Coastal NC

Oct 208 min read

King Mackerel Tourney

King Mackerel tournament based out of Little River, SC. The first day was a wild adventure, and the second was a good day fishing.

Oct 136 min read

New Hanover Coastal Camping

Coastal camping trip, dividing-and-conquering activities like kayaking, birding, wildlife photography, town time, and good eating.

Sep 17 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #7.2

My Labor Day getaway consisted of a solo sojourn to the coast—kayaking, camping, birding, and fishing around East Shackleford Banks.

Apr 219 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #7: South Core Banks

Another installment of our annual OBX camping, kayaking, fishing, birding trip to South Core Banks (Cape Lookout)

Dec 26, 20235 min read

Sunset Beach Christmas

My parents and I ventured back to our old stomping grounds at Sunset Beach, just north of the NC-SC border.

Nov 19, 20234 min read

Dare Co. Rarity Roundup 2023

I headed to Dare County this November for another “Rarity Roundup” bird count.

Sep 4, 20233 min read

Flamingos in NC?!?!

Yes, there are/were flamingos in NC: American Flamingos, blown up from the Yucatan or Cuba by Hurricane Idalia.

Aug 6, 20236 min read

OBX Summer Birding/Fishing

My second beach trip this summer involved a two-night camping trip based out of Cape Hatteras, birding and fishing.

Jun 11, 20234 min read

Beaufort/Croatan Coastal Overnighter

Overnight camping trip in early June, split between the Rachel Carson Reserve (across from Beaufort) and the Croatan National Forest

Feb 20, 20236 min read

Winter Waterfowl & Wolves (#8)

Late winter coastal adventure featuring waterfowl, kayaking, and red wolves

Oct 23, 20225 min read

Coastal NC Fishing 2022

One can never have too many hobbies, right? I picked up fishing this year.

Oct 8, 20226 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #6.2: Shackleford

Two nights by myself on East Shackleford Banks--kayaking, camping, birding, fishing.

Aug 21, 20228 min read

Summer OBX/Pelagic Birding

This summer, I joined two friends on a bird-focused Gulf Stream voyage to look for birds.

May 8, 20227 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #6: North Core Banks

This was my first OBX camping trip focusing on fishing. This was also our first trip to North Core Banks.

Feb 27, 20229 min read

Winter Beach Birding #7 (2022)

First was a half-day bluebird chase at Wrightsville Beach. Second was a three-day OBX trip with a pelagic (deep sea birding cruise).

Dec 31, 202117 min read

Christmas 2021: NC, SC, FL

Christmas vacation this year consisted of a mostly coastal three-part trip to NC, SC, and FL.

Jun 20, 20218 min read

Summer Beach Blog 2021

I most often explore the NC coast during the off-season, and often do it alone. However, I’m not one to turn down a summer beach trip.

Apr 25, 20219 min read

OBX Kayak/Camping #5: Lookout, Shack

Our playbook consisted of cruising up and down South Core Banks in his truck, kayaking around the sound, chilling and surf fishing ...

Mar 12, 20213 min read

Wrightsville/Holly Shelter day trip

I spent a Friday off work paddling around Wrightsville and hiking around Holly Shelter GL.

Jan 17, 20215 min read

OBX Waterfowling #6.2

As I told another friend before the trip, I’d be happy if I saw half of my target birds. And that I did.