We walk in the Dungeness Recreation Area a lot. When we first came to Sequim we walked a trail that led us along the bluff from one overlook to another, and then beyond, to the north and south. The overlooks afford views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Victoria and Vancouver Island, British Columbia in the distance. Over the years first one section of the sandy bluff and then another and another still gave way to forces of erosion. The overlook shown above started its slide last June, shown here. A month or so later it looked like this. Today, above, there’s a fence where the trail has been routed inland. You can see the approximate location of the former trail where the wooden fence is in the distance.
Vegetation was cleared to allow more parking. The former overlook is in the distance at the left of this photo.
And removing that vegetation for more parking won’t help things.
She sure does, that’s a big difference between the previous photos. It’s good that they rerouted the trail inland at least it is safe. I wonder what it will look like in a few years.
Thank your husband for identifying the rusty piece of metal. I never heard of it before. I knew someone would know. 🙂
Nature taking back something.
That is scary. What a difference!
You can’t, successfully, fight Mother Nature. It’s too bad, though, that this land is disappearing.
BTW your comment on Ocala re the kitty was perfect!
Landslides happen all the time. A nuisance when they are in an established location like this. I’m glad they have fixed up your walk again.