When I looked out our window the sky was turning a pretty pink so I jumped in my car and headed to the beach. By the time I got there, 2 minutes later, the sky was aglow in an orange, fiery sunset.
Beautiful, don’t you think?
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There’s Lots Of Snow At Herring Cove Beach In Provincetown On Cape Cod!
We took a ride up to Provincetown yesterday to see what Herring Cove Beach looked like after the storm last week. They sure did get a lot of snow up there! We could see the snow on the dunes as we were driving into Provincetown. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
When we got to Herring Cove Beach, we had to very carefully walk from the parking lot to the beach trail. Each trail had a lot of deep snowdrifts on it. It’s the most snow I’ve seen at the beach in a long time, much more than Wellfleet or Eastham.
In the last photograph, you can see the erosion mitigation fences. It was such a pretty day as the sun had just come out after many days of cloudy weather. You can even see Race Point in the distance.
A Chilly Bench On Cape Cod Bay.
Northern Harrier At Fort Hill On Cape Cod.
We’ve seen this Northern Harrier many times at Fort Hill searching for food. The diet of this large hawk consists of rodents, reptiles, insects, frogs and birds, including water birds, so this environment fits them well being so close to the woods, meadows and water. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
I have learned to identify them by the wide white stripe on their tail when they are flying. Have you seen the Northern Harrier at Fort Hill?
Coast Guard Beach And Nauset Light Beach On Cape Cod Are Temporarily Closed.
After seeing all of the erosion at Nauset Beach two days ago, I thought I’d take a walk on Coast Guard Beach to see what it looked like. I was so surprised to see that beach access was closed. (Click on blog link for more photos.)
You can see how high the sand is by the height of the handrail on the left side in the 2nd photograph. I wonder if there is a dangerous drop-off at the end of this new path and that is why its closed.
I thought maybe I could see what the beach looked like by walking down from Nauset Light Beach. But, that beach was closed too. Hmmmm…
You could see all of the damage in the parking lot at Nauset Light: the metals fences had all blown down, the porta-potty was blown over, the trailer looked askew… It was just a mess. The winds must have been treacherous there during last weekend’s storm storm.
I called the Salt Pond Visitor’s Center to see if they knew why the beaches were closed. They said that the rangers were assessing the situation at the beaches. I guess I’ll have to try again in couple of days. I sure hope that the new path to Coast Guard Beach is not in jeopardy. Does anyone else know any other information?
Note: I heard this afternoon (2/4) that Coast Guard Beach is now open.