A beach of glass!

January 21, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

On our way back from Waimea I insisted on stopping at Glass Beach in Ele’ele as on prior trips I was unable to find this small beach hidden in an industrial area. I have never seen anything like it. Many years ago this was a dumping ground for glass bottles and auto glass. Apparently a geologic feature called the Swiss Cheese Shoreline with it’s hole-filled lava rocks smashed the glass and after 10-30 years created this glass beach. I knew I shouldn’t but I couldn’t resist taking a few larger pieces of sea glass to add to my collection from other beaches. The plan is to create something....some day!Read more