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Feb. 9th |
When I'm not out hiking, I'm out hiking. You know what I mean. When I'm not on the road on some far-flung hiking expedition, I'm on the beach at home doing sunrise hikes.
So once I got back from Easter Island, and once I had the ravages of Hurricane Florence under control, I was out on the beach most mornings an hour before sunrise so as to watch the light show unfold from 'the ground up'. My usual walk was 2¼ miles out in the pre-dawn light and 2¼ back with the sun rising over the Gulf Stream.
So without further ado, here is a collection of the best of sky and surf and sea and sun and the occasional watercraft or feathered friend as witnessed through the months of January and February.
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The elusive green flash. |
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God's brush strokes. January 8th |
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They're called 'Cloud Streets' January 18th |
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… and they come in a variety of colors. Jan 19th. |
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Moon and Venus, wide view and zoom, January 31st. |
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Sun pillar, February 1st. |
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Brush strokes, February 8th |
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Friday morning commute, also February 8th |
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February 15th |
On February 17th I took a trip north to visit family. First stop was another sunrise outside of Goldsboro, NC.
Then it was on to the Appalachian Trail for a visit to Annapolis Rocks, MD, to the
2¼ mile Carroll Creek Trail in Frederick, MD, and to a date with a cut of Wagyu Beef - a bucket list culinary destination - at the Wine Kitchen in downtown Frederick.
Next comes another exotic long-distance excursion. Stay tuned.