Every Picture Tells a Story ... Don't It:" Goose Creek State Park in Mid Autumn | Eastern NC Now

The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.

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The ragged roots of long dead or dying trees, mostly Loblolly Pines, litter the waterfront of this ancient river - the Pamlico: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage

The aftermath of the dead foliage presents constant calling cards amidst the sandy shore: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage

Even on a sunny, near cloudless day, such was this early November afternoon, the reflective quality of this brackish water is diminished by the shadows from the overhanging pines and live oaks that is the iconic image of Goose Creek State Park's shoreline: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage

There is little limit to the extent of what a living Loblolly Pine will go to challenge the force of nature and water, to remain viable, and retain its place in the natural world: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage

Remnants of that death that is sure to come along this lovely rolling river: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage


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