GALVESTON ISLAND - 1 YEAR LATER

These were taken on the western side of Galveston Island looking out into the Gulf of Mexico. There is little evidence remaining of the devastation caused by hurricane Ike just under a year ago.


The beaches are clean and almost fully restored, although there is some beach erosion in places and there are a few piers that haven't been either demolished or fully restored.


Downtown Galveston has been almost fully restored. The port area and tourist district were busy, with a cruise ship in port, and this offshore drilling platform appeared ready to be towed out into the Gulf.


Hard to believe the island was almost completely devastated less than a year ago.