Outdoors

The mule, the product of a domestic donkey that escaped from a petting zoo in Carova and a wild mare, lived in the wild his entire life. He acted like a stallion, leading and protecting groups of [...]

When Brickhouse starts talking about Shred Fest, she shreds the stereotype of brash radio personality – mostly. Don’t get her started on the name. “We shred guitars, we shred skateboards, we [...]

A certain majesty and mystery surrounds the large Bald Cypress Trees – one that is only heightened by the knowledge that these trees have been watching over the changing tides of eastern North [...]

The 11th annual Throwdown is scheduled for Sept. 28 at Chicahauk Beach. In its history, the Throwdown has raised more than $100,000 to support someone dealing with expensive medical challenges.

In late 2018, she hit the ground running. Exactly what you would expect from a woman who has completed 15 marathons, many half marathons, and 20 triathlons. The “she” in this case is Jenny Ash. [...]

With the endless caravan of 4-wheel-drive vehicles loaded down with poles and gear, it’s easy to focus on fishing as the primary pastime of the Outer Banks. But for all the fun folks have [...]

When Wayne Rodman moved his family from California to the Outer Banks eight years ago, he immediately saw a need for a youth basketball program on the beach that could build fundamental skills. [...]

Except for the award winning surf films, Logan Marshall is a pretty normal teenager. A senior at Manteo High School, he’s slim, nicely groomed and is very articulate. His grades? “Pretty good,” [...]

For Lisa Howell, November’s marathon week on the Outer Banks is as much a part of her seasonal calendar as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Howell, a 59-year-old Raleigh resident, has competed or [...]

The OBX Paddlers Club, a group of kayaking enthusiasts can attest that kayaking has exploded in popularity over the years, and for good reason. 

Like many beach kids, Jason Hanson craved the action of surfing, skimboarding and skateboarding over the more mundane pursuits of kayaking and fishing. Then Hanson discovered the sport of kayak [...]

As Marc Corbett worked his way down to the E.M. Clark shipwreck off Cape Hatteras with the dive anchor, he spotted the perfect place to escort the other divers on his charter. He reached for a [...]

It was late August of 2017, and I felt like I had more monarchs in my front yard on Hatteras Island than all of the Brits since George I in 1714. Let me explain… As a lifetime gardener and [...]

Lore, Legend and Life Abound at Dismal Swamp. The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is the largest intact remnant of a vast habitat that once covered more than one million acres of [...]

Right now on the Outer Banks, there is a newly-emerged sandbar dubbed Shelly Island that is growing impressively off Cape Point, the jutting corner of the Outer Banks known for its vast wild [...]

Wickershams was under the weather.  Widespread tissue damage. A little weak. Not eating. Listless. A shell of himself, you might say… Luckily, this 8.8-pound green sea turtle found [...]

When it’s time to pack the cooler for the beach, that ham and cheese sandwich can get pretty boring...pretty quickly. But picnics – whether on the beach or anywhere else you happen to find [...]

With an extensive beach nourishment project underway this summer, what will that mean for beachcombing and the probability of discovering shells, sea glass and other finds?

If your idea of camping is an air-conditioned luxury RV with indoor plumbing, Wi-Fi, and a grocery store on site…this list may not be for you. No offense meant to the glamping crowd, but when I [...]

As I was driving home last week from Manteo, I encountered a turtle trying to cross the two-lane road I was on. A Midwesterner, I am a recent transplant to these glorious islands of the Outer [...]

That question came up the other day during a conversation I was having with my six-year-old nephew who was wet, sandy, and tired in the back seat of my car. He’s a Colington kid, which means that [...]

Beekeepers come from all walks of life. They are coaches, teachers, artists. It doesn’t really matter what their profession is – the bees call to them, drawing them into their sweet world in the [...]

A major beach nourishment project that will pump about four million cubic yards of sand onto the beaches of the northern Outer Banks will get underway this spring. The project encompasses [...]

This is the seventeenth winter I’ve spent on the Outer Banks. I recall that first one being particularly brutal as my psyche struggled to adjust to life on what, at the time, felt like the [...]

When Kenn Kaufman first visited the Outer Banks in 1973, he and a friend hitchhiked to get here, hoping to spot some rare birds that had been reported in the area. He was 19 at the time, but the [...]

Wanted – all wannabe clam diggers! Here are the basics to get you clam digging on the Outer Banks.

With record number of sea turtle nesting this year, please be mindful and respectful of their locations. It is mostly common sense and “wildlife courtesy,” but these 5 Ls sum up much [...]

The Outer Banks is known for a lot of things – famous lighthouses, the Wright brothers, wild horses, and beautiful beaches. But it has its secrets too.  And one of those secrets is that if [...]

A day on the water with Outer Banks Center for Dolphin Research On a sunny, breezy day toward the end of May, a pontoon boat bounces across the whitecaps on the Roanoke Sound, heading south from [...]

May 23 is World Turtle Day, and what better way to celebrate than to talk about some of the awesome reptiles that call eastern North Carolina home? Everyone is probably familiar with the [...]