Carolina Coast and Backwater
Having been born in
New Bern I have a special connection to the North
Carolina coast, its people, geography, and history.
I grew up around boats and fishing, spending a
great deal of time on the water both fresh and
salt. I was taught by my father to appreciate the
flair of the bow of a Harkers Island sport fishing
boat. I fished offshore with my dad in the Cape
Lookout - Shackleford Banks - Morehead City area
and learned an appreciation early on for the hard
work that coastal fishermen must endure to sustain
themselves and their families. I know what it is
like to have fish hit four lines simultaneously
while trolling and then join in the mad scramble to
land them. And yes, I have experienced the queasy
feeling you can easily get on Pamlico sound while
in a 32 foot sport fishing boat. One wave you ride
over, the next crashes into the cockpit windows
with such a force that you are certain they will
shatter.
Coastal Carolina has a lot to recommend it, but I think I knew by the time I attended Appalachian State University that I would someday call the mountains of North Carolina my permanent home. As I am fond of saying to anyone who will listen, "you couldn't pry me out of these mountains with a crow bar."
Coastal Carolina has a lot to recommend it, but I think I knew by the time I attended Appalachian State University that I would someday call the mountains of North Carolina my permanent home. As I am fond of saying to anyone who will listen, "you couldn't pry me out of these mountains with a crow bar."
This section is
divided into several areas.
In all cases each image is linked to a larger image.
Coast
Coastal Work I
Coastal Work II
Coastal Studies
In all cases each image is linked to a larger image.
Coast
Coastal Work I
Coastal Work II
Coastal Studies