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The National Parks of the U.S. East Coast

Hopscotching down America’s Atlantic coastline by way of the national parks and seashores is a delightful approach to ticking off the miles south. Photos by Wendy Mitman Clarke.

January 5, 2012

Somes Sound at Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park.

Standing atop Mount Champlain, looking north towards Bar Harbor, at Acadia.

Picking lowbush blueberries, one more reason to visit Acadia.

The tips of boats' masts and the Cape Lookout lighthouse visible behind the dunes on the ocean side.

The daily raptor and hawk watch list at Cape Henlopen.

Kaeo and Kailani on the sand at Henlopen.

Kailani tries some surf fishing at Cape Henlopen.

Approaching the Statue of Liberty from the south.

The Clarkes at the Statue of Liberty.

Deep twilight at Fort Matanzas, FL.

Osprey anchored in the river in front of the fort.

Fort Matanzas

The anchorage at Cumberland Island close to sunset.

Kailani enjoys low tide at the public dock in Cumberland.

Sunset over the anchorage at Cumber Island, Osprey in the background.

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