Sunday was another glorious day, between the 2 winter storms, to get out of the house and take a long walk. We learned that the beach is the perfect place to walk in the winter. (Click on the link to see the amazing clouds.) If you bundle up, it doesn’t get much better. There is minimal snow and no ice on the beach.
Sunday was gorgeous… sunny, 40 degrees with little wind. Look at those clouds and the blue, blue water. The sound of the waves was so medicinal… perfect day for a walk on Nauset Beach!
With snow on Thursday and more snow forecast for today, we took a nice walk on Coast Guard Beach yesterday afternoon. It was just gorgeous with temps in the 30s with no wind…perfect!
You still could see a bit of snow still on the beach, but the tides had washed most of it away. There were only a couple of other people on the beach, so we had it pretty much to ourselves…
The first photograph is walking back from Nauset Spit toward Coast Guard Station, which you can see. The 2nd photograph is looking the opposite direction from the entrance toward Nauset Light.
When summer comes, this bike rack at Coast Guard Beach, part of the National seashore, will be full. Coast Guard Beach was again rated in the Top 10 Beaches in the USA. Very cool. And it’s only 5 minutes from our home! It doesn’t get much better…
When you get to First Encounter Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod, you can park in the parking lot, or you can continue down the road where you can park and then hike up over one of the 4 dune trails that lead to the beach. They are really cool, as most of the beach area is flat, except for these dunes.
Have you ever hiked up over one of the dunes at First Encounter Beach? Beautiful, don’t you think?
Nauset Light, part of the National Seashore, was just spectacular with the blue sky and gorgeous clouds in the background. You can never get enough photographs of Nauset Light… each time you go, it looks so different.
Pretty, don’t you think?
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
