We went for a beach walk today and were surprised to see how much the coastline has changed after the last storm. It coincided with a 20+ foot tide and the storm surge really hammered us. The picture below is our property. The dirt and clay under the leaning tree is totally washed out. There used to be a raised flat clay area where people sometimes camped that is totally gone now where Tag is standing. That tree is really hanging on but probably won't last the winter when these kinds of storms are normally expected.
More slope slumping further down the coast, below. There also used to be long tongues of clay from previous slumps stretching out to the beach that have been totally washed away with this storm. Even more amazing, a creek is gone! So much gravel and sand were washed in the creek was filled and all trace of it's path is gone. The water is dammed at the outlet to the beach now but I suppose eventually the creek will reestablish itself. The tides are going to be even higher, over 22 feet, during this next storm event!
