Been cooped up too long! Decided to take her out to the beach, the "Lost Highway" which is out southwest from Houston. Entered the beach area near High Island which is the very eastern edge of Galveston county. Then headed east towards Beaumont. At the entrance to the beach and for about a quarter mile, it was very congested. It was a little sketchy since there isn't room for parked cars and then two vehicles passsing each other. You had to really get over and stop to let cars pass before you could proceed. But everyone was very courteous and we managed. Saw two stuck vehicles being helped out of their predicament. One was buried 3/4 up the rear tire. Some areas are pretty firm but some areas there was really some soft sand. You really need a 4x4 if you going to traverese the Lost Highway. Anyway, the beach is about 20 miles of narrow open beach. We only made it about 2.5 to 3 miles deep on this first trek. Next time we might go the entire way and exit near McFaden beach. After just 1/2 mile or so, the people really tailed off and folks were spread out nicely. After that first mile, it was probably more like 300-400 yards between folks set up on the beach. By the time we made it out 2.5 miles or so, we couldn't see anyone further out. So the more you go out there, the more secluded it becomes. This was on a very nice Sunday afternoon.
Here is a shot of our first spot to park, probably at about 1.5 miles into the Lost Highway.