We hiked down Coast Guard Beach to the Nauset Break the other day. It seems like it it forever changing with the weather and the tides.
This day was just spectacular with the sun shining and the blue sky. Phil clicked this pano of me looking out at the break. You can see Nauset Beach in the distance. Solitude at its best…
It is the most wonderful feeling getting on my bike at 6:00 in the morning before most people are even awake and taking that 10-12 mile bike ride. There is no one around, except that occasional other biker so you have the whole place to yourself.
The views are breathtaking and each day is totally different, depending on the weather and the tides. I took this photograph of my bike at Boat Meadow when it was almost high tide.
It doesn’t get much prettier…
This little Horseshoe Crab shell that we saw on Coast Guard Beach the other day was no bigger than a quarter. It was tiny!
“For the horseshoe to grow larger, it must molt and shed its shell. These “molts” can sometimes be found near tidal flats, left by the juvenile crabs who live there for their first year or two.”
Fascinating, don’t you think?
It was the perfect beach day at Coast Guard Beach, part of the National Seashore, in Eastham on Cape Cod. It was sunny and warm with a little breeze, but not too hot.
We got there early to beat the heat and the notorious “green flies” and it was well worth it. The perfect day to go to the beach…. for an hour or for the whole day. It doesn’t’ get much better…
The colorful Monarch butterflies are back on Cape Cod. They search for Milkweed plants to feed on which Cape Cod has plenty of. I saw this Monarch while hiking at Fort Hill in Eastham a couple of days ago.
Monarch butterflies are just beautiful with orange above with black veins and white spotted margins. Below is more of a yellow-orange color. The head and body ate black with white spots.
This Monarch was feeding on a Milkweed plant out in the field. You can see his beautiful coloring. Have you seen a Monarch this summer?
