Croatin National Forest, located in eastern North Carolina, is a true coastal forest with
sandy soil, pine trees, live oak, and cypress knees.
This forest is green and shaded in all 12 months of the year.
The Newziok Trail runs 21 miles through Croatin National Forest and is part of North Carolina's
Mountains to Sea Trail, running between the high country of the west to the Atlantic Ocean.
This year celebrates the Newziok's 40th year anniversary, coincidentally with the authors
as well.
Starting at the Pine Cliff picnic area, the north end of the Newziok Trail hugs the brackish
noose river along a lovely sandy beach.
In this windy day, an abandoned boat bobbles on the shoreline in castaway fashion.
The spot here is where the
Newziok Trail turns away from the noose river and goes into the woods.
This section of the Newziok passes alongside Cherry Point Marine Corps air station.
An airplane noise is nearly constant throughout the day, depending on which runways are being
used.
The sound of freedom can be deafening at times, and you probably won't hear too many bird
calls.
It's a DC-10.
Our lunch is going to be bagels with garlic hummus and alfalfa sprouts.
The boaty just had a sweet potato dog treat.
Here's a shot of the Cherry Point Marine Corps air station, the source of all the plane
noise out here.
Another bridge.
This one looks a lot wider than the last one.
I had to carry a boaty across the coast of the last one.
It's like a P3.
Copperhead Landing is one of three shelters on the Newziok Trail.
It's about three and a half miles from Pinecliffe.
Next to the bottle of rum is the Shelter Journal, which we'll sign when we leave.
It's about three and a half miles from Pinecliffe, and it's about two and a half miles from Pinecliffe.
It's about three and a half miles from Pinecliffe, and it's about two and a half miles from Pinecliffe.
It's about three and a half miles from Pinecliffe.
It's been an interesting day.
We hiked along the beach along the Noose River, and it was very windy, very cold.
And we ran into another hiker.
It was actually turned out to be Scott Ward, one of the authors of the Mountain to Sea
Trail book, and took us about three hours or so to get to this shelter out here.
It's a pretty area, and other than the military noise, it's been pretty quiet.
It's about 7.30, and they're still flying.
It's truly deafening.
And some cold cereal this morning.
Was pretty quiet last night, and up until about 7 o'clock this morning, and the firing
range started.
And then the first Harrier saw him about 7.30, and I haven't heard anything much since then,
though, it's been pretty quiet so far this morning.
It's been pretty quiet so far this morning, and I haven't heard anything much since then,
and I haven't heard anything much since then, and I haven't heard anything much since then,
and I haven't heard anything much since then, and I haven't heard anything much since then,
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