We discovered the AllTrails app and have found some really cool hikes at Nickerson State Park in Brewster. We took the West Heartbreak Loop a couple of days ago and really enjoyed it. The map of the hike is at the end of the blog.
The hike was a loop through the beautiful pine forests. What amazed me was the amount of Bearberry groundcover that was growing on the floor of the forest (you can see that in the first photo) and the vast number of new pine trees growing throughout the forest.
If you haven’t hiked Nickerson State Park, put it on your list, especially on the off-season when the trails are easy to maneuver and you don’t have to worry about Poison Ivy and insects.
Phil and I were taking a hike at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary a couple of days ago when I saw a hawk right on the trail. He had just caught something and was dragging it onto the trail. By the time I got my camera out, he had seen us and flew away. We waited a bit but he didn’t come down from the tree, so we walked by and saw a very large bunny on the trail.
On the way back we noticed that the bunny was no longer where it had been. There was the hawk, dragging the bunny down the trail. He kept trying to get it up in the air but to no avail. He couldn’t lift it.
The hawk finally was able to drag the bunny off the trail into the woods. We were quite a ways away but we were able to get some really cool photographs of this beautiful Cooper’s Hawk protecting its prey.
It was a perfect day to take a hike on the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail as it was windy and the trail is a bit secluded. When we got to the boardwalk over the swamp, the moss and the reflections looked almost mystical.
It looked so cool, especially for the middle of winter. What do you think?
White Crest Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on Cape Cod with its huge sand dunes that are 40-50 feet high. I loved the colors of the clouds and the sky.
This Snowy Egret was searching for his next meal at one of the little ponds that form when high tide recedes at Boat Meadow in Eastham. The Snowy Egret is a medium-sized white Egret with a slender black bill and long, think neck. It has a patch of yellow at the base of the bill. Their legs are black with bright yellow feet.
Such an elegant bird. 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.
