"Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't It:" An Afternoon in Corolla
Author: Stan Deatherage | Published: May 27th, 2011
On my last trip to the Outer Banks around Independence Day; more specifically Duck, North Carolina, I spent the afternoon in Corolla in Currituck County. Corolla is best know for a number of principal attractions; most notably: the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, the Whalehead Club, and the Wild Horses, the natural shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck Sound. My concentration was on the lighthouse, the Whalehead Club and the sound.
Below are a number of pictures, with the obligatory captions, of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, the Whalehead Club, and the Currituck Sound. We only had a window of about 4 hours to travel to the area, and visit the aforementioned locales on the western shore of the island. Once again, I intend to visit Corolla the next time I stay in Duck, North Carolina since there is so much to see and do there; however, I did get some fine pictures that I am most happy to share with you on this fine summer day.
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a historical edifice that has long served the sailors of the Atlantic Ocean: Above. The Victorian design of the Keepers' House is still as significant today as it was when it was built in 1876: Below.
Similar to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse is the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, which is also adjacent to the Whalehead Club at Heritage Park: Above. The Heritage Park component of the Whalebone Club is the area that is open to the public's use, where the Currituck Sound can be accessed: Below.
Looking south along the shoreline of Corolla's sound side from the docks of Heritage Park's boat launch area: Above. Looking northeast toward the former boat basin of the Whalehead Club and the Currituck Beach Lighthouse: Below.
The main-house is open to the public for a small charge, and represents the opulent times that this property was bought, and later this former home / main-house was built in: Above and below.
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Pictured in a number of pictures in this section of this article is the arched wooden bridge that carries foot traffic from the Outer Banks Education Center to the Whalehead Club's main-house. The construction of this bridge, understandably, stopped the use of the manmade boat basin that was a safe harbor to many large pleasure craft and sailboats: Above and below.
One component systemic to this immediate area of Corolla is the past developers' adherence to maintaining the natural aesthetic wander of God's most imposing structures - the tree. Within the Whalehead Club, the Heritage Park, Currituck Beach Lighthouse complex and natural environs surrounding this section of Corolla are the many Live Oaks; some of them quite large: Above and below.
Just about a half of a mile north of the Whalehead Club, I discovered a new trail built, the CAMA Sound Boardwalk, where we walked, my wife and I, to its end. Sitting upon the benches of its dock, I was amazed by the diversity of foliage and the aesthetically pleasing jagged edge of the sounds shoreline as the tributaries of this sandy strip of land, and beach, spill fresh water back into the Currituck Sound. The clouds that evening seemed perfect for a remarkable sunset, and consequently, I was not disappointed: Above and below.
The sunset that I anticipated was more that I could have ever imagined. That is the nature of sunsets: One must patiently wait until the fireworks of color explode before you, and in my case, my camera's lens. On occasion, it is worth the wait. The kayakers upon the sound appear to be a bit closer to the beauty, but that is an optical illusion. Their view could not have matched mine: Above. "The sun is slowly sinking down." I do believe I hear a James Taylor lullaby mixed in here: Below.
Going, going, almost gone: Above and below.
My small images, 630 pixels wide, do not do this majestic sunset justice, nor does my much larger pictures equal the natural wander of being there. My suggestion to you: Never turn down a trip to North Carolina's Outer Banks. And if possible, head north, if only for an afternoon, to Corolla: Above and below.
This article provided courtesy of our sister site: Beaufort County Now
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Below are a number of pictures, with the obligatory captions, of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, the Whalehead Club, and the Currituck Sound. We only had a window of about 4 hours to travel to the area, and visit the aforementioned locales on the western shore of the island. Once again, I intend to visit Corolla the next time I stay in Duck, North Carolina since there is so much to see and do there; however, I did get some fine pictures that I am most happy to share with you on this fine summer day.
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a historical edifice that has long served the sailors of the Atlantic Ocean: Above. The Victorian design of the Keepers' House is still as significant today as it was when it was built in 1876: Below.
Similar to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse is the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, which is also adjacent to the Whalehead Club at Heritage Park: Above. The Heritage Park component of the Whalebone Club is the area that is open to the public's use, where the Currituck Sound can be accessed: Below.
Looking south along the shoreline of Corolla's sound side from the docks of Heritage Park's boat launch area: Above. Looking northeast toward the former boat basin of the Whalehead Club and the Currituck Beach Lighthouse: Below.
The main-house is open to the public for a small charge, and represents the opulent times that this property was bought, and later this former home / main-house was built in: Above and below.
Pictured in a number of pictures in this section of this article is the arched wooden bridge that carries foot traffic from the Outer Banks Education Center to the Whalehead Club's main-house. The construction of this bridge, understandably, stopped the use of the manmade boat basin that was a safe harbor to many large pleasure craft and sailboats: Above and below.
One component systemic to this immediate area of Corolla is the past developers' adherence to maintaining the natural aesthetic wander of God's most imposing structures - the tree. Within the Whalehead Club, the Heritage Park, Currituck Beach Lighthouse complex and natural environs surrounding this section of Corolla are the many Live Oaks; some of them quite large: Above and below.
Just about a half of a mile north of the Whalehead Club, I discovered a new trail built, the CAMA Sound Boardwalk, where we walked, my wife and I, to its end. Sitting upon the benches of its dock, I was amazed by the diversity of foliage and the aesthetically pleasing jagged edge of the sounds shoreline as the tributaries of this sandy strip of land, and beach, spill fresh water back into the Currituck Sound. The clouds that evening seemed perfect for a remarkable sunset, and consequently, I was not disappointed: Above and below.
The sunset that I anticipated was more that I could have ever imagined. That is the nature of sunsets: One must patiently wait until the fireworks of color explode before you, and in my case, my camera's lens. On occasion, it is worth the wait. The kayakers upon the sound appear to be a bit closer to the beauty, but that is an optical illusion. Their view could not have matched mine: Above. "The sun is slowly sinking down." I do believe I hear a James Taylor lullaby mixed in here: Below.
Going, going, almost gone: Above and below.
My small images, 630 pixels wide, do not do this majestic sunset justice, nor does my much larger pictures equal the natural wander of being there. My suggestion to you: Never turn down a trip to North Carolina's Outer Banks. And if possible, head north, if only for an afternoon, to Corolla: Above and below.
This article provided courtesy of our sister site: Beaufort County Now
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