The sand dune of Pyla, carried by wind from the Atlantic Ocean, moves inexorably on the Pine Forest, and eventually, gradually adding layers.
A forest covered with sand of dune of Pyla, west of France (Atlantic coast)
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A pine forest at the foot of the sand dune of Pyla
Nature…
Nature on french Atlantic littoral (Pyla dune and Aquitaine forrest)
Dawn on the dunes
The first rays of the Sun on the sand dunes of the Grand Travers, between the cities of Carnon and La Grande Motte (south of France).
Dawn on the dunes of the Grand Travers (south of France)
Sandstorms
The sand raised by wind shot from the top of the dune of Pyla in the slanting light of the rising sun … Here you can see the dunes in action, living, moving, erasing the footprints of walkers and hikers, and its continuing slow but inexorable progress towards the interior …
Grains of sand raised by wind on the dune of Pyla
The Dune of Pyla
Here is a new series of photos taken on the Aquitaine coast (France atlantic littoral), with the start a photograph of the famous Dune du Pyla, which dominates the Landes forest, and beaches and ocean with its hundred meters height …
The dune of Pyla, highest littoral dune in Europe
Photo of the day: beach access
These are trails like this that allow access from the road to the beaches between Carnon and La Grande Motte in the Hérault. These access bordered with canisses protect trampling vegetation which sets the dunes lidos of the Petit and Grand Travers. This littoral sand beach would have seen his back up to forty meters over the past two decades. Some put the decline on the backs of tourists trampling dune vegetation (this vegetation protects the sand dunes from erosion), but also global warming and rising sea levels. To protect these beaches their access (and also access to the road behind the dunes) may be limited in the future. Probably the price required to protect the beach and its dunes.
Dunes protected by fences that redirect access to the beaches of the Petit and Grand travers across from the nearby road.
