Pillar Creek and other Hot Beaches
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"Let's go to the beach!" Ok, hold up! One of a few things must be going on:
1. It must be June, July or August.
2. If number one is false, then you are at a sleepover at Mollie's.
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Going to a Kodiak beach is different then the traditional golden sands experience. For one, the sand isn't gold, it's black. There are no bikini's, because there are no tans to show off. If there are, for some strange reason, any bikinis, this just means that some German tourists are in town, so you can ignore them. Forget wearing sandals, you will freeze. If you really need to wade in the water bring along a pair of hipwaders, just like everyone else. That way if you get the urge you can also pull out your fishing rod and take care of dinner. Also, you will be fighting off the other 3 people at your beach ("Man! This beach sucks! Some family already got here!). Did I also mention that these people sharing YOUR beach will be fishing, target shooting with a huge unnamed gun, or 4 wheeling? This may turn out to be for the best, because if you are at a really good beach, and the fishing is excellent some Kodiak Brown Bears may show up. If this happens, the beach is no longer yours- it's theirs, and it's past time for you to go.Pillar Creek Pillar Creek used to be the best beach on Kodiak. About 5 years ago, the river that fed into the ocean made for a really great beach. The river had a spot near it's mouth where the water would pool and stagnate for a while, creating a medium sized pool shaped swimming area. The water was much much warmer than the ocean, so it was easier to avoid hypothermia too (Bonus!).
The beach by the VFW (Does this one have a name? Anyone?) The beach by the VFW was closed off for a few years, I can remember some good picnics there as well. The appealing attribute of this beach wasn't it's location, sand or river, but the fact that it had some huge Hawaiian Ship beached on it's shores. Something about a Hawaiian King that got caught in the storm, I don't remember the story. It was gloriously rusted and filled with colorful graffiti, which was always something new in a place were graffiti kinda left the island with the 1980s.
Roslyn Beach Roslyn was the best beach if you wanted to pretend you were actually in Hawaii. It has a long graceful curve with lots of beach grass and trees for shade. The tidal area is shallow for a good couple miles out, so some good waves are able to roll up, and also the water is a bit warmer. I think you are most likely to see Bikinis here, or if not here at..
White Sands Yes, some of the sand is actually normal beach colored here. I think it's actually volcanic ash, but what the hell. This is a party beach, of course my parents didn't believe this. Image their surprise when they decided to go camping here on a sunny Friday night (yes a sunny night- this is the land of the midnight sun) in July. About midnight they had to pack everything back up and ask a bunch of drunken party goers to move their trucks so that my dad could back our white van past the bonfire and back into safety. The drive to get here is great too, you have to drive past a really good spray paint art piece of a green John Wayne.
Buskin is a beach along a river, the river is a fave spot for fishermen. It has a beach house you can rent up on the cliffs, and it's actually a state park too, so you had better behave there!
Other Beaches-
Pasagshak aka Fossil Beach
Gibson Cove
Mission
Mill Bay
Beach at Lake Louise in Ambercrombie
Did I forget a beach we like?..
