What a Beach! Volume 1.0

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What a Beach! Volume 1.0
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### Summertime is finally here, so it's time for a new photo series!

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If you're familiar with or liked my *Gone Fishing* or *A Walk in the Park* series, then you'll be pleased to know that *What a Beach!* will be similar to those.  And since summer has arrived (along with my new camera), I plan on sharing my beach photos and adventures with you, my loyal followers. 

This first set of photos was taken this past weekend at a state park that covers a swampy nature preserve and several miles of beach along the Atlantic coast.  My wife and I spent some time checking out the scenes and capturing them for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy!

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As we pulled into the parking area, we were greeted by wildflowers.

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On one end of the parking lot, there was a pallet full of oyster shells.  Being part of a state park, there are usually some restoration projects or educational programs, so we figured that these oyster shells might be a part of that. 

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We crossed the road...

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And made our way along the wooden path and up the stairs.

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We saw a couple of butterflies on the way.  These are special sand dune butterflies.

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Did someone say "sand dunes?" Oh, right. *These* sand dunes.

To the north...

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And to the south...

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Mmm...sea oats.

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Some twigs and stuff in the sand?  Isn't this some kind of safety hazard? This looks like something right out of the North Vietnamese playbook!

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And finally...we made it to the ocean!

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Hmm...not as blue as we had hoped. Still beachy though!

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Stay tuned for part two! There are plenty more photos where these came from.  Thanks for stopping by once again and I hope you enjoy this new series!

*All photos taken with my Canon 6D, [paid for with my Steemit rewards!](https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@ats-david/i-just-bought-a-new-camera-by-blogging-on-steemit) I'm still working on figuring some things out with the camera settings and the lenses, so hopefully things will improve in the future.

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