…light changes, fog rolls in or out. Sunrises or sunsets, moonrises or sets, I find solitude in the salt marsh. There are hundreds of acres of marsh that I paddle on a stand-up paddleboard, an SUP for short. There is little to no sound from my craft that tops out…
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After Travels West, NC’s Coast Beckons
…returning from the Outer Banks, a friend texted me a picture of some tracks etched in the sand on the beach in Emerald Isle. From my years as a park ranger patrolling the beach of Bear Island, the tracks were familiar to me as those made by a seal hauling…
Legislature Pauses, Environmental Bills Wait
Silhouette of wind power stations over the sea at sunset. A wind project moratorium running through 2018 cleared both chambers early Friday morning. File photo RALEIGH – Going into the final day of the 2017 long session Thursday, the fate of dozens of environmental provisions, some in multiple bills, was…
‘Late Fishing’
Photo of the Week: Nov. 16-22, 2015 Photograph by Jody Merritt of Beaufort. Photographer Jody Merritt captured this image, “Late Fishing,” Oct. 20 at Atlantic Beach. “I had gone over to the beach to try and get some sunset photos when I noticed this lone fisherman. He was one of…
Winter Sunset
Featured Photo The sun begins to set behind the Atlantic Beach high-rise bridge in this photo by Jennifer Allen on Wednesday, an unseasonably warm February evening. Got a photo you’d like to share with Coastal Review Online readers? Please read our submission guidelines….
Trail Supporters Set to Converge on Surf City
…Moores Creek National Battlefield, the Holly Shelter Game Land and the beach attractions in Surf City. The event, however, is more than just a showcase for the roughly 270-mile Coastal Crescent Trail, which was designated as part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail by the North Carolina General Assembly in a unanimous…
A Handy Guide to the State Budget
…31, 2016. (14.21) Beach engineering studies — Directs three studies: (1) DEQ of benefits of beach engineering, reported by 11-1-16 to the NCGA; (2) Register of Deeds in 8 counties, list of all properties and whether owners have N.C. mailing addresses, reported by 11-1-16 to DEQ and NCGA; (3) Dept….
Coach Gilbert takes to the water as others take to the field
…coaching philosophy, and along the way winning two North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 2 championships including, “… last season with a win over our arch-rival Forsyth Country Day School in Winston.” Paul and Rachel Gilbert enjoy a Wrightsville Beach sunset. Photo: Contributed Gilbert’s been teaching history at Cape…
Portion of NC 12 to Close for Construction
…24 to replace two cross pipes under the road. The closure will take place between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset Strip in Frisco. A marked detour route along the beach will be available for four-wheel drive traffic only between National Park Service ramps 48 and 49. Motorists using the detour…
The Starriest Sky on the East Coast
…they know what they’ve missed. Floodlights, streetlights, headlights, door lights, pool lights, security lights, porch lights — all conspire to dim the dazzle of the nightscape. Sunrise, sunset and rainbows may be the sky-candy that never fails to delight, but it is the stars and moon glowing, glittering in vast…
Fall Is Empty Beaches and Showy Skies
…a few weeks of these temperate evenings, though, the water temp drops into the mid-70s. It’s still warmer than the ocean, but that refreshing thing? It’s back. Empty beaches. In North Carolina, we’re lucky to have wide (in places) beaches, stretching to the horizon. During the summer, these beaches can…
Sam’s Summer of the Hummingbirds
…course, the yellow cloudless sulfur butterflies are everywhere to usher in a new fall. As my wife and I walked the beach and waited for the blazing orange ball to extinguish into the horizon, I began to reminisce about the fleeting summer and where all the time went. One event…