I’ve posted several blogs about The Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, but I never included a map which is at the end of the blog.
It’s a wonderful hike for the entire family through the scruffy trees and pine forests and then over the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp on a boardwalk. It is as pretty in the winter as it is in the summer and a must do if you’re on Cape Cod!
When you get to First Encounter Beach in Eastham on Cape Cod, you can park in the parking lot, or you can continue down the road where you can park and then hike up over one of the 4 dune trails that lead to the beach. They are really cool, as most of the beach area is flat, except for these dunes.
Have you ever hiked up over one of the dunes at First Encounter Beach? Beautiful, don’t you think?
It’s always such a treat to see a new bird in the water here on Cape Cod. I’ve seen many adult Common Loons but never gotten a photograph of a juvenile. I just happened to see this guy swimming in Boat Meadow creek near the bridge on Bridge Road.
Nauset Light, part of the National Seashore, was just spectacular with the blue sky and gorgeous clouds in the background. You can never get enough photographs of Nauset Light… each time you go, it looks so different.
One of the prettiest views of the waves at Coast Guard Beach, part of the National Seashore, is from the road on the way back from Nauset Light. You are up high and the perspective is breathtaking.
The waves, the sky, the clouds… everything was “picture perfect’ in this photograph. What a day!
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.