THD Excursion to the Robert W Crown Memorial State Beach

Six THD Residents enjoyed an Excursion to Crown Beach in Alameda, today, Sunday Afternoon, 1-4PM. It was a windy day, but our trip was fun with Nancy our Capable Driver and Sylvia assisting with our snacks of cookies, chips water or soft drinks. The group decided to forgo the ice cream  since it was a pretty cool day. I took pictures outside as well inside the Doug Siden visitor center as follows:

Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach is operated by the Park District under a cooperative agreement with the State of California and City of Alameda. It is named in memory of State Assemblyman Robert W. Crown, who had campaigned for its preservation as public parkland. Here are some photos from their website: 

The showpiece of the park is its 2.5-mile beach, with sand dunes bordering a bicycle trail. The beach is a great achievement of landscaping and engineering. After wind and water action had eroded the beach dangerously, it was restored in early 1982 with sand from San Francisco Bay, pumped ashore by pipeline from a barge. More sand has been added since then, and groins have been constructed to keep it in place. In 2013, a $5.7 million project pumped 82,600 cubic yards of sand to restore the beach area and the dune system back to its 1987 footprint. Crown Memorial State Beach Sand Project.

Personal Note: Kudos and thanks to Nancy and Sylvia for the fun drive ( through downtown Oakland and China town) passing by Lake Merritt. We saw several churches with unusual architecture, but the Cathedral of Church Light attracted my attention.  

Photos of the Cathedral from their Website: