The Currituck Beach Lighthouse rises above the treeline in Corolla.
The Currituck Beach Lighthouse rises above the treeline in Corolla.
Visitor takes in the rising sun from atop Penny Hill, the second tallest sand dune on the east coast.
Early morning sun hits Jeep tracks along the dunes near Penny Hill near Carova.
Tracks run along the sandy beach on the "road" to Carova.
The morning tide creeps up on a beach cottage at Carova.
Sea oats rustle in the Outer Banks breeze on a cool spring morning.
The sun peaks through the clouds while driving on the beach at Carova on the Outer Banks.
Sunrise along the NC/VA border gets captured by a tourist along the Outer Banks.
The breaks the horizon and bathes warm light on the dunes along the shore at Carova on the Outer Banks.
Dawn on the Virginia side of the state line and border fence at Carova.
Jeep parked along the beach at the NC/VA border fence.
The morning tide runs up the shoreline at Carova and the NC/VA border fence.
Dawn at the NC/VA state line and border fence at Carova.
Dawn at the NC/VA state line and border fence at Carova.
Stacy Nelson (left) and grad student look over samples of aquatic grass pulled from Currituck Sound near Corolla, NC.