Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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