Monthly Archives: May 2012

Kayaking and First Flight

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Itinerary

Observations

  • Bobby, our kayak tour leader, was an excellent natural history guide.
  • We managed to miss most of the rain.
  • The Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, were two amazing dudes.
  • Sixty-six years after the first 12-second flight in 1903, men walked on the moon.
  • Pelicans are not black but a legend persists that one helped rescue men from the sea.
  • The Wright brothers telegraphed Dayton of their success from Lifesaving Station #6.
  • By chance, we happened to witness the beautiful sunset.

Covered Bridge over Stream in Coastal Reserve

Looking Toward the Mouth of Jean Guite Creek

First Flight Boulder Marking Lift-Off Point

Closeup of First Flight Boulder

First, Second, Third, and Fourth Flight Markers

Closeup of First Flight Marker

Wright Brothers Glider Replica

A Piece of the Flyer Went to the Moon

Wright Brothers Monument on Kill Devil Hill

Wright Brothers Monument Closeup

Looking North from the Top of Kill Devil Hill

Sun Setting in Duck

Sun Setting in Duck

Duck Research Pier and the Boardwalk

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Observations

  • I am not any good at tennis.
  • Duck Pier is a leading facility for data collection about waves, winds, tides and currents.
  • The Town of Duck has done a great job with their Boardwalk.
  • Built by the Town, the osprey nesting platforms are actually used by the birds.
  • The Outer Banks is known for seafood restaurants.

Atlantic Ocean from the Pier

Measuring Instruments at Duck Research Pier

Looking toward the Shore at the Research Pier

Osprey Nest at the Duck Shore

On the Duck Boardwalk