So,today I was on the road well before 9, off to the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge. Unfortunately, as I headed down the bypass I realize I am driving into storm clouds - not to be deterred, I keep going anyway.
Hit the Visitors Center about 9:30, just as the rain starts. I think to myself, “Self, it’s a Tuesday morning, and you’ve got nothing to do and nowhere to go. Why not just keep driving til the sun shines again?”
So I did. And after about an hour,
Cape Hatteras Light
The view from the top is fantastic.
The ranger at the top was highly amused as I hit the top step, looked out the door and could only come up with, “Holy shit.”
Seem to have gotten over my issues with heights today, at least for a while. I can’t tell you how HUGE this is for me. I waltzed right up 257 steps, went out to the rails, took pictures, and even leaned over and looked down. Do check out the album for further proof. I had such a shit-eating grin on my face when I got back down, folks probably thought I got laid somewhere along the way.
After that, I headed back north again, figuring the storm would have passed, and it did. Spent some time in the absolulte hottest part of the day (brilliant) wandering on the trail at Pea Island, and thoroughly enjoying it. It was very hazy, so pics were really hard to do, and I now realize I need to a) shoot at a higher resolution for better crops and b) damn, just get a camera with an even bigger zoom on it.
Full albums at:
http://cafechatnoir.net/photos/hl_2005/
and
http://cafechatnoir.net/photos/pi_2005/
