| Aviation enthusiasts from around the
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| | allowed year-round on the non-swimming
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| world make the pilgrimage to Kitty
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| | beaches. With only four such beaches in
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| Hawk, North Carolina on Cape Hatteras to
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| | more than 70 miles there is plenty of
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| celebrate the birth of powered manned
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| | ocean
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| flight. If you go, make sure to take the
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| | sand for your dog to roam.Cape Hatteras
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| dog.Your dog is welcome at the Wright
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| | National Seashore, designated America's
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| Brothers National Memorial and she can
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| | first such beach in
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| walk along the rubber mats that mark the
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| | 1953, is actually comprised of three
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| paths of the first four flights by
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| | islands connected by a free bridge and a
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| Orville
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| | free
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| and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903.
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| | ferrry. Unlike many other national
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| there is more canine hiking back behind
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| | seashores, Cape Hatteras permits dogs on
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| the flight path on Big Kill Devil Hill
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| | its
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| where the two Dayton, ohio bicycle
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| | nature trails. There is a short 3/4-mile
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| mechanics tested their experimental
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| | nature trail on each of the three
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| fliers on the high dunes with the promise
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| | islands.These interpretive trails
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| of
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| | emphasize the harshness of the saltwater
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| soft, sandy landings.While famous for
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| | environment
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| flight, the skies over Kitty Hawk are
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| | and the struggle of the plants and
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| quiet now. Not so just
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| | animals that colonize the dunes. These
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| south of the Wright Brothers Memorial at
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| | rolling,
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| Jockey Ridge State Park. Flamboyant
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| | wooded walks on soft sand are a shady
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| kites,
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| | treat for dogs after a day of sun and
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| model planes and hang gliders frequently
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| | surf.
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| fill the skies here. On the ground,
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| | Dogs are not allowed on the trails in
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| Jockey's
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| | the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
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| Ridge is one giant sandbox for a playful
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| | on the
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| dog.The deep sands, steep dunes and brisk
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| | northern end of Hatteras Island.For
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| breezes can make for invigorating
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| | centuries storms, shifting sands and war
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| canine hiking at Jockey's Ridge. Your
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| | have visited the turbulent waters
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| dog can play anywhere on these dunes -
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| | off the coast of the Outer Banks. More
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| some
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| | than 600 ships have wrecked in the seas
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| of the highest on the Atlantic Ocean -
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| | offshore that have earned Cape Hatteras
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| or for those who like their walking on
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| | recognition as "the Graveyard of the
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| the
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| | Atlantic."Each of the three islands
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| structured side there are two
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| | sports its own historic lighthouse to
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| interpretive nature trails marked by
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| | help steer ships
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| posts across the
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| | safely. The queen of the trio is the
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| dunes.While you are in Kitty Hawk
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| | 208-foot Hatteras Light,the tallest brick
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| remembering famous firsts, travel a bit
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| further
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| | lighthouse in America. The Ocracoke
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| south to Roanoke Island and the Fort
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| | Lighthouse, a squat 75-foot tower tucked
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| Raleigh National Historic Site. Here an
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| | into
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| expeditionary force in the 1580s
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| | a residential neighborhood, has been in
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| established the first English settlement
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| | service since 1823 and is the oldest
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| in America.
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| | operating lighthouse in North
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| The group was well represented by
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| | Carolina.The least known of the Hatteras
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| scientists, merchants and other gentlemen
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| | lighthouses is the Bodie Island
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| of
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| | Lighthouse, the
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| prominent social standing but
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| | northernmost. Located away from shore
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| conspicuously missing, however, were
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| | behind a freshwater marsh and partially
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| farmers and
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| | ringed by pine trees, the Bodie Light's
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| craftsmen whose skills might have made
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| | beam reaches 19 miles out to sea from its
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| the colony work.When a supply ship
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| returned to the settlement on Roanoke
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| | 156-foot crown. You can hike with your
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| Island there was no
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| | dog on the grounds of all three historic
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| trace of the "Lost colony." Your dog can
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| | lights.Cape Hatteras looks much
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| explore the mystery with you, including
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| | different today than in the days when
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| the
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| | pirates like
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| recreated earthworks of Fort Raleigh and
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| | Blackbeard, who favored Ocracoke Island
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| the birth site of Virginia Dare, the
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| | as a hideout, cruised these shores.
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| first
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| | Hundreds of dunes have been built along
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| English-speaking baby born in the New
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| | the beach to protect the Cape. And with
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| World.The Thomas Hariot Nature Trail,
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| | so much for your dog to do here, you
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| named for a scientist on that first
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| | will want to return again and again to
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| voyage, is a
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| | monitor
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| rollicking ramble through a maritime
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| | the future changes.copyright 2006I am
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| forest that emphasizes the natural riches
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| | the author of over 20 books, including 8
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| on
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| | on hiking with your dog, including the
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| the island that the doomed English
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| | widely praised The Canine Hiker's Bible.
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| settlers hoped to exploit for riches
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| | As publisher of Cruden Bay Books, we
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| rather than
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| | produce the innovative A Bark In The
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| adapt for survival. The sandy trail pops
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| | Park series of canine hiking books found
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| out onto peaceful Roanoke Sound for some
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| | at
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| superb dog-paddling.All this to do with
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| | During the warm months I lead canine
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| your dog on the Outer Banks and you
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| | hikes as
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| haven't even traveled
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| | tour leader for tours, leading packs of
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| the two blocks east to one of the great
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| | dogs and humans on
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| ocean beaches of the world yet - Cape
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| | day and overnight trips.
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| Hatteras National Seashore. Dogs are
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