After our first night on Sapelo Island, we spent some time exploring the dunes. These are some of the most pristine dunes I've seen, since there is very little in the way of housing developments on the island. The primary dune on the right side of the picture is always being moved by wind and waves and is subject to erosion; the plants are most deep-rooted grasses and a few small shrubs. The secondary dunes on the left side are more stable and have denser, taller herbaceous and woody vegetation. Behind the dunes is a freshwater swale and then a pine forest. A complete transition from beach to inland forest!
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Friday, June 19, 2009
10 days, 10 nights: Day 7
After our first night on Sapelo Island, we spent some time exploring the dunes. These are some of the most pristine dunes I've seen, since there is very little in the way of housing developments on the island. The primary dune on the right side of the picture is always being moved by wind and waves and is subject to erosion; the plants are most deep-rooted grasses and a few small shrubs. The secondary dunes on the left side are more stable and have denser, taller herbaceous and woody vegetation. Behind the dunes is a freshwater swale and then a pine forest. A complete transition from beach to inland forest!
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