The bike ride to First Encounter Beach in Eastham is just spectacular as you ride next to the beautiful salt marshes where you can see the Osprey up above and hear all of the morning birds with all their chatter.
If you go past the main parking lot and down the road, you come to 3 different trails over the dunes that will lead you to the beach. One of them is handicap- accessible with its blue rubber mat which make it easier for wheelchairs and strollers. These paths lead to the beach, but far from the main crowd.
The clouds in the sky at First Encounter Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod were just spectacular! It doesn’t get much prettier!
First Encounter Beach was so named because it where the “first encounter” occurred between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. There is a marker where you can read all about it right at the top of the beach.
I loved this photograph of this beach fence at First Encounter Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod with the dark, looming clouds in the background and the turbulent water.
We took a ride to First Encounter Beach on Cape Cod and as we turned around to leave, the skies were just spectacular! This is looking back from the beach over the dunes toward the salt marsh.
This was such a cool photograph of First Encounter Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod after the snow storm. I loved the tire tracks and just the desolateness of it all.
I liked it in black and white. What do you think?
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
