Recently the City of Corpus has dredged Packery Channel. In doing so the sand has built up to the top of the seawall. You cannot drive a vehicle on it. I cannot get any where with the city to resolve this matter; perhaps you can help.

To be honest, I don’t know anything about how to clean the beaches, other than simply walking along and picking up junk left behind. A severed arm from some little girl’s doll, a shoe, beer bottles, a trick-or-treat pumpkin container, the usual.

It seems to me, and I might be completely wrong, that sand would end up looking like it does in these pictures due to wind, not due to tractors cleaning the beach. According to the reader, it’s due to the tractors, and I do know that it would be very annoying to not be able to drive on the beach.

One of my favorite things about Texas beaches is how rural they are and the fact that we can drive all over them. It’s really nice to go for an hour long cruise along the beach, from Bob Hall down to the sticks. It’s just you, water, and sand. If you get stuck it’s every man for himself. But the freedom you feel is great, especially if you pick a secluded spot to swim, surf, or fish. I’ve thrown all day parties out there and not seen a car the whole day (even pulled an old couch from the dunes to crash on, haha).

If you’re dying to take a drive on the beach and if you think the city needs to speed up the clearing of this sand, let them know about it. Tell them, “This won’t bring in tourist dollars.”