Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a national seashore in Ocracoke, NC. This seashore area is federally designated as being of natural and recreational signifance.

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The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization say 25 national parks are threatened by climate change. A report called "National Parks in Peril: The Threats of Climate Disruption" say the changes in landscapes and ecosystems are harming plants, trees and wildlife, but also threaten human activity in the parks and manmade structures. The factors include a loss of ice and snow, including melting glaciers; a loss of water, especially in the West; and higher seas and stronger coastal storms, which leads to flooding in coastal areas. The parks on the list are Acadia National Park, Maine; Assateague Island National Seashore, ... Read Full Story
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We had to cross over two long bridges to get to the Outer Banks - this was the first one... ...and this was the 2nd one - the white stripe there on the horizon are sand dunes A friendly sign at the visitor center welcomes you to the Outer Banks We had to make a quick decision - which way to chose :) We entered the National Seashore Park on Cape Hatteras We've visited the Bodie Island Lighthouse : The current Bodie Island Lighthouse is the third that has stood in this vicinity of Bodie Island on the Outer Banks in North Carolina and ... Read Full Story
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We arrived today in a pretty fishing village in the Outer Banks , close to Nags Head, at the beautiful and HOT Atlantic Coast of North Carolina (more pictures will follow). The Outer Banks is a 200-mile (320-km) long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina , beginning in southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States . They cover approximately half the northern North Carolina coastline, separating the Currituck Sound , Albemarle Sound and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean . The Outer Banks is a major tourist destination and is known for its ... Read Full Story
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Segway trips to see wild horses and moonlight tours of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse are some of the things you can do this summer on the North Carolina coast. In Currituck, try offroad Segway tours through rugged terrain. One tour takes you to a private reserve for Spanish mustangs; the other rolls through beaches and dunes. Tours last four hours and are by appointment; reservations suggested. Details at http://www.outerbankstours.com/segs-onthebeach. At the Corolla Wild Horse Museum, kids can pet live mustangs on Wednesdays, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, they can paint a cutout of a horse and either take it home or leave it on ... Read Full Story
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Photo Courtesy of Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation The first lighthouse on Cape Canaveral was built on the Cape in 1948. It was made of brick, stood 60 feet tall and held 15 lamps each with a 21-inch reflector. Sailors criticized the lighthouse saying it wasn’t bright enough and sat too low to effectively warn of the Cape’s reefs. The government then contracted a new lighthouse to be built but the civil war soon put a stop to construction. Fearing Yankee raids, the lamps themselves were removed and buried in the lighthouse keeper’s orange groves for safekeeping. The newly constructed lighthouse was finished in 1868 ... Read Full Story
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Foggy Morning at Cape Hatteras - April 2006

Foggy Morning at Cape Hatteras - April 2006

The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse stood solid against wind, rain and hurricanes for more than one-and-a-quarter centuries before being relocated to keep it from falling into the ocean.  
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If you've recently visited any of the national parks in Florida, or the national seashores on the Gulf Coast, or even Channel Islands National Park, Cape Lookout National Seashore, or Cape Hatteras National Seashore, you might wonder why all the fuss over the removal of the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List. read more  
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The Bodie Island and Ocracoke Lighthouses have a long and fascinating history, but their familiar beacons will be missing from the nighttime views at Cape Hatteras National Seashore beginning September 28. Fear not, they'll both be back after renovation work is completed. read more  
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unfortunatly i grew up in Kansas city MO. so yea, the closest beach is about 13 hours away. but i love the beach none the less, this summer i traveled by myself to cape hatteras and stayed on the beach for three nights in a row. Me going to the beac...  
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A 15-year-old Pender County teen is dead after a surfing accident at Cape Hatteras. Hatteras Island Rescue found the body of Craig Marshall under Avon Pier at Cape Hatteras before 1 p.m. Friday.  
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