the wandering chick
...Highway 90
along Mississippi's coastal route

I'm a native Galvestonian, so it would be unfair for me to be disgruntled when it comes to our beach. But I must say, I'm a bit envious of the states east of the Mississippi River that have the beautiful white-sand beaches.

Galveston's beaches are not dirty, they're just brown in color. The brown sand is the result of sediment run-off from the Mississippi River as well as the Atchafalaya Bay in Louisiana. The sediment, yellow in color, is pulled westward by the gulf's current and settles in the sand of our beach. Guess there's not much we can do about that. Sigh.

So, whenever I travel eastward, I try to stay as close to the gulf shores as possible. Highway 90 is a good route even though it does travel inland somewhat. Enoy these photos, taken along the stretch from Pascagoula to Waveland.

pier
pier
live oak trees
From Pascagoula's River Park at the west end of the Pascagoula River bridge, a quiet scenic area offers views of the town's port and the bridge. A massive fishing pier is open to the public.
Behind the Silver Slipper is a commercial business of sorts at a dilapidated dock. On the map, the area is called Bayou Caddy. Bayou Caddy is a tributary of the Mississippi Sound.
oak trees
I so enjoy driving Biloxi's seawall. The clean white sand on one side and stately live oak trees surrounding plantation-type homes on the other.
Soon after crossing over the Bay St. Louis bridge west to Waveland, a road called Beach Blvd leads off of Hiway 90 to the coast. It travels some five files or so and ends at the Silver Slipper Casino. It's a great drive. A road close to the casino leads back up to Highway 90.
water's edge
white sandy beach
bayou
sand and pier
ships at port
rocky shore
The Gulf Island National Seashore may have been a little more interesting if the Visitor Center had been open to hand out information. I got there late in the day, so it was just a pop-in visit. Beautiful live oak trees abound.
bridge

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