バーンステーブル郡の天然記念物・トップ20

コーストガード・ビーチ – 静寂が突然訪れるトレイル マウンテンバイク乗りとして、私は風景の中を蛇行するトレイル、一里一里を実感させる登り坂、そして長いライドの後に立ち止まってただ景色を眺める特別な瞬間が大好きです。 コーストガード・ビーチはまさにそんな場所です。征服すべき頂上も、心臓をドキドキさせるような急な下り坂もありません。それでも、この風景は息をのむほどの美しさを持っています。 大西洋の風、波の音、果てしない砂丘、そしてそよ風に優しく揺れる海辺の草。すべてが広々として平和でありながら、生命力に満ちています。そこに立って海を眺めていると、突然、スピードや距離、標高などはそれほど重要ではなくなります。 おそらく、だからこそ私はこのような場所が好きなのです。私にとって、マウンテンバイクは決してどこかに最速で到達するためのものではありません。それは風景を体験し、風を感じ、もう少し長く滞在したくなるような場所を発見することなのです。 コーストガード・ビーチはそんな場所の一つです。ただ見るだけでなく、なぜか心に刻まれる場所です。

Nearly three-quarters of Provincetown remains in its original wilderness as part of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The park offers visitors access to beautiful beaches, nature trails, and exhibits… It's also a great place for birdwatching. https://ptownchamber.com/

Coast Guard Beach is located in Eastham, Massachusetts, and is one of Cape Cod National Seashore’s most popular destinations. Known for its stunning views and expansive sandy shores, it is a favorite among locals and visitors for swimming, sunbathing, and surfing. Visitors can enjoy birdwatching and explore the nearby Nauset Marsh Trail. During the summer, shuttle services provide access from the Salt Marsh Visitor Center due to limited parking.

Coast Guard Beach is a popular swimming beach during the summer season. Further south along the coast is Nauset Spit, where the ocean water flows into the Nauset Marsh during the tides. This is where writer Henry Beston lived in a beach house when he wrote The Outermost House in 1928. The book describes life on the beach in detail during the four seasons. https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/coast-guard-beach-eastham.htm

Lighthouse built in 1857. The oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod. Very well preserved and maintained.

Here on the Cape Cod Bay side of the Cape, the waves are gentler and the water temperatures are slightly warmer than on the Atlantic.

The area around Fort Hill was reclaimed by the Pilgrim settlers after 1644 and used for agriculture until the 1940s. The forest was cleared and the wetlands drained. Dairy farming was carried out on the meadows. The settlers extracted salt from the beach using a complex process. Today the areas are a protected area, the wetlands have been reclaimed in a natural state and can be experienced, for example, on a walk on the Fort Hill Trail. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/fort-hill.htm

Skiff Hill is the site of a 20-ton granite boulder that was used by Native Americans to sharpen tools. The boulder was moved from its original location in the marsh to the hill in 1965. The site is now underwater.