Motion time-lapse captures the OBX night sky. Daniel Lowe with Star Mountain Media created this captivating time-lapse video nearly 10 years ago, but it is timeless. It’s an heart-stopping look at one of the Outer Banks’ best features: a night sky uninhibited by skyscrapers or light pollution. It features the Cape Hatteras light in Buxton, a… Continue reading amazing night: time-lapse video of obx
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could the gulf stream power the OBX?
Powerful and inexorable as it flows to the north, the Gulf Stream comes closest to the continental US at Cape Hatteras. It’s movement creates energy and has potential to become a power source for the Outer Banks and North Carolina. Writing for the Coastal Review Online, Kip Tabb notes the first steps in understanding how the Gulf Stream’s energy… Continue reading could the gulf stream power the OBX?
bonner bridge replacement inches forward
Behind the scenes there has been considerable effort to move the Bonner Bridge replacement project forward. Finally . . . the first concrete proof! New power lines are being put into place, a necessary first step to keep Hatteras Island on the power grid, as Sam Walker writes in his article for the Outer Banks… Continue reading bonner bridge replacement inches forward
nat geo takes an obx road trip
Check out this great road trip through the Outer Banks with National Geographic! It’s part of their National Geographic’s Drives of a Lifetime Series, and features stops at excellent spots along the way, including Jockey’s Ridge, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and of course, Ocracoke village. “Nature still rules this tendril of barrier islands, despite the creep of development in… Continue reading nat geo takes an obx road trip
pinterest mogul and crew rescued off OBX
It’s no secret that the Atlantic ocean can be a dangerous place. This weekend that became abundantly clear to the folks on the Rainmaker, who were lucky to be airlifted off their $2.5 million dollar catamaran that was suffering from a broken mast. This article in The Island Free Press shares the dramatic details of the rescue.… Continue reading pinterest mogul and crew rescued off OBX
flight of the butterfly rays | russell blackwood
This sweet little video was shot freediving the shoreline of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on a rare day of clear water. Russell Blackwood is an internationally published freediving underwater photographer who has lived on (and under) the waters of Hatteras Island for nearly 40 years. His images have appeared in Hawaii Skindiver, International Freediving, Surfer’s Journal,… Continue reading flight of the butterfly rays | russell blackwood
is buxton headed for beach nourishment?
Dare County is looking to launch a beach nourishment project in front of the motels at the north end of Buxton. It’s what some would say is a long overdue effort to protect Highway 12, which has been taking a beating at this spot for years. This great article by Irene Nolan at the Island… Continue reading is buxton headed for beach nourishment?
15th anniversary for hatteras lighthouse move
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the relighting of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse after its historic 1999 move to save it from the sea. This article on the National Park Service website gives an excellent accounting of how it was accomplished and what was involved. “In 1999, the Cape Hatteras Light Station, which consists of… Continue reading 15th anniversary for hatteras lighthouse move
bonner bridge negotiations = hiking electric bills on hatteras?
After three years of contentious legal haggling NCDOT and the Southern Environmental Law Center are in negotiations to resolve their differences over a replacement span for the Bonner Bridge. As Irene Nolan points out, writing for the Island Free Press, the most likely scenario–a seven mile span in Pamilco Sound at the southern end of… Continue reading bonner bridge negotiations = hiking electric bills on hatteras?
hurricane arthur a surprising july 4th guest on the obx?
A hurricane off the Outer Banks on the 4th of July? That’s a new experience for all of us. Of course we don’t know exactly where Tropical Storm Arthur is going to go, but the storm track everyone is looking at right now has it at hurricane strength and brushing Cape Hatteras Friday morning as it turns… Continue reading hurricane arthur a surprising july 4th guest on the obx?