OBX Memorial Day weekend

[MATT223081]

Anybody Heading down to Cape Hatteras For Memorial Day? Im going to be down 5/21-5/27. If anybody is going to be down or wants to go down let me know. It should be a fun week of surfing, fishing, BBQing.

Matt
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[fordbuilder98]

sound good right down the road from me

 

[msggunny]

Have they resolved the driving on the beach thing with the greenies?

Havent been there yet, and i live right down the road. Maybe i will get off my ass and pack the truck for a trip.

Where are you staying and what will i need?

Got surf rods, caught a few black drum this weekend.

 

[MATT223081]

A ruling was made yesterday saying that all beaches are open to ORV

 

[fordbuilder98]

then all be their it will be cool to see a bunch of rovers on the beach

 

[msggunny]

Who's going and where are you going to stay? I know that there are several places to camp, which will be my first choice as i am a cheap ass.

 

[nrene]

Just FYI - Night time beach driving is (still?) prohibited. Looks like we'd have to remove rigs by 10pm:

Nighttime Driving Prohibited on Cape Hatteras National Seashore Beaches
Date: May 1, 2008
Contact: Outer BAnks Group, 473-2111 ext 148

[FONT=verdana,sans-serif]Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that, under the Consent Decree signed on April 30, 2008 by U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle, a new seasonal restriction on nighttime beach driving will go into effect immediately on the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Beginning May 1, 2008, all Seashore beaches are closed to off-road vehicles (ORVs) between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,sans-serif]Paragraph 24 of the Consent Decree states: "To increase the chances of successful turtle nesting, the National Park Service (NPS) shall close all potential sea turtle nesting habitat (ocean intertidal zone, ocean backshore, and dunes) to nonessential ORV use from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. from May 1 to November 15, except as set forth in paragraph 25 below." Paragraph 25 states: "Between September 16 and November 15, NPS may issue night driving permits for authorized nonessential driving between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The permit application process shall have an educational component, and the permit shall contain restrictions on light use. During the September 16 to November 15 time period, NPS retains the discretion to limit night driving to certain areas or routes, based on resource protection considerations."[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,sans-serif]On April 16, 2008, all three parties involved in litigation over the Seashore’s Interim Protected Species Management Strategy jointly filed a proposed Consent Decree that would settle all of the issues raised by the Plaintiffs (Southern Environmental Law Center, National Audubon Society, and Defenders of Wildlife) in the lawsuit. The night driving restriction on Seashore beaches was one of the issues that the Plaintiffs, the Federal Defendants (National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service and the Department of the Interior), and the Intervenor-Defendants (Dare County, Hyde County, and the Cape Hatteras Access Preservation Alliance) agreed to in the joint filing and which became enforceable when Judge Terrence Boyle signed the Consent Decree on April 30, 2008.[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana,sans-serif]The night driving restriction will be posted at all Seashore ORV access ramps. During the dates the new requirement is in effect, the public is expected to remove ORVs from the beach by 10:00 p.m. and not to enter the beach with vehicles until 6:00 a.m. The regulation is enforceable by NPS law enforcement rangers. Violators are subject to up to six months imprisonment and up to a $5,000 fine. To report violations, contact: Dare Central Communications: 252-473-3444. For further information, contact the Chief Ranger’s Office at 252-473-2111.[/FONT]

In any case, I'm interested, but can't commit yet.

 

[MATT223081]

The Frisco Camp ground

 

[MATT223081]

Just pulled my boards and surf rod out

 

[mastercamper]

I'd love to go lived in Atlantic Beach/Morehead City in Atlanta now and its 11 hours 357 miles one way and 3.90 a gallon. If any one ever goes to SC or GA surf fishing let me know got plenty of rods and tackle.