On an early, cooler morning in September, 2022, Terri and Ranger Bob went to one of the beaches on Bogue Banks to collect miniature sea shells. It was after Labor Day so the credit card payment machines had been removed from the parking lot. The beach was nearly deserted. Terri has an unbelievable talent for spotting microscopically small shells from among all the sand, broken shells and detritus on the beach. Today was no exception. She found her normal quota of about 15 shells. We saved them and headed home fairly early. We stopped at the usual gas station to refill our coffee mugs and get some snacks to tide us over to lunch back at home.
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GPS Coordinates: 34 41 12,-76 52 48
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Terri carrying her catch to the sorting chair
Terri carrying her catch to the sorting chair
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Sunrise accompanying our early morning start
Sunrise accompanying our early morning start
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Ranger Bob on duty
Ranger Bob on duty
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Small surft
Small surft
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Terri working the surf line
Terri working the surf line
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The post-Labor Day deserted beach
The post-Labor Day deserted beach
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Terri doing her sorting of winners from losers
Terri doing her sorting of winners from losers
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Some miniature shells found
Some miniature shells found
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Written by: Bob Laney
Bob is the site curator and writer of Blue Ridge Outing. Since starting the Blue Ridge Outing travel blog in 2002, Bob has written, recorded and documented countless expeditions in the US and around the world.