Walk on the Beach

By AUSTIN MENDILLO | Feb. 6, 2020 | Photo Essay

This is the Jacksonville Beach Pier. It is a great, beautiful attraction that has many activities surrounding it. I started off here for my adventure.

This is the Jacksonville Beach Pier. It is a great, beautiful attraction that has many activities surrounding it. I started off here for my adventure.

The pier is undergoing maintenance after taking a great deal of damage from big storms such as Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

The pier is undergoing maintenance after taking a great deal of damage from big storms such as Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

The pier is also marked up with a fair amount of graffiti as seen here, “Surfing never solved anything.

The pier is also marked up with a fair amount of graffiti as seen here, “Surfing never solved anything.

I was left in the trail of a truck after I started to head South from the pier.

I was left in the trail of a truck after I started to head South from the pier.

 This couple was feeding a large flock of seagulls, but if you only caught a glimpse of the spectacle, you may think the couple was being attacked.

 This couple was feeding a large flock of seagulls, but if you only caught a glimpse of the spectacle, you may think the couple was being attacked.

This area was really cool because it’s a cluster of lifeguard chairs that offered many angles of orange.

This area was really cool because it’s a cluster of lifeguard chairs that offered many angles of orange.

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At the conclusion of my journey I found myself sitting in a sand ditch that had a great view of the ocean.

At the conclusion of my journey I found myself sitting in a sand ditch that had a great view of the ocean.

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