Glass Beach

I LOVE the beach. I was born on an island and have visited one regularly since I was in the womb. Literally. It completes me. So one of my favorite parts about being at the beach is searching for perfect little shells to take home to remind me that I was at the beach so that I can sit and look at them while pondering when I will be back again.

Everyone knows that the BEST finds are the pieces of glass that are smooth and shiny because they've had a few good rounds in the ocean. Which is whyyyy I yelped audibly in my cubicle when I came across Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California.

In 1949, Glass Beach was a public dump where people saw fit to get rid of all kinds of garbage. Today, it looks like something that's been PhotoShopped. Where there was once a pile of old cans, spare tires, and glass bottles now sits a glittering, multi-colored beach. I want to see it person, BAD. Real BAD.

It makes my heart smile at the fact that a place best known as a dumping ground could transform into something so undeniably beautiful. I will see this in person one day. 8)

Glass Beach:
End of West Elm Street at Old Haul Road; Park at end of Elm and walk to beach
Fort Bragg, CA 95437