Cape hatteras national seashore

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Officially opening in 1959, Cape Hatteras National Seashore was the first national seashore and national recreation area in the National Park Service

Bodie Island Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, travel blog post by Raven About The Parks, U.S. National Park Service System experts.

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, USA

Had an entire day by myself to wander the Banks. That doesn't happen very often. I explored island by island. I wandered Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Bodie Island, Pea Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon and Cape Hatteras. We had a heck of a storm the night before and I was hoping there would be some good shells. My theory was accurate, however this time, there were no welk, nor scotch bonnets, just clams, scallops and other small shells. But millions of them. Spent a good hour or so…