Yesterday I took a ride to Nauset Beach and was so surprised to see all of the erosion and destruction from the Nor’easter last weekend. It was incredible! It almost looked like the ocean went right over the dunes into the parking lot. (Click on blog link for a series of other photos.)
The first photograph is of the bench right in the parking lot covered with sand. The 2nd photo is of the beach fence installed to stop dune erosion a couple of years ago. The 3rd photo is of the newer sand fence installed on the dune last fall. You can see the old fence almost buried right next to it on the left.
As I walked onto the beach I could see the bath houses which are almost covered in sand up to the roof. They now look precariously close to the beach. There’s not much of a dune left there.
The last photograph shows the first walkway up to the beach from the parking lot. You can see the handrails are covered in sand. In the top part of the photo you can see all of the sand that has washed over the dune and down toward the parking lot.
It is quite unbelievable at Nauset Beach. Mother Nature sure has her own ideas. It will be interesting to see what the rest of the winter brings…
These are dramatic and disturbing views.
Thank you!
Ummmm, that’s not erosion…
Wind-driven sand drifts and build up of the million dollar man-made dune that protects the parking lot have made it necessary to build another row of snow fencing on top of the original one that’s been covered up. It’s actually a good thing to see benches, stairs, and boardwalks getting buried as it shows an increase in elevation. The ocean didn’t wash over the dune.
I grew up here, spend almost every summer day here. Remember the onion straws at the snack shack? My heart breaks as it’s unrecognizable. Mother Nature prevails and I’m grateful for my memories.✌