tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post7980803717038150093..comments2023-12-28T17:18:03.050-05:00Comments on In the Direction of Our Dreams: Outer Banks Lighthouse Number Two: Cape Hatteras LightSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-51828465482943261412018-05-23T17:14:01.023-04:002018-05-23T17:14:01.023-04:00Gorgeous sunrise/bird pictures!! Glad you got to c...Gorgeous sunrise/bird pictures!! Glad you got to climb in peace and see such views. What a history! Lighthouses are really neat.Carrie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07904027116034931818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-6033690778271378822018-05-20T19:40:14.133-04:002018-05-20T19:40:14.133-04:00It was extremely crowded when we went to the light...It was extremely crowded when we went to the lighthouse, so we skipped the ascent. Instead, we wallked over to the site of the old lighthouse and wandered around the beach there since there were lots fewer people. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-61826991704597514592018-05-18T17:27:31.954-04:002018-05-18T17:27:31.954-04:00I would love to see that lighthouse for myself som...I would love to see that lighthouse for myself someday. Beautiful shots!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-43495940444400501372018-05-18T13:46:10.715-04:002018-05-18T13:46:10.715-04:00Love your early birds and that gorgeous sunrise. Y...Love your early birds and that gorgeous sunrise. Yes I agree there are never too many pics of a new day!! Glad you were able to time your lighthouse climb to have the place to yourself - what a treat!! Thanks for taking on all those stairs so I could see the amazing view. That's a lot of greenery between the light and the water! Jodee Gravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247098923871155546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-25185941621741438912018-05-18T01:11:41.847-04:002018-05-18T01:11:41.847-04:00Very interesting post. Enjoyed it. Very interesting post. Enjoyed it. ZippyPinHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744888611143753611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-12266454625559023802018-05-17T21:57:04.755-04:002018-05-17T21:57:04.755-04:00I am so glad you get out for sunrises and share th...I am so glad you get out for sunrises and share their beauty. I haven't seen any east coast lighthouses so your tours are great, especially without two bus loads of kids.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-86042822706740042072018-05-17T17:28:27.208-04:002018-05-17T17:28:27.208-04:00Just lost a nice long comment to where I don't...Just lost a nice long comment to where I don't know, but I will try to repeat it here. I love your continued appreciation for sunrise & sunset & the great pictures. It reflects your enduring love of natural and appreciating everything in a new day from beginning to end - not somerthing to take for granted - ever. So glad you can climb these lighthoise steps and hope I will again someday. When I saw your pictures of the turning mechanism in the lighthouse that allowed them to turn the lens from down below it made me wonder why they never had a pulley system in that central area to haul the heavy lamp oil up. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739352885582343624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-90614776580211865532018-05-17T15:43:41.694-04:002018-05-17T15:43:41.694-04:00Thanks for this, Sherry. I appreciate your commen...Thanks for this, Sherry. I appreciate your comment about the lighthouse keepers and the lives they led when the area was less populated. I visited the light house at Point Reyes in CA several years ago. It's isolated now, of course, because it's in a park but I couldn't help thinking of how lonely it had to have been to live there. We drove for miles to get to it. I like privacy, but that took a special person/people to do that job or be married to someone doing that job. Love the view from a light house ... not sure that I would have enjoyed the life as much as the view! Thanks for jogging my memory of that visit.Pam Sprousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911993909677818986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-27930952172952605022018-05-17T12:54:36.520-04:002018-05-17T12:54:36.520-04:00Always love your sunrise pictures since I am too l...Always love your sunrise pictures since I am too lazy to ever see one!@!#? I guess you got a lot of your steps in for the day by climbing to the top of the lighthouse! Great views. I did see the Fresnel lens at the museum. xxxoooRazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02045062757481697590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-78512778737645095702018-05-16T20:13:55.776-04:002018-05-16T20:13:55.776-04:00We visited the Hatteras Lighthouse a few years ago...We visited the Hatteras Lighthouse a few years ago before we fulltimed and enjoyed it. Wish we could have been there to see it moved, what a pucker factor that must have been for the movers.<br /><br />I rode plenty of horses in my Coast Guard days. Unfortunately they were all contained inside engines... :cD Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-77945117643416705772018-05-16T11:18:38.374-04:002018-05-16T11:18:38.374-04:00Smart move to wait until the busloads of kids clea...Smart move to wait until the busloads of kids cleared out before you made your ascent up into the lighthouse! Noisy kids + confined spaces do not make a good combination. The lighthouses on the east coast look so different from the west coast. I can't wait to see them for myself! I love the black and white tile floor and your shot into the lighthouse framing the spiral staircase. So interesting to see the historic photo of the "roads" on the beach and the coastguard patrol on horseback. Laurel (www.ravenandchickadee.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09133248112440273123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-72367623404737481352018-05-15T23:11:42.145-04:002018-05-15T23:11:42.145-04:00Your sunrise pictures are breathtaking. The lighth...Your sunrise pictures are breathtaking. The lighthouse is greatJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-2182728853874852622018-05-15T21:32:49.592-04:002018-05-15T21:32:49.592-04:00Great tour. Hatteras is one of my favorite lighth...Great tour. Hatteras is one of my favorite lighthouses with its amazing history.Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-22700416394007230372018-05-15T19:19:06.997-04:002018-05-15T19:19:06.997-04:00So nice that you have the time to relax and really...So nice that you have the time to relax and really enjoy everything in such depth. Loved the pictures of the climb. Sue Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00332448503740101970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-5736388794755057502018-05-15T19:00:23.777-04:002018-05-15T19:00:23.777-04:00We have been there and it is just beautiful. So g...We have been there and it is just beautiful. So glad they were able to move it and preserve it!! You photos are wonderful...good memories:o))Nancy and Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923426994795610528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-67580325406956920092018-05-15T13:38:41.645-04:002018-05-15T13:38:41.645-04:00Always love lighthouse pictures and visits! My fav...Always love lighthouse pictures and visits! My favorites are the striped ones.owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-58332962168366027032018-05-15T13:10:57.360-04:002018-05-15T13:10:57.360-04:00Hi, Sherry. Sorry I didn't get the info to yo...Hi, Sherry. Sorry I didn't get the info to you in time for the full moon hike. But here is a little good news if you are still in the area...you didn't miss the Fresnel lens! It was damaged by vandals, so they replaced it with an aerobeacon. The original lens is on display in the Graveyard of the Atlantic museum. <br /><br />Interesting to see what they did with the base of the old lighthouse. It was still in place (very close to the water's edge) when I was there in 2013.<br /><br />Beautiful photos of one of my favorite subjects! Glad you were able to wait out the busloads. They seem to be everywhere these days.<br />Suzanne TakeToTheHighwaydotcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872573574006897572noreply@blogger.com