Dec 30, 2010

Endless detours at dead-end beach

Florida is one big endless beach,right?

Not this one, it dead ends at tidally-fed Clam Pass.

Looking back (south) from tip of dead end spit of sand
Clam Pass on left and gulf on the right
But that’s just where the fascination begins. The tides are naturally amplified here and the inlet is a great place to study them rushing in and draining out. If you’re an eight year old kid it’s a great place to get momentarily lost in the mangroves, and then just as suddenly refound:

“Okay, this trail comes out at the beach …”

“Hey, how about this one?”

Trail to Clam Pass
That makes Clam Pass endless in its own way.

3 comments:

Ciss B said...

How cool! Love the path, too!

Elen Susan said...

That's a nice thought. Love the pictures.

Robert V. Sobczak said...

It's a fun place for kids of all ages at low tide.