Another big piece of the bluffs at Dungeness Recreation Area has taken a tumble. The bumpers you see on the right side of this shot are at the edge of a pullout road that passes this spot, bringing the bluff ledge within about five feet (1.5 m.) of the road.
There is virtually nothing beyond the right side of the post here. The sandy soil under the post is starting to crack away and you can see some daylight where the erosion has eaten under the fence on the right.
Clallam County Parks, manager of the recreation area, plans to realign trails and roads away from the bluffs. It looks like their timetables may have to be set in motion sooner than anyone wants. I wish it weren’t so. This is one of the few remaining areas with an unobstructed water view and it’s a nice place to stop.
Planet Earth is always going through a change. Now of days it just seems to be happening more often.
Nature wins in the end.
That’s rather frightening! Is there any chance that the road itself might give way to erosion? I hope there’s another way to get where you want to go! Mother Nature has the power to do just about whatever she wants when she wants it!
Lowell, it’s unlikely that the road will be undermined in the foreseeable future but the plan is to shift it and remaining trails back from the bluff. A few platforms will be constructed to allow people to look out at the water.
I’m glad to hear there are plans to move away from the bluff! Stuff like that scares me. Heights scare me! It’s irrational, I know, but that’s the way I am. BTW, re your comment on Ocala … you missed the real number of the cost of the NSX. It’s $173K plus. I’ve decided I’m not going to buy one. But they do sell…they had one in the showroom a few months ago and someone bought it. At some point one has to consider how much is it worth to get from point A to point B. But then there are always crazies with more cents than sense! 🙂
Better to get it sorted sooner rather than later Kay. Sounds like the Park manager is on the ball, always a good thing ✨
Better to be safe.