Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Which is why land use decisions are very much a very situational issue. In Oregon's case the dunes progress into the interior is slowed which is generally desirable most of the time and in your case would be very deleterious to the environment. On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 9:06 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > We have these here, but the steeper slope is facing the land. Sandboarding > would only degrade the place faster. > > > https://www.ladunedupilat-en.com/A-distinctive-feature-of-The-Aquitaine-coastline_a74.html > < > https://www.ladunedupilat-en.com/A-distinctive-feature-of-The-Aquitaine-coastline_a74.html > > > > Amities > > Philippe > > > > > Le 27 ao?t 2019 ? 15:56, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a > > ?crit > : > > > > Thank you for the comment. The dunes are on the windward side and tend > to > > pull sand from the beach and into the land. The sandboarders tend to > push > > the sand back down. This activity only happens on bare sand(the > movement > > is so large that plants don't get much chance to grow before the dunes > move > > over them. > > > > The citizens of Oregon are very sensitive to their environment and work > > hard to maintain/ improve the natural side. Most of the coast is public > > land and is being maintained in a very sustainable fashion. > > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019, 12:39 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > > > >> Nice. I had never heard of sandboarding before. I am also surprised that > >> you are allowed to use dunes in this manner. It must damage them. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > < > >> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >> > >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On 25 Aug 2019, at 22:26, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Greetings to all. Working through the images from the Oregon coast we > >> will > >>> start with life on some sand dunes about midway down from Washington > >>> State. First is an image of differing priorities: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/differing+priorities.jpg.html > >>> > >>> Literally looking behind me I found this gentleman just ending his run > >> down > >>> the dune: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/sandboard+wipeout.jpg.html > >>> > >>> Moving north almost to Washington State I found this young woman > >> imitating > >>> the waiting posture you find in Africa and India among other places: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Waiting+on+the+beach.jpg.html > >>> > >>> Last, in honor of the Scottish horizons I have been admiring for years, > >>> minus the wind turbines: > >>> > >>> > >> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/fog+ocean+abstract.jpg.html > >>> > >>> All the best. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Don > >>> don.dory at gmail.com > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information