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Using The Beaufort Wind Scale On Cape Cod.

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It has been so windy here on Cape Cod that I thought it would be interesting to write a blog about the Beaufort Wind Scale. “The Beaufort Scale is a scale for measuring wind speeds. It is based on observation rather than accurate measurement. It is the most widely used system to measure wind speed today. The scale was developed in 1805 by Francis Beaufort, an officer of the Royal Navy and first officially used by HMS Beagle.”  (There are additional photos at the end of  the blog.)

We always look at the wind conditions before we launch our kayaks or go out on the water. You don’t want to be surprised by increasing winds and  higher waves where you may have  a hard time getting back in. It is also relevant in case of  storms or if you live in the woods as we do and there might be the possibility of trees being knocked down.

You can see by this photograph of the flag waving in the wind that the wind is about 20-24 mph. Seeing the flag frayed a bit means that the winds were probably closer to 39-46 mph, which is what we’ve had in the past few days.

I thought this next chart said it all in pictures.

Very informative, don’t you think?  Have you ever used the Beaufort Scale?

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Nauset Marsh Trail On Cape Cod At High Tide.

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You can see the water coming in pretty fast on the Nauset Marsh Trail by the Salt Pond in Eastham and there was still almost an hour until high tide. Thank goodness there is a trail up a hill that circumvents the rising water or you would be wading pretty deep.

Make sure you always check the tides if you are hiking or walking near the ocean or the marsh. You never know just how high that water will come and you don’t want to be stuck on the wrong side!

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The Cattails Were Huge Overlooking Nauset Marsh On Cape Cod.

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I love the hike from Doane Rock to Coast Guard Beach and the little off-shoot trail that overlooks Nauset Marsh. I thought this was such a cool photograph of the tall cattails with Nauset Marsh and Nauset Beach in the background.

And then I was editing it with my new camera and couldn’t decide which one I liked better. What do you think?

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View From A Little Cottage On White Crest Beach In Wellfleet On Cape Cod.

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Phil had a very good friend who used to own a little cottage high on the dunes in Wellfleet. The cottage was small but the views were unbelievable!

He started working with Ray Kroc at McDonald’s at the very beginning.  We would sit outside his cottage overlooking White Crest Beach and reminisce about  McDonald’ when it first started. He had such great stories.

As the dunes eroded over the years and changed the shoreline, the cottage eventually fell into the ocean.  We were living in Colorado at the time so we didn’t find out about it until we moved back east. We were able to locate where it was and this would have been his view if the cottage was still there.

The good news for Frank was that he sold it 2 years before it fell into the ocean!

Pretty amazing, don’t you think?