In some places at the German Baltic coast in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania beautiful beech forests grow close to the sea. In the following I share a few photos from one of those places where I spent an early summer evening and subsequent morning. Many trees have bare lower trunks due to the difficult growing conditions resulting from strong winds and salt deposition.
![Light rays in the forest](https://www.stefanrieger.net/wp-content/uploads/7CR01439-600x400.jpg)