Dauphin Island - storm damage end

We took a short drive to see the "other end" of Dauphin Island where they have beachside homes with uninterrupted views of the ocean. But there is a cost... Many beach side homes were either destroyed or just hanging in there after recent hurricanes. Some homes fared better than others but it seemed like only a matter of time before Mother Nature took out those last standing. On this very low, flat part of the island the ocean is coming up to within a few feet of those homes on the Gulf side of the island. Some even have water under them during the high tide. One road we drove down ended right at the beach with the surf break just 10-20 feet beyond that. Apparently Dauphin Island "lost" a few miles in continuous length to hurricanes that created a channel in the middle of the island. There are now two islands, one not yet named. Picture: In the foreground are house stilts cut off at 4 feet high leaving stumps where a home was once built above. Picture: A house on stilts (they all are). Sea water underneath. Picture: End of the road. The 100 yard "road" was sealed when we turned off the main road. It then petered out, eventually merging completely with the beach. We could see the recent high tide mark from the van's drivers seat. Picture: Water in front and back. The distant home is almost touching the surf. The shoreline was pushed back in a recent hurricane. It is only time before the sand and shoreline move even further "inland". This house, like others before it, will eventually succumb to the ocean.