Lurch the stalker Posted January 6, 2015 Share Damn !!!!!I need to go there .Not barefoot though, just in case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy Gordo Posted January 6, 2015 Share The Glass Beach in California I have come across a beach or 2 here in the western cape somewhere with glass like that on it. Maybe not as much but you can definately see them glass pebbles. I just thought ja broken glass at sea, ending up on a beach and getting smoothed out by the stones and salt water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIPSLICK Posted January 6, 2015 Share I have come across a beach or 2 here in the western cape somewhere with glass like that on it. Maybe not as much but you can definately see them glass pebbles. I just thought ja broken glass at sea, ending up on a beach and getting smoothed out by the stones and salt waterloooong ago in namibia many beaches looked like that, KarlvN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted January 6, 2015 Share a little pick me up for those who's back at work  http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/1460879/troll-o.gif Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Long Wheel Base, Stiglitz86 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latent_Blue Posted January 6, 2015 Share loooong ago in namibia many beaches looked like that,  There is still some of that going on at Swakopmund... they are visible with low tide DIPSLICK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted by Mark Hendricks on News24. Love that place Long Wheel Base 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted January 6, 2015 Share THE mountain Posted by Mark Hendricks on News24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 6, 2015 Share loooong ago in namibia many beaches looked like that, The story... In the early 20th century, Fort Bragg residents threw their household garbage over cliffs owned by the Union Lumber Company onto what is now Glass Beach, discarding glass, appliances, and even vehicles.[1] Locals referred to it as "The Dumps."[2] Fires were lit to reduce the size of the trash pile.[2]The California State Water Resources Control Board and city leaders closed the area in 1967.[1][2] Various cleanup programs were undertaken through the years to correct the damage. Over the next several decades the pounding waves cleaned the beach, by breaking down everything but glass and pottery and tumbling those into the small, smooth, colored pieces that cover Glass Beach.[2]There are three Glass Beach sites in Fort Bragg where trash was dumped into ocean between 1906 and 1967. Glass Beach Site Two and Three (1943-1949) are located at the end of the path that begins on the corner of Elm Street and Glass Beach Drive. These sites are accessible by foot and by a short climb down the cliffs surrounding the beach. Site One (1906-1943) is located south of Sites Two and Three and can only be accessed by water because there is no trespassing on the cliffs above the cove.[3]In 1998, the private owner of the property determined that Glass Beach should belong to the public, and began a five year process of working with the California Coastal Conservancy and the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the cleanup and sale of the property to the state. Following completion of the clean up, the California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased the 38-acre (15 ha) Glass Beach property, and it was incorporated into MacKerricher State Park in October 2002.[4] Tourism[edit]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Glass_Beach_Fort_Bragg_3.jpg/220px-Glass_Beach_Fort_Bragg_3.jpg Some of the rounded glassThe beach is now frequently visited by tourists.[2] Collecting is not permitted on the park's beach,[1] although sea glass can be found on other local beaches outside the park boundary.[5] A Glass Festival is held annually on Memorial Day weekend.[6]Thousands of tourists visit Fort Bragg's glass beaches each day in the summer. Most collect some glass. Because of this and also because of natural factors (wave action is constantly grinding down the glass), the glass is slowly diminishing. There is currently a move to replenish the beaches with discarded glass.[7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted January 6, 2015 Share Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, Raydek, Latent_Blue and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 6, 2015 Share https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QtM7X0xYN8I saw this the other day... Far better than the original cup version, IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raydek Posted January 6, 2015 Share Classic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted January 6, 2015 Share I saw this the other day... Far better than the original cup version, IMO just needs a pretty girl  http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/12/21/11b7648b4b38e294c4dd877a68602c73.jpg Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, mrbaker, Latent_Blue and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Posted January 6, 2015 Share Wyatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raydek Posted January 8, 2015 Share http://content.randomenthusiasm.com/KVBXseIHs.jpeg This is just freaky! But so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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