At the height of the tide, with a 3-foot-plus storm surge urging it on, a mighty cataract of furious white-water poured through the break, shattering the flanking dunes and spreading out in a 500-foot fan of salt flood waters into the marshes of the Pamet. On A Cape Cod Notebook, Robert Finch witnesses this dramatic event at the height of last week's storm, and he recalls other incursions made upon Ballston Beach by the sea.
A Cape Cod Notebook can be heard every Tuesday morning at 8:45am and afternoon at 5:45pm.It's commentary on the unique people, wildlife, and environment of our coastal region.A Cape Cod Notebook commentators include:Robert Finch, a nature writer living in Wellfleet who created, 'A Cape Cod Notebook.' It won the 2006 New England Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Radio Writing.
A Road Lost, A Dune Line Regained
Robert Finch
