Glass beach is located in Fort Bragg, California, USA. Though it is a
stunning sight, it is not exactly a natural wonder. The glass on this
beach is manmade and it was purposely placed in this area because of
ignorance to the effects of global warming humans once had in the past.
In the early 1900's, Glass Beach was called "The Dumps" by the local
people. They used the cliff, located after the shore, as a dumping site
and threw their garbage, appliances, glass, and even their unused cars
off the edge. Over many years these waste products were drawn into the
ocean and were torn down to nothing. All except pieces of glass and
pottery remain.
These thousands and thousands of pieces have been broken down, polished
and have been redistributed back onto the beach creating a spectacle to
behold.This beach is now accessible through following a small path down
the cliff. In 1998, the private owner of the land decided to sell the
land to the state of California. He worked along side the California
Coastal Conservancy to clean up the area. Glass Beach was then opened to
the public and was made even more accessible to anyone who wanted to
catch a glimpse of this occurrence. Although it is frequented by many
tourists that wish to take a part of the beach with them home, no one is
allowed to remove the glass from the beach. This is because many
tourists and artists use the glass to make jewelry and other artistic
crafts. As a result, the sea glass is slowly dwindling; which may cause
it to be nonexistent in the future. To reinstate, it is now illegal to
take the glass from the beach as it is now property of California.Yes, this is our 6th destination! We're half way there so be sure to check back every week to catch the other amazing six posts.