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Defending vehicles on the beach?
- Thread starter thumper
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aquaticbiology
fishlips
Mother Nature is highly resilient, ruts and tire tracks fill in over time and tide, and as long as you don't run over a turtle nest or leave any crap behind, the beach (flat, sandy part) really dosen't care if you drive on it. The only real point in question is what you run over on the way to get to the beach. Dunes and small children not withstanding, there's places out there that will not be adversly affected, such as emergency vehicle accesses, that have been built specifically for crossing vehicles onto the beach. Any access other than one that has been specifically built for vehicular travel will be damaged forever.
If I only had a picture:
Back in the day, sitting at the Hang Out (now Schooner's) in PCB sipping a cold one, trying really hard not to look and stifling belly laughs for fear of retribution, watching Officer Whatsit in his brand new Ford Bronco II 'Beach Patrol Vehicle' spinning all four wheels and just sinking even deeper in about 2' waves after he tried to edge around a seawall at high tide.
If I only had a picture:
Back in the day, sitting at the Hang Out (now Schooner's) in PCB sipping a cold one, trying really hard not to look and stifling belly laughs for fear of retribution, watching Officer Whatsit in his brand new Ford Bronco II 'Beach Patrol Vehicle' spinning all four wheels and just sinking even deeper in about 2' waves after he tried to edge around a seawall at high tide.
Kurt
Admin
Bob said:
That's pretty much the case now - but with a lot of property owners vacationing in the Summer it gets a little more crowded every year. Just the facts.
The real problem will be in the coming years as thousands of lots north of 30-A and south and north of the bay are built on, and most new homeowners will want to drive on at Grayton.
And if they can't, where will they go? Parking on 30-A will be very scarce.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
You speak in foreign tongues.
Beach House 25
Banned
Thanks SJ. I was worried there for awhile, I reread that post several times, Thinking I was missing something. I am now convinced that the message is missing something and not me LOL
...Thanks!
Wildernester
Beach Lover
SJ--
It is interesting to see this old thread resurrected after a couple of years. I am still a strong anti. Are you still a moderate pro?
--WN
It is interesting to see this old thread resurrected after a couple of years. I am still a strong anti. Are you still a moderate pro?
--WN
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
I have my plus and minus list of driving (it is more like "parking") on the beach. Yes, there are problems with it. If it is not controlled in some reasonable manner, it will grow out of hand. On many days in the summer, it is a HUGE problem. On days like today, you may see one or two vehicles all day. I think the real problem has more to do with the County not having enough parking in Grayton, nor a reasonable and effective transportation system. They still are not addressing this increasing problem.
jodiFL
Beach Fanatic
Well since this is the first I saw of this thread ..I will stand with alot of others here and be a "STRONG PRO". Sorry if you dont like how its done here....guess you should have thought about that before buying property here. Being able to drive to beach at Grayton (IF you own property here) is just one of the many perks. Get used to it. Others before you have tried to take away this freedom and they have failed.