Hurricane Gustav

[PC]

Im sure its about the same all up and down the beach, I guess I am just wishing it wont be as bad there since we will be there this Friday. Its really small in the grand scheme of things. Just hope everyone remains out of the water and stays safe, especially the chidren!!

Thanks for the frame of reference to where WC is, I really appreciate it DuneLaker.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Im sure its about the same all up and down the beach, I guess I am just wishing it wont be as bad there since we will be there this Friday. Its really small in the grand scheme of things. Just hope everyone remains out of the water and stays safe, especially the chidren!!

Thanks for the frame of reference to where WC is, I really appreciate it DuneLaker.

You may see some peat or clay (black and brown) that has been uncovered a little to your east, and little black specs (ilmenite) that has been washed around and formed a crusty layer on top of the sand, but overall the beaches and water should be inviting. Welcome and enjoy the beach.

 

[greenroomsurfer]

The surf is gonna be good later!!!!!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!!!! the buoys are dropping and the wind should start letting off. The county has closed all the beach accesses again.:angry: WTFO?

 

[PC]

You guys think the beaches will be open anytime this week? My sister is down at Blue Mountain this week, first time one of her kids as ever seen the beach.

 

[DuneLaker]

Looks like sheriff deputy (or someone who can whistle really good and has a lot of official looking black stuff on his/her belt) just walked out from Eastern Lake walkover. Whistled at some people who had their kids in a big yellow float in the surf near the outfall. He waved them in. Just heard whistle number two.

 

[PC]

WHAT IDIOT PARENTS!!!!!!!!!! They should have Kids taken away from them...

UNBELIEVABLE



We just had a BEAUTIFUL baby girl in Dec. 07, I just dont understand the logic of people.

 

[Kurt]

You may see some peat or clay (black and brown) that has been uncovered a little to your east, and little black specs (ilmenite) that has been washed around and formed a crusty layer on top of the sand, but overall the beaches and water should be inviting. Welcome and enjoy the beach.

Lots of ilmenite at WaterSound. Looks like a lot of sand is being pushed up to the dunes in front of the Crossings at WaterSound. To the east and west an occasional wash makes it up to the dunes but no dune cutting. I'll bet a lot of dunes are being cut around BMB with walls and tubes exposed.

 

[Miss Critter]

Looks like sheriff deputy (or someone who can whistle really good and has a lot of official looking black stuff on his/her belt) just walked out from Eastern Lake walkover. Whistled at some people who had their kids in a big yellow float in the surf near the outfall. He waved them in. Just heard whistle number two.

My God, that's insane.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Lots of ilmenite at WaterSound. Looks like a lot of sand is being pushed up to the dunes in front of the Crossings at WaterSound. To the east and west an occasional wash makes it up to the dunes but no dune cutting. I'll bet a lot of dunes are being cut around BMB with walls and tubes exposed.

Thanks Kurt, that's what I have been hearing, and what is to be expected in WaterSound as it has wider beaches then most areas. The areas to watch are always the same along 30A:
Inlet Beach near Rosemary
west of Eastern Lake on Eastern Lake Road where TNJed took his pictures
Old Seagrove
Blue Mountain, and
Dune Allen both in front of Gulf Place and west of the Dune Allen Regional Access.

Fortunately, western Walton County, which used to be the worst, is no longer on the list as high as it used to be.

 

[DuneLaker]

Walton County is lucky we have a lot of natural state parks and a few developments that built back along our 26 or so miles of beach that take care of themselves and haven't been compromised by walls, excessive walkovers and buildings.