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rpkelly31
Apr 151 min read
First Spring Paddle - April 2024
First paddle trip of 2024! We hit our home waters for a saltwater canoe trip at mostly low tide. The water is still pretty chilly but...
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rpkelly31
Feb 92 min read
Local Winter Day Hikes - January/February 2024
Some photos from local day hikes - early 2024 Patsy Pond Trail - Croatan National Forest, North Carolina - January 2024 The Patsy Pond...
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rpkelly31
Feb 92 min read
Pettigrew State Park - November 2023
Weekend camping trip to Pettigrew State Park in Creswell, North Carolina, November 2023 Pettigrew State Park is a remote state park along...
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rpkelly31
Sep 10, 20232 min read
West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina - July 2023
Our summer travels ended with a weekend in West Jefferson, North Carolina. We often travel to the NC mountains on our adventures and...
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rpkelly31
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Hanging Rock State Park, Stokes County, NC - July 2023
During our summer travels we made a random day stop at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina. Located about half an...
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rpkelly31
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Kayak Fishing Paddle-a-Thon - June 2023
Three days of awesome kayak fishing with my good buddy John "Little Hook" Cargill! Day 1 Fished a half day around Sleepy Creek. ...
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rpkelly31
Sep 10, 20231 min read
The Wilderness Center, Wilmont, Ohio - July 2023
Summer travels landed us on a day trip to The Wilderness Center in Wilmont, Ohio. This environmental education facility features a...
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rpkelly31
Jun 21, 20237 min read
Cape Lookout National Seashore Beach Camping - June 2023
Cape Lookout National Seashore Carteret County, North Carolina June 2023 An unusually perfect weekend weather forecast for early June in...
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rpkelly31
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Browns Island - Kayak Paddle Trip - May 2023
Kayak paddle around our favorite local spot - Browns Island... Live Bay Scallops Hard clam slowly re-burying itself.
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rpkelly31
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Rachel Carson Estuary Paddle - Beaufort, NC - April 2023
A paddle trip through deep cut in the middle of the Rachel Carson Estuary, Taylors Creek, Beaufort, NC.
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rpkelly31
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Cape Lookout National Seashore - UTV Rental - April 2023
In April 2023 we rented a UTV for a half day to explore the village and point at Cape Lookout National Seashore. It's not something we...
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rpkelly31
Mar 12, 20232 min read
Cashie River Tree houses - January 2023
We made a late January weekend trip to the Cashie River Tree Houses located in Windsor, NC in Bertie County. The tree houses are located...
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rpkelly31
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Ocracoke Island Camping - Thanksgiving 2023
November 2023 - A Thanksgiving camping trip to Ocracoke Island. We camped at the National Park Service campground. The last loop of the...
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rpkelly31
Oct 12, 20222 min read
Goose Creek State Park - Camp and Paddle - October 2022
Ever since we first visited Goose Creek State Park, we have wanted to go back. This gem of a park is well known and loved by locals to...
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rpkelly31
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Cape Lookout National Seashore Camping - September 2022
A quick overnight camping trip to Cape Lookout National Seashore in Carteret County, North Carolina. Practically in our backyard and...
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rpkelly31
Oct 12, 20222 min read
DuPont State Recreational Forest - Summer 2022
The land of waterfalls! The North Carolina Mountains... home to some amazing scenic views and cultural wonders. DuPont State Forest is...
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rpkelly31
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Chimney Rock State Park - Summer 2022
In July 2022, we visited Chimney Rock State Park outside of Lake Lure, NC. This was my first visit to the park but as a huge fan of the...
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rpkelly31
Apr 29, 20221 min read
Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Photos from a recent visit to Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck NC. This wonderful park is of rare and exotic birds from around...
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rpkelly31
Apr 28, 20221 min read
Brown’s Island Canoe Trip – April 2022
Pictures from a beautiful spring day paddle to and around Brown’s Island in coastal Carteret county, North Carolina. We witnessed two...
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rpkelly31
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Unseasonably warm weather post Christmas trip to Cape Lookout National Seashore….
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