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.
We’ve had very little snow this winter here on Cape Cod. Yesterday when we woke up , there was about 2-3 inches on the ground and I was hoping that the sky would clear and I could get a couple of “snowy” photographs.
Later in the afternoon I took these 2 photographs of the salt marsh by the Bridge Street bridge… one looking inland toward the salt marsh and the other looking out toward Cape Cod Bay
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…
I’ve posted several blogs about The Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, but I never included a map which is at the end of the blog.
It’s a wonderful hike for the entire family through the scruffy trees and pine forests and then over the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp on a boardwalk. It is as pretty in the winter as it is in the summer and a must do if you’re on Cape Cod!
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?
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
