Category Archives: Cape Cod Trails

Loved This Great Blue Heron Stalking His Next Meal On Cape Cod.

The Great Blue Heron is my very favorite bird! I love its features and the majestic way it moves. We were walking the Salt Pond Trail and saw this Great Blue looking for his next meal.

Beautiful bird, don’t you think?

The Many Salt Marsh Plants On Cape Cod.

Merry We were taking a hike at Fort Hill last fall when we passed a group of middle school student on a field trip. Their guide was telling them about the salt marsh and that there are 3 plants that make up a salt marsh.

I thought to myself, “I never knew that. I’ll have to look that up when I get home.” I did some research and I think they are herbs, grasses and low shrubs. Does anyone know if this is correct? There are many, many different varieties of each of these plants.

This is a photograph of Glasswort or Pickleweed. You can see it along the side of the trail on the salt marsh at Fort Hill.

 

 

 

Interesting Trees On Beech Forest Trail In Provincetown On Cape Cod.

There were some really cool-looking trees on Beech Forest Trail in Provincetown. They reminded me of Colorado where you frequently see trees on the slopes of the the mountains  which have curved trunks due to the snow and ice pushing it. They called them “snow knees.” Cute, don’t you think?

I wonder what caused these tree trunks to bend so much…

I took this tree with different filters. What do you think?

Huge Bamboo Grove On The Baker’s Pond Trail On Cape Cod.

We were so surprised to see this huge grove of Bamboo trees on the trail around Baker’s Pond in Orleans. It just didn’t fit in with the ambiance of the area.

I wonder how it got there? Who planted it? I’ve seen other groves of Bamboo trees around the area too. I wonder if people use it as a hedge as it’s extremely dense.

Any thoughts?

The Bridge To Coast Guard Beach From Doane Rock On Cape Cod.

One of my favorite walks is the one from Doane Rock to Coast Guard Beach, any time, any day. It is always spectacular!

I loved this photograph of the bridge looking back over Nauset Marsh. The colors were so pretty.

So pretty, don’t you think?