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Cape Lookout
Lighthouse - continued:
 Still looking
north from the lighthouse gallery, this left photo shows
the dock, 4WD staging area, and the boardwalk coming south
to the Keeper's Quarters. At the upper right is a beautiful wide-angle
view of the same area looking north at Core Banks. Looking
northwest you see the east
end of Harker's Island, shown in the telephoto shot at
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  From
the pier, the boardwalk leads to the Keeper's Quarters (left).
Also note at the top left of the Keeper's Quarters photo that
the concrete
base sits exposed where the coal shed stood before Hurricane
Isabel toppled it. The shadow of the lighthouse gallery and lantern
room nibbles at the porch in the bottom of the photo. At the
right you see the steps at the base of the lighthouse with visitors
waiting their turn to climb. The lighthouse
shadow runs directly up the sidewalk to the house. |
 
Looking
more than 150 feet down
at the lighthouse base, you see visitors anxiously waiting
in the shadow of the lighthouse for their turn to climb (left photo).
Visitors looking
back up at you would see the black diamond side of the lighthouse
(right photo) and be reminded how sad the tower looks without a
fresh coat of paint. The thin "scratch" running up the left side
of the tower is where the old lightning rod grounding cable came
loose and marked up the tower where it swung in the wind. When
the cable was replaced it was installed on the other side of the
tower. |
 
From
the gallery, the midday sun off the ocean was blinding when looking
southward, trying to view the point
at Cape Lookout. A telephoto shot helped keep the glare
out of the picture so the fishermen's' trucks and campers could
be seen
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Gazing
south to east from the gallery you will see a fantastic view, depicted
in the panoramic photo above. Looking
across the "bight", which hooks northward from the point, you
can see beyond Morehead City and Atlantic Beach to Emerald Isle.
(South is the left side of the photo, and east is the right side.)
Panning around to the east northeast, beyond Shackleford Banks,
you can see Beaufort and Harker's Island. Like the other large
panoramic photos on these pages, the panoramic enlargement accessed
from the link above is only a fraction (16%) of the original size,
and simply does not show the detail or do justice to the original.
Near the narrow strip of land called the
"bight" are several houses, now owned by the Park Service, but
in years gone by they were summer homes for a few adventurous souls.
Several telephoto shots (below) show some of these buildings and
other visitor activity along the bight. Click each one for a larger
view. |
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Left,
upper left, and above: Cape Lookout is a popular
fishing spot, and anglers take advantage of the few available
houses on the cape.
Upper and lower right: The "bight" is frequented by boaters,
shell hunters and the adventurous. |
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The
southern tip of Cape
Lookout at the "point" is a popular fishing
spot. Standing on that isolated stretch of sand nearly
surrounded by ocean, with great waves crashing in front of you and
spray leaping 15 to 20 feet into the air, must be a special experience. |
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Getting
to the "point" is a long walk for the casual visitor. Luckily there
are 4WD "tours" that
will take you around the area along the sand roads that access
much of the island. The ride is rough on wooden benches, even with
a plastic cushion. |
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But
you don't have to go all the way out to the "point" for
good fishing. Several anglers were
having a good
day trying their luck in the surf near the end of the boardwalk. Even if the fishing had not been good, just the scenery would have been worth the time spent. |
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There is much
more to see. Next - page 5 |
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