Year after year, a little more of the visual history of Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina is lost. Hurricanes and nor’easters take their toll on the structures in two small villages there, slowly erasing the reminders of what was once a thriving shipping and fishing hub.
The constant struggle between what can be saved and what must be surrendered weighs heavily on the minds of park officials, and too often the choice winds up being Mother Nature’s…and not theirs. The Traveler’s Lynn Riddick spoke with Cape Lookout Superintendent Jeff West to learn more about this seashore and the efforts to save whatever historic structures they can.
:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:22 Schoodic - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
1:49 WNPA promotion
2:13 Wild Tribute promotion
2:38 Friends of Acadia promotion
3:09 Cape Lookout with Lynn Riddick
21:46 Caribbean Song - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of the Everglades
21:58 National Parks Traveler promotion
22:12 North Cascades Institute promotion
22:31 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
23:03 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
23:26 Washington’s National Park Fund promotion
24:05 Cape Lookout with Lynn Riddick Continues
44:13 Bass Harbor - Nature’s Symphony - The Sounds of Acadia
44:33 Episode Closing
45:05 Orange Tree Productions promotion
45:40 Splitbeard Productions
45:52 National Parks Traveler footer
- By NPT Staff - July 14th, 2025 8:05am
