Friday, March 29, 2013

Behind the Dunes in Corova and Corolla

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Some roads are closed. Be respectful.

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dune protection

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over dune road closed

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Dune and Wetlands Protection
Some of the dunes used for access to behind the beach roads have been closed while other dunes are now being opened to cross.

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Some road work is being done.

Roadwork to begin on Ocean Pearl Road

Ocean Pearl Road Improvements in Carova 

(above link has picture of a Jeep stuck in a puddle)



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We always look for tracks on the otherside of a puddle.
If the people who live there won't go through it, we probably don't want to either.

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big mansions

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small abodes

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typical road behind the dunes

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Some of those "puddles" are deceptively deep and will wash over the hood of your 4WD.
This man's truck was cut off in the middle of the puddle when we first saw him.
In the picture, he had managed to move it forward out of the water and was running his engine to clear the water out. We waited to see if they needed help, but they managed on their own. That is his wife in the Jeep behind him.