It’s minus tide, a cool misty morning, the sand wide and dark and hard-packed.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/The-Home-Forum/2023/1003/How-a-half-sand-dollar-taught-me-to-be-present?icid=rss

One metre of hard-packed aggregate trail surface costs about $160, and with 50,000 metres to build, the fund-raising goal is $8 million (depending on the federal grant).

Source: https://www.pentictonherald.ca/sports/article_351cd9ec-8afa-11ed-8e3e-cbf7fae27d3c.html

We turned left and trudged on hard-packed sand towards Morse River Salt Marsh.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/04/seniors-not-acting-their-age-a-unique-hike-over-morse-mountain-to-seawall-beach/