Carolyn heard about this beach many years ago while searching online for craft ideas. As an avid beach comber, this area sounded heavenly and was put on her bucket list. She has been trying to visit for years and today, we finally had the opportunity. After some digging, we learned that it has recently been designated as a State Park which we were grateful to see as it means that people cannot just remove what remains of the treasures on the beach. Although not well marked, we still decided to respect the "no collecting" guidelines. With every handful, dozens of tumbled glass pieces can be discovered amidst the small rocks and abalone shells. We discovered that this was once a dumping ground for the town of Fort Bragg from the turn of the 20th century to the mid-1960s. There are still remnants of cars and appliances that had been tossed over the cliff. We advise to wear shoes while walking along the shore as there are some glass pieces that are still sharp. Also, rather than taking glass from the beach, consider leaving a mosaic for others to enjoy. Keep your eyes toward the water as we spotted two whales off shore and multiple harbor seals among the rocks.
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Will Bollwerk
7/30/2018 08:05:31 pm
Ha, yes we do take a little while to keep updated on our blog. Or Facebook page keeps us pretty current. We did see a lot of fish and boats but no whales, sadly.
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