Being early November, I anticipated cooler temperatures and even came prepared with a new (and quieter) electric heater for the nights. As it turned out, the weather was perfect-high 70’s during day, 60’s during the night, and hardly a cloud in the sky. You couldn’t ask for a better weekend on the Outer Banks. There
I recently did a day trip to York River State Park to check out the hiking and mountain biking trails and stumbled onto something kind of neat. I noticed a odd contraption mounted on the railing and overlook for viewing Taskinas Creek. As you can in the photo, you place your smartphone in the cradle
After I don’t know how many years with inexpensive, department store coolers, I finally realized there was I reason I had to buy a bag of ice every day if I wanted to keep my food cold for the entire weekend. And although I own quite a few YETI mugs and tumblers, I hadn’t been
My visit to Kiptopeke State Park is another reminder that you don’t have to travel halfway across the state to have a great experience. Similar to my recent trips to False Cape, First Landing, and Northwest River, sometimes you find the best experience is literally just down the street or, in this case, across the
Having checked off one of the three modes off getting into False Cape State Park back in September when I did an S24O via bike, it was time to check off mode number two – hiking in. As described in my earlier post, False Cape State Park is bordered on the north by Back Bay