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The
Natural Traveler Along North Carolina’s Coast
offers a whole new way to experience this popular region. In addition to
providing information about traditional attractions such as lighthouses
and national seashores, this guide gives details about little-known
natural areas along the coast, such as newly opened trails for canoeing,
kayaking, and hiking. Whether you prefer to seek adventure in a natural
setting, to watch migrating ducks from a wildlife observation platform,
or to surf fish for red drum from a chair on the beach, this guidebook
offers suggestions for the best places to pursue all these activities
and more.
In this
book, you’ll find the latest information—including websites, phone
numbers and directions—for state and national parks, wildlife refuges,
nature preserves, game lands, bird sanctuaries, and national forests in
the coastal region. It provides an overview of the area’s rich natural
history, as well as pointing out when and where you can see specific
flora and fauna at each location.
Along with outdoor pursuits, this guide will steer you to the best
historic sites, museums, and aquariums in the coastal region. These
include newly opened and renovated facilities such as the magnificent
Whalehead Club, the Core Sound Wildlife Museum, and the North Carolina
Aquarium at Fort Fisher. From
Elizabeth City to Calabash, this guides provides details for where to go
and what to see in all of the coastal towns. It even includes top picks
of restaurants and lodgings.
A sample of
the activities described in The Natural Traveler Along North Carolina’s
Coast:
•Sign up
for a wolf howling at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
•Hike the
trails in the Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve
•Hang-glide
off the sand dune at Jockey’s Ridge State Park
•Deep-sea
fish for marlin out of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
•Canoe
the Roanoke River Canoe Trail and camp on a wooden platform
•Observe
tundra swans migrating through Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife
Refuge
•Watch
sea turtles crawl on to the beach at night on Bald Head Island
•Hunt for
Venus flytraps in the Green Swamp
•Sea
kayak out to Bear Island
about
the author
John Manuel, who has an M.A. in environmental planning from UNC-Chapel
Hill, has published articles in Audubon, Backpacker, Canoe
& Kayak, and Friend of Wildlife. He teaches environmental
writing at the Duke Young Writer’s Camp and is a team leader for the
Haw River Stream Watch program. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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