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Thanks for the on target weather forecasts

Icy dock on Raymond's Gut — Icy dock on Raymond’s Gut

My thanks go out to all the weather people who got this storm right so far and the school officials who believed them. For more on why southern snow is often not anything like northern snow, click the picture or this link: http://ow.ly/t2Am8

Our new book, 100 Pictures, 1000 Words, A Crystal Coast Year

If the cold weather is getting you down, try spending some time with 100 of my favorite images of North Carolina’s Crystal Coast. It is much harder than you think to come up with the best images of such a scenic area. That is specially true when you take over 40,000 pictures a year. Click this link or the image of the cover to sample our book. It is a Kindle book, but as this page explains, Kindle reader software works on anything.

Need some distance between you and the holidays?

A rare picture of an almost empty DC beltway

That might especially be the case if you live in the DC area. Try leaving about 1 AM tonight and you might miss the traffic.

If you are going to battle the traffic, make it worthwhile and escape to our beaches, even this time of year they are hard to beat. For more thoughts click the picture or this link: http://ow.ly/rZcIU

In a panic over Thanksgiving?

dockonraymondsgut1200 — Our dock on Raymond’s Gut near Swansboro, North Carolina

Stand back. It doesn’t have to be that way- Our Long Ago Escape From Holiday Madness. We try to skip the stress. Click the picture or the link for details. http://ow.ly/rd0wJ

Your boat always feels a little smaller

Mostly brown Pelicans on the eastern tip of Bear Island

Getting near the ocean shrinks a boat, but fishing the beautiful waters near Bogue Inlet makes you feel alive. For more, click the picture or the link. #crystalcoast #boating http://ow.ly/r7Z0R

A long boating season

The Marshes Near Swansboro, North Carolina

Here on North Carolina’s Crystal Coast we do not put our boats away after Labor Day. We have a long season after that and some of us boat every month of the year. For more info, click the picture or the link. #boating #CrystalCoast http://ow.ly/qY6zn

The Wonder Of November Beach Days

Here on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina, the water is still warm enough for wading in early November. For more details click on the image or this link to a post about November beach days.

Fall, one of the best times to visit the beach

Sunset Near Raymond's Gut Just Off the White Oak River — Sunset Near Raymond’s Gut Just Off the White Oak River

The best weather of the year for walking the beach and enjoying our area. For more info click the picture or the link. #crystalcoast http://ow.ly/qy0uH

Anticipating some great weather

Here on the Carolina coast we have been waiting for the return of our great weather. WeI did not have to wait long. #crystalcoast http://ow.ly/pVbxz

For more on what to expect in weather on the Crystal Coast, click the link or the picture.

Looking from Raymond's Gut to the White Oak River at Sunset — Looking from Raymond’s Gut to the White Oak River at Sunset

Fall is here in on the Southern Outer Banks

Fall is here along the Crystal Coast portion of the Southern Outer Banks. Read about how spectacular it has been in our piece of paradise. Click either the link or the picture of the sea oats. #SOBX #CrystalCoast http://coastalnc.org/