Summertime: the palette of beaches

Look closely, and even Hawaii’s famed black sand beaches, while stark and dramatic, display their own spectrum of hues. But the diversity of origins and composition of beaches around the world leads to a more overtly dazzling palette. I recently came across, via Andrew Alden’s  http://geology.about.com/, a post by travel writer Barbara Weibel that captures the spectrum of the world’s beaches with some stunning photos. So, go to  http://beaches.uptake.com/blog/rainbow-beaches-colored-sand.html and enjoy.