Saturday, 24 October 2009

South Bowers 2/2

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South Bowers, Delaware

The sun finally started to peek through the clouds as I walked back toward the public access. The storm in the distance behind the town never really amounted to anything, at least not in this area – just a few sprinkles on my way back out of town.

More South Bowers photos here.

South Bowers 1/2

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South Bowers, Delaware

Rain in the forecast again today, 90% chance, but when I got off work it wasn’t raining yet. Driving in, I realized I hadn’t been to this particular beach since March, when there was snow on the ground. South Bowers gets a lot more traffic than most of the other places I go, and there are almost always four wheelers, fishermen, and/or dog walkers out there. And I go out for peace and quiet and solitude. That being said, it’s still a lovely stretch of beach, and I love the way the receding tides leave behind lines of peat down the beach.

For more South Bowers photos, click here.

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