I took a ride to Nauset Beach, part of the National Seashore, in Orleans on Cape Cod yesterday was was so surprised to see how small the beach had become after the blizzard a couple of weeks ago. You can see the high water mark and it is pretty high. There’s only a few feet of beach for people to sit on at high tide.
The dunes at Nauset Beach were pretty eroded too and the walk down to the beach by Liam’s Restaurant was surprisingly steep. It almost seems like all of the sand that eroded from Nauset Beach ended up on Coast Guard Beach a few miles away.
I took these 2 photographs looking in opposite directions on the beach. The high water mark on the first photograph is pretty high!
We had to pick and choose our trails at Wiley Park this week with all of the downed trees. Many of them were blocking the trail. The winds were in excess of 65mph and many of the huge old Eastern White Pine trees fell.
Phil took this photograph of me hiking on one of the trails that we could maneuver at Wiley Park. The snow was so pretty…
The Christmas decorations at the Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod are just spectacular! This lifesize Gingerbread House is amazing! i could tell it was real because of the smell of the gingerbread cookies!
There is also a model train exhibit complete with gingerbread houses and stations, etc.
My son was here for a few days and we took a walk around Orleans on Cape Cod one evening looking at the Christmas lights. We decided to vote on which ones we liked best. There were a lot to choose from!
I loved these Christmas lights at the Cottage Bakery that looked like cupcakes. 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.
