Baltic Field NotesCoastal notebook / 01

Reading the shore

Wind and water redraw the Baltic shoreline every day. Look for the quiet details: a line of dry reeds, the edge of the last wave, and the tracks that disappear by morning.

Landscape along the Baltic coast
A view from the shore.

From the path

Stay on marked paths across the dunes. Windblown sand moves freely, but dune grasses hold it in place and are easily damaged underfoot.