1. Molokai Beaches,
Hawaii
Molokai has a lot of beautiful beaches on all parts of the island. However, not
all of them are safe for swimming and snorkeling and many are difficult to
reach. This guide provides information on the places you can actually get to
without a boat, a four-wheel drive vehicle or a difficult hike.
Only three of the our beaches have restroom facilities and only two have potable
water. Therefore, be sure you take plenty of drinking water with you for any day
at the beach. Locals also carry a large container (gallon or two size) of fresh
water to rinse off salt water and sand.
At all of Molokai's beaches, respect the power of the ocean and exercise
caution. If you don't see residents playing in the water, you probably shouldn't
either. The cautions listed with each beach below are accurate, so don't dismiss
them. We wouldn't want to loose you during your visit.
2.
Second Beach, Olympic National
Park, Washington
Immediately offshore is a consortium of battered islets and sea stacks known as
the Quillayute Needles. Crying Lady Rock is the largest of the batch. These
forbidding landmarks are part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife
Refuge. Inhospitable to humans, they're productive breeding grounds to thousands
of seabirds, oystercatchers, murres, gulls, petrels, cormorants, and auklets
among them.
Continue wandering. Taste the salty spray coming off the crashing breakers.
Eventually you'll come to an impasse, the headland named Teahwhit Head. But
before you turn around and retrace your steps, scan the rugged bluff. Teahwhit
Head is also graced with a natural arch. In retrospect you may conclude that
with two arches, an awesome seascape, scores of pelagic birds, and an inviting
sandy shoreline, Second Beach is second to none.
3. St
Joseph Peninsula State Park, Florida
This state park has miles of white sand
beaches, striking dune formations, a heavily-forested interior and a
favorable climate for year-round outdoor recreation characterize this
peninsular state park. The 2,516-acre park is bounded on three sides by
the waters of St. Joe Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
4. Cedar Tree
Neck,
Martha's Vineyard,
Massachusetts
The waves at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary beat against the rocky shoreline, beach
grasses bend before salt-laden breezes, stunted American beeches bear wooden
witness to a constant, sculpting wind, fresh water tumbles down a rocky stream
bed to meet the sea. One finds these scenes at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary, along
with excellent examples of the habitats and vistas that make Martha’s Vineyard
such a special place. A one-time visitor here can get a sense of the varied
natural endowment of the Vineyard; a seasoned naturalist could spend a lifetime
pursuing the secrets of the Sanctuary’s diverse flora and fauna.
5.
Henley Cay, St. John,
U.S. Virgin Islands
Henley Cay was once known as Women's Cay because during the slave revolt of
1733, surviving white women and children were placed there to await rescue and
transportation to St. Thomas. The surviving white men made Durloe's plantation
at Caneel Bay their stronghold, which they succeeded in defending against the
rebels.
Henley Cay, a small uninhabited island which is part of the U.S. Virgin Island
National Park. Its located near beautiful Honeymoon Beach. You can rent a kayak
at a local outfitter to get to it.
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