![]() Keep an eye on the mudflats when they are exposed for artifacts such as arrowheads and pieces of pottery. This is the area where the Algonquin Indians were thought to have lived. Mile 2.5: At Cape Creek, you have come as far south as possible. Paddle northwest toward Bald Point, turning left into the canal that curves around between islands until it opens up opposite Cape Creek (which will be on your left). Follow the shoreline south to a longish creek on the left that is usually a good place for bird-watching. Keep Bald Point on your right as you paddle. Mile 1.5: As you exit the creek, Bald Point is due east. The creek is just a few yards from the highway, so it was a little noisy when they were working. ![]() This is the narrowest point on Hatteras Island. Note: When I paddled this route, road crews were working on NC-12 just opposite this creek. Turn around when the creek dead-ends and turn left again when you reach the sound. Small creek on the left has several branches worth exploring. Mile 1.0: As you approach Great Island, keep to your left, close to the shore. Most of the wildlife will be in the marshy area along the shore. Start: From the launch site, turn to your left and paddle south, following the shoreline. You can launch from anywhere on the beach. There are portable toilets here, andĪ wide sandy beach. Launch Site: From Avon, travel south on NC-12 for 0.5 mileĪnd look for a paved parking area on your right. It can be quiteīuggy at the launch site during the summer, so bring insect repellent. Winter and spring, the winds tend to make paddling difficult. Summer and fall months when the weather is milder. Trip Planning: It's best to plan your trip here during the Water, shuffle your feet as you walk to scare off the stingrays. In the water, make sure you have water shoes on. Stepping on their stingers can be very painful. Tidal Information: No direct tidal influence.Ĭautions: Stingrays are common in the sound here, and Navigation Aids: USGS Map NC0091, Buxton, 1:24,000. Trip Duration: Three to four hours 6 miles. They fill the parking lot to over-flowing during the windy spring and Got its name from all the folks from Canada who come to the Outer Banks to The launch site is known as "Canadian Hole." It Trip Highlights: This area is noted for its clear water, Of the sound and make for easier hunting. Underwater, so you will need to look there. I've found severalĪrrowheads in the peat very close to the shore. Artifacts such as arrowheads and other remains ofĪn Indian village can be found in the clear, shallow water. This is where the "LostĬolony" supposedly ended up. Water is very clear and full of fish and shellfish. The salt marsh on the sound side of Buxton is protected from the wind. Once just sand, only to return the next week to find it covered back up again. I've walked on the beachĭuring the winter and spring and come upon shipwrecks uncovered where there was Sometimes the waves uncover what they once claimed. ![]() If you get a chance, walk the beach a while. ![]() Some never completed their trip and were blownĪground by fierce nor'easters and hurricanes. ![]() Tried to take advantage of the north- or south-flowing currents that passed Victims of shallow shoals (sandbars close to shore), storms, and war. Than 1,000 ships have sunk off the shores of the Northern Outer Banks, the This is the heart of the area known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." More Sometimes this isĪ gentle mix sometimes they come together with such force that they throw fishĪnd shells far into the air, sink ships, and flood the land. TheyĬollide just a few miles off Cape Point at the Diamond Shoals. North to south, and the mighty Gulf Stream, which runs south to north. Two currents come together here: the Labrador Current, which flows The land is never really owned, just borrowed until the next nor'easter or hurricane.Ĭape Hatteras is now a vacationer's paradise, but it was once a captain's It's not easy to get here, to live here, or to leave. Where sea, sand, nature, and people come together in an uneasy mix-that's a good way to describe Cape Hatteras. ![]()
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