Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Day 23. Fort Bragg City and Glass Beach



On our way we drove through more redwood forest and came upon a one-log house.  A 1942 tiny house!

We stayed in MacKerricher State Park.  It’s located on the coast and is absolutely wonderful.  The park rangers and hosts were genuinely friendly and welcoming.  That was nice.  It was chilly enough to have a campfire (plus, it was permitted!)  We watched the waves crashing over the boulders near shore while seals swam around.  We loved it!  

 
Charlie has been looking forward to visiting Glass Beach for some time -- he’s become a sea glass devotee.  Depending where you look on the internet, you’ll see beach sand hidden beneath a thick layer of beautiful multicolored sea glass gems.  Or, you’ll read a review that Glass Beach needs to change its name because there’s no glass anymore.  Well, the truth is somewhere in between.  The beach is the former site of a town dump.  (Really?  Who thought it was good idea to dump trash over a cliff into the ocean?!)  So there is so much broken glass embedded in the walls and floor of the ocean coves.  Every time the tide rolls in and out, more glass is exposed and deposited.  So Charlie went to work in the mud and sand.  He was happy.

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