This beach at Long Key State Park is typical of beaches found in the Keys. They're relatively narrow compared with those found along either side of the Peninsula. There's not a lot of dune and the distance between the water and the wrack line is short — this photo was probably taken at low tide. But this scene got us thinking about how the landscape constantly changes. Nothing stays quite the same against the forces of wind and water taking away land here, putting it there, constantly reshaping the island. As noted on the main page, Hurricane Irma hit Long Key hard in 2017 after we shot this photo, but even if Irma never happened, this spot wouldn't be the same today as it was back then. Still beautiful, but not the same.
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