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Yesterday I went from High Island up to Sea Rim State Park along "lost hwy 87" (about 20mi of very isolated beach/sand/mud driving). Definitely a fun trip! It's rather desolate and can be a bit strange at times. Lots of decaying oil infrastructure and odd things washed up with absolutely no one around.
The first few miles north of High Island have gotten pretty gnarly in recent years. The beach is gone, and you're driving though deep soft sand. There's a new cut through the beach with steep muddy banks that can be tricky unless you're at fairly low tide. The ruts in the sand get quite deep in places, and clearance is a limitation in the sport. Nothing that can't be avoided by being careful about when you decide to follow tracks vs straddle. After a few miles, things widen back up and it's easy beach driving the rest of the way. I didn't take any pictures in the gnarly sections, but if you decide to try it, be sure you air down, bring a shovel, a tow strap, and some sort of recovery boards or traction aids. Ideally, don't go alone, though I did. It's not too difficult, but it's remote, there's no cell service, and you really don't want to get stuck where the surf + tide can catch you. Wind + surf can be larger than the tides, so things can change quickly.
All that having been said, it was a blast, and I was blown away by how well the sport handled deep soft sand and some really slick tidal marsh mud that makes up the beach in places. This is the first time I've taken it into anything really dicey and it didn't even struggle. I'm definitely impressed!
I didn't take a ton of photos, but here's a few:
The first few miles north of High Island have gotten pretty gnarly in recent years. The beach is gone, and you're driving though deep soft sand. There's a new cut through the beach with steep muddy banks that can be tricky unless you're at fairly low tide. The ruts in the sand get quite deep in places, and clearance is a limitation in the sport. Nothing that can't be avoided by being careful about when you decide to follow tracks vs straddle. After a few miles, things widen back up and it's easy beach driving the rest of the way. I didn't take any pictures in the gnarly sections, but if you decide to try it, be sure you air down, bring a shovel, a tow strap, and some sort of recovery boards or traction aids. Ideally, don't go alone, though I did. It's not too difficult, but it's remote, there's no cell service, and you really don't want to get stuck where the surf + tide can catch you. Wind + surf can be larger than the tides, so things can change quickly.
All that having been said, it was a blast, and I was blown away by how well the sport handled deep soft sand and some really slick tidal marsh mud that makes up the beach in places. This is the first time I've taken it into anything really dicey and it didn't even struggle. I'm definitely impressed!
I didn't take a ton of photos, but here's a few:
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