Category Archives: Science-Nature

Roanoke Island and Jockey’s Ridge

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Itinerary

Observations

  • The fate of the Lost Colony settlers is still unknown.
  • Roanoke Island was the site of the Freedmen’s Colony during Civil War times.
  • Sculpted by a woman, the Virginia Dare statue has had a troubled history.
  • The hang-gliding competition at Jockey’s Ridge was postponed due to high winds.
  • I didn’t see any animal tracks along the nature trail, though we did see birds.
  • The water in the outdoor pool at the time-share was cold!

Reconstructed Earthen Fort

Entrance to Elizabethan Gardens

Virginia Dare Statue

View of Sunken Garden from Hornbeam Walk

Ancient 400-Year-Old Live Oak

Start of "Tracks in the Sand" Nature Trail

Jockey's Ridge State Park Sand Dune

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