Pismo Beach / Oceano Dunes New Year's 2011 - Creek / River Crossing

Went to Pismo for New Year's weekend, and ended up recording this video in the morning 1-2-11, at the creek crossing with my iPhone. A huge storm hit the night before, and we got word that the Park Ranger's closed the creek crossing! This means no one can leave or come into the dunes. I had to go and record it! It's a little shaky at times, because I'm freezing my butt off! In the end, it was worth the discomfort! This is just part of what I recorded that morning! Carroll sat in the trailer near his laptop the whole time...drinkin' of course, so that's the shot I start out with!

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• pismo
• beach
• oceano
• dunes
• creek
• river
• sand
• off-road
• offroad
• atv
• dirt
• bike
• high
• tide
• surf

[MrHoustonpimp]

NICE VID BUT WHATS UP WITH THE MOON SHINE HILLBILLY MUSIC?

[pismobeachday]

@MrHoustonpimp Based on the movie "Deliverance" staring Burt Reynolds....yeah it's old and hillbillyish but that's what crossed my mind watching these trailers getting pulled across at that day.

[BandB1111111]

I see so many Youtube videos of this crossing that I looked on a map to find it...but didn't see any creek in the park. Is this just south of the pier? Why not wait for the tide to fall?

[pismobeachday]

@BandB1111111 It runs in the winter mostly, but I believe the dam when released goes into to this same creek. From the pier it's about 5-6 miles south near the dunes (riding area). On this day, there were high winds, and high surf which causes water levels to stay fairly high. So, when low tide does come you really doesn't matter on days like this. Now you put all three together high tide, high winds, and high surf on days like this and it will erode a lot of the sand on the beach. Like this day

[LayLow1503]

I've never been there so to ride you have to cross the creek

[pismobeachday]

@LayLow1503

Winter time after a big rain storm....the creek runs fast and wide!

[BandB1111111]

@pismobeachday thanks for the info. I live in Florida and there are a few places to drive on the beach, but I can't imagine the state ever allowing a crossing like this. Plus, locals here generally don't like to drive in saltwater... seems California would build a "back door" to the camping area that doesn't require river crossing...maybe just a cultural difference...haha.

[7150285]

it is ashame how ATV isn't allowed in the park

[pismobeachday]

@Cipema100

Glad you both enjoyed this video. The song(s) popped in my head when I was recording the video. We hope to be back soon as well....

[Cipema100]

My daughter and I loved your video.  She says "it was cool"! I just took her yesterday and she saw the dunes for the first time. Now I want to go in the winter to see how crazy it must be. Thanks for the music and comments, they were great!