Wild Horses on the Outer Banks

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We arrived at Nags Head well past dark and had our first glimpse of the ocean the next morning from our balcony. Had it been warmer, we would have left that back door open whenever we were in the room. I think Lise could hear the breakers with the door shut, but I couldn’t.

Lise and Magda on our balcony

We took a tour looking for wild horses in a protected area. I was in the front seat, with the girls behind me. There was a steady stream of vehicles going up and down the beach. Magda caught sight of a dolphin, and she particularly enjoyed looking at all the shore birds.

Magda and Lise behind me

Our driver spotted a group of horses and took us closer. We were warned not to try to call the horses closer and certainly not to get out of the vehicle. The animals paid no attention to us. We found one other lone horse, but because the vegetation was not plentiful, the horses were scarce. This zoomed-in shot was taken by Lise or Magda.

We looked at petrified tree stumps in the sand. People speculate that sand overtook the trees many, many years ago. It was an odd sight.

Petrified stumps in the sand

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I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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19 thoughts on “Wild Horses on the Outer Banks”

  1. What a fun outing. How wonderful to see wild horses. We saw some in the mountains in Northern Spain. Awesome. How far do you live from the ocean?

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    1. I live 472 miles from the ocean. It’s the whole way across the state of North Carolina. I live 20 miles from the western state line.

      I used to live 17 miles from the ocean in NY. Long Island Sound was three minutes away.

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  3. Such fun stops on this trip!🐴 We saw the wild horses in OBX via the jeep tour and the jeep got stuck! So, we had an extra close up version of the tour, as the horses came around us while the driver sought help.

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  8. I have never been there, but it sounds like a wonderful trip so far. I remember a friend who lives in Cary, NC went there a few years ago and had pics of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in her Facebook posts but didn’t mention the wild horses. I’d have been excited to see the wild horses.

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  9. What a nice outing, and it’s so special that you could take this trip with Lise and Magda.

    I suspect there will be more to share of this trip? I hope so! Nice photos!

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  10. We tried to see them a long time ago but my Toyota Celica was no match for the sand at the start. Wish we would’ve realized there was a tour. Or maybe there wasn’t back then? Horses and the beach are as great a combo as books and cats 🙂 Looks like your entire trip was great.

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