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01/22/2007 06:37:56 PM · #1 |
We are in the process of planning a trip to the outer banks for next August due to a family commitment.
Anyone been there and have photo location ideas? I think we are going to be there most of a week. I hear there's some biking there, so I guess that's my alternative plan for things to do. (I am not a beach-goer for recreation.)
Any information and ideas that you can provide about photography and biking down there are much appreciated.
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01/22/2007 06:41:49 PM · #2 |
Currituck, Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras and Okracoke Island lighthouses
the sand dunes where the Wright Brothers flew their plane
There are wild horse on the beach in Corrolla (I didn't see then while I was there...I was too scared to take my vehicle onto the beach)
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01/22/2007 06:42:21 PM · #3 |
Haven't been there in eons but I remember Ocracoke Island as being pretty. Quaint town, harbor, artist shops, and wild ponies. Plus photo ops on the ferry ride over and back.
Also saw dolphins in the surf, numerous lighthouses and a few old shipwrecks along the Outer Banks' beaches ... and a wildlife refuge ... somewhere near Kitty Hawk, I think. |
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01/22/2007 06:48:48 PM · #4 |
Thanks. If anyone has any nice pics taken there, post them!
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01/22/2007 07:47:30 PM · #5 |
Here are q few quick uploads from our visit their last summer. Gotta run for now, let me know if you want any more info about any of these. Have fun down there. Ray
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Message edited by author 2007-01-27 13:59:22. |
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01/22/2007 08:47:50 PM · #6 |
it's a fabulous place to spend time...
i shot these back around new years
  
  
 
and i shot these down there, as well
 
even though it's been getting more and more developed, it's still more of a get-away, beachy type of place than a seaside city. there's no boardwalk, no super-highrise condos, no sidewalks. just miles and miles of beaches, with the stretches of strip malls filled with seafood restaurants, tacky tourist shops, barbecue joints, and the like. |
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01/22/2007 10:42:06 PM · #7 |
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01/23/2007 09:16:46 AM · #8 |
Nice pics! Anyone else have ideas or pics?
Seems like we will be planning to be there the wrong "season" (for my interests anyway--I looked at some nature places and they said fall was better--but we don't have a choice). We are now thinking of going down for only 4 nights, and doing something else for 2-3 nights as well on the way back north. We are considering going to the Great Smoky Mountains as well.
I'm up for any ideas (and pics are always a good way to see places, so post em if you got em.)
Thanks again, and in advance for additional posts.
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01/23/2007 09:32:18 AM · #9 |
| there's really no bad time of year there, but don't make the same mistake people make when heading down under for two weeks and only alot 3 days in NZ because it looks so much smaller than that other big place ;-) there's a lot to see and do, and it's definitely not a place to try to blast through. it's more of a take-your-time-relax-and-enjoy-it type of place. i don't know where you're heading, but the mountains are almost 10 hours from the outer banks...nc is deceptively wide. |
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01/23/2007 09:41:40 AM · #10 |
Hatteras Island is my #2 choice of vacation places after #1 choice, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Outer Banks August Events
Cape Hatteras National Park Service
The National Park Service has extensive "things-to-do" family oriented events and tours in the summer. |
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