Whether surfing, paddleboarding, or just walking the dog along the beach, people here at Cape Cod National Seashore know how to enjoy the last of summer’s Atlantic Ocean pleasures. I remember standing on the edge of this high dune taking in the expanse of the great ocean scene and thinking I could stay here for…
A tidal-influenced pond that was originally a freshwater kettle hole formed by glacial ice about 18,000 years ago. Around 1,200 years ago, the ocean breached the barrier, allowing tidal seawater to flow in. Salt Pond – Cape Cod National Seashore. We had walked along this pond the day before in a driving rain, and I…
The Canada Geese are up early before sunrise looking for food on Flax Pond – Nickerson State Park. When I woke early and crawled out our tent, I did not expect to come across this wonderful scene. The geese, however, may have just found this to be a normal morning. I’m glad they did not…
What will guide your path? Nauset Beach Light is a restored lighthouse within the Cape Cod National Seashore. It guides mariners who are traveling up and down the Eastern Seaboard. The color pattern of the structure, and at night the flashing light pattern, identifies one’s location (Eastham, Massachusetts). Wouldn’t it be nice to have a…
Guiding the way through the darkness, Highland Lighthouse stands as a prominent beacon within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Commissioned by George Washington, the lighthouse was established in 1797 as the 20th light station in the United States. The present 66-foot-tall brick light tower, keeper’s house, and generator shed replaced previous structures in 1857, and…
Sunrise over the 12,000-acre Brewster Flats, which can extend out over a mile during low tide on Cape Cod, revealing sandbars, tide pools and oyster beds. I took this shot zoomed out to wide-angle (24mm) to try and capture the expanse of the clouds and water. I was glad the tide was not too far…