20081109_walkingDunes

Just east of Napeague bay (Long Island, NY). These dune are slowly, but surely marching across the landscape. Depending on conditions speeds of several meters/yards per year can be attained. Whole trees are swallowed on the advancing front and are then spit out several decades later. Some tops of particularly tall trees can be seen peaking out of the sand, they look just like bushes. For more information about this natural phenomenon. Visit: http://www.geo.sunysb.edu/lig/Field_Trips/HitherHillsFieldGuide.pdf

Date: 2008-11-09

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Pine tree buried by a dune. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 108	Red berries on a bush. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 236	At the front. Its not a bush, but the top of a rather large tree (aspen?). The trees in the background will also soon be hit by Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 98
Bri & Jes Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 106	Overlook from the top of a large dune. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 116	Grass shimmering in the sun. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 115
Colorful, large grained sand. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 123	Trees emerging from the trailing front of the dune. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 103	Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 104
Grass shimmering in the sun. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 114	Ripples in the sand. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 116	Bri & Jes Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 109
Ripples in the sand. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 93	Oak buried by a dune. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 93	Dune swallows old post and yet another tree. Date: 2008-11-09 Views: 110

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