The Cape Lookout Lighthouse Is Framed By Various Pine Trees That Are Ubiquitous In North Carolina

North Carolina may be known as the Tar Heel state in honor of the poor laborers who historically worked there to produce tar, pitch, and turpentine, and later by its soldiers in the Civil War, but North Carolina could also be named the pine tree state (which is officially the nickname of Maine) as it is absolutely covered in pine trees from the heights of the great Smoky Mountains all the way down to the beaches of the Outer Banks. The Wild Images Team has long been fascinated by Cape Lookout Island of the Outer Banks. It is not connected by road and remains a beautifully remote location, appearing as wild as it has throughout history. To reach the island, one must take a ferry. There are two options: passenger ferries that carry visitors directly to the Cape Lookout Lighthouse, and charter ferries that can carry one or two vehicles across together with its occupants. The Wild Images Team has done the latter, and ferried our vehicle over. Once there, it is possible to navigate the entire island by driving on the sandy beaches or on the single track sand road among the protective dunes. Of course four wheel drive is absolutely necessary, as the sand runs deep in most places. As a matter of fact, we had to set our vehicle into 4 low multiple times to climb out of the deeper sand. But this same sand promotes heavy pine tree growth as can be seen in the above image framing the beautiful black and white diamond patterns found on the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. The Wild Images Team has captured many other images in North Carolina such as the Cape Lookout Island scenic backdoor view of the lightkeepers house which is available for sale in our store. In the nearby Historic District of Charleston, South Carolina, the Wild Images Team has captured many other images including the colorful walkway with lights through humidity, a photo of the ornate house through trees branches, and in the bay where the Schooner named Pride sailed through, each of which are available for sale in our store. Charleston blog posts have documented when The Wild Images Team sought refuge from a historic downpour, which subsequently flooded the Charleston streets, that led to the stranding of our Coordinator Christina, photographed on a humid night as Christina poses in the steamy view, and then on a drier day as Christina rides the ferry to Fort Sumter, which formed these reflective wake trails towards the fort, the Battery District where ornamental balustrades line the street along East Battery, a late night view through the back gate of a house in the Battery District, and then an image of decorative folk art in a courtyard. In the somewhat nearby Historic District of Savannah, Georgia, The Wild Images Team has captured images such as the haunting photo of houses of Calhoun Square through Spanish moss, this view of an ornate house from Lafayette Square, and the mystical aura surrounding the Forsyth Fountain in Forsyth Park, each of which are available for sale in our store. Savannah blog posts have documented as a boat is dwarfed by the massive Hapag-Lloyd Budapest Express, an evening view of the Savannah River terminals and the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, the amazing story of the Florence Martus Waving Girl Statue, the very detailed National Maritime Day Monument and a photo of its associated Propeller Club Dedication plaque, the perfectly framed view of the William Jasper Monument, the very functional historic armillary sphere of Troup Square, a lucky shot of a ghostly woman in a green dress standing in the doorway, an image of the geometric spiral patterns that fill a stairwell, and The Wild Images Team Travel Gnome catching some rays and then doing the backstroke in the rooftop pool. In the somewhat nearby Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, The Wild Images Team has captured images including the wispy clouds over ornate Front Gates of the Governor’s Palace and a night time view of Josiah Chowning’s Tavern with waitstaff, each of which are available for sale in our store. Colonial Williamsburg blog posts have documented where dianthus barbatus also known as Sweet William grows in the Governor’s Palace Gardens, the day our Travel Gnome jumped the Governor’s Palace wall, was quickly taken into custody by a guard, and sentenced to serve time in the stockade, to which The Wild Images Team was also sentenced thanks to our Travel Gnome, and during a freer time the moment that a couple is married in a jumping the broom ceremony.

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