- April 10, 2020
Low tide driving on the beach is easy, the sand is hard and flat. High tide here, at mile 50 beyond the four-wheel drive only sign on Padre Island National Seashore, has created this vertical erosion cut that waves crash against and beach driving is all but impossible. The beaches most of us visit have been been nourished with sand from ship channels or offshore sources pumped onto the beach during the non-tourist season. The reason? Without a beach, condos, beach hotels, and resorts rentals of all kinds would be worthless. This beach has never been nourished and as a consequences has nearly been eroded away.