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Dan DeSetto
Some family down time
No walks lately...so official trail mileage for July 2011 will be zero. I've been enjoying some down time with the family, including my first trip with the boys to North Carolina's Outer Banks. As fate would have it I brought record high temps with me to the beach, but it was still nice. Our campground in Rodanthe on the Outer Banks afforded the opportunity for the boys to see a rare treat from dry land in the US; the sun rising and setting over water on the same day by only walking a few tenths of a mile across the skinny island. Sunrise was about 50 yards from the campsite over the Atlantic, and sunset an easy walk to the other side of the island over Pamlico Sound.
I'm sure I'll start walking on the mountain trails again soon, but I'm currently enjoying the break and am in no hurry to get back out there. When the weather cools and the air gets crisp and clear, you can bet I'll get the itch to walk again. But for right now I recommend you explore the archives of my previous walks by clicking on the "Hiking Journal Archives" tab at the top of my page. Live long, prosper, and keep walking -Old Dan
