Next to the Lighthouse at St Marks NWR is an elevated observation deck that looks over the marshes to the southeast.
At high tide pools of water and marsh grasses are visible and at low tide large sections of sand are seen.
At certain times of the year, particularly in fall and winter, the sand appears to be red. I originally assumed it was red algae but I later discovered color is mostly from a salt loving succulent known as Salicornia (aka glasswort).
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