Waterfront venue
Historic setting
Perfect locale
Some things persist. The most ancient Live Oak trees in existence on the Outer Banks are estimated to be between several hundred to over a thousand years old. This one is located on the picturesque Whalehead Club grounds along the Currituck Sound in Historic Corolla.
“Visitors stroll among live oaks that are considerably taller and fatter than when the Knights planted them.” – Bryan Mims
Puissance materialization
Atmospheric phenomena
Ethereal expression
A powerful and exhilarating storm rapidly rolls-in from the west with shifting wind and intense ferocity. Emotional, psychological, and spiritual transposition emanate from the imposing cloud formations.
“Of all the things on earth, nature’s disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.” – Criss Jami
Stretching limbs
Secrets to divulge
Deciduous evergreen
Curious and impressive in appearance, the Outer Banks barrier islands are home to many live oaks. Draping low with twisted limbs and rugged bark, they flourish in the inexorable maritime forest conditions.
“Steadfastly spreading their limbs, they twist and turn to get the most fortuitous sunlight and find their place on this sometimes harsh and unpredictable island.” – Rita Thiel
Distinct ecosystem
Biologically diverse
Hydric soil
A wild and generally inaccessible wetland does an excellent job of biological diversity support, water storage and purification, carbon and nutrient processing, and shoreline stabilization.
“When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most impenetrable and to the citizen, most dismal, swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place, a sanctum sanctorum.” – Henry David Thoreau
Brilliant colors
Air so fresh
Life renewed
Emerging to greet the warming sun, new leaves begin to appear and cover traces of yesterday.
“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” – John Muir
Winding waterway
Along shorelines
Marine grasses
Life reciprocates with the physical environment. Over millions of years, evolving species learn how to survive through varying existential conditions. Supporting rich environmental biodiversity on the sound side of the Outer Banks, much of the shoreline is bordered by prolific marsh grass.
“The habitats formed by seagrasses are home to many different creatures that make it a complex ecosystem.” – Aimee Lee
Condition response
Geologic transgression
Fluctuating infrastructure
The false impression of stability has little effect on sea encroachment. Obviously certain environmental circumstances are extremely dynamic.
“ The barrier islands undergo continual change in position. Because oceanic overwash plays an essential role in this process, an unbalanced situation is developing wherever artificial barrier dunes have been built.” – Robert Dolan
Coastal landforms
Distinct features
Quite shallow
Considered an estuary, the average depth of the Outer Banks sound system is just three feet, with an occasional deeper recess. Sandwiched between landforms and sheltered from the open ocean and its turbulence, the water surface is relatively calm.
“The Currituck Sound is a nature lover’s playground, offering ample access to wide open spaces of shallow, easy to navigate open water, dense thickets of maritime forest, and small, marshy islands that are covered in wildlife.” – Travis
Nature relationships
Analogous harmony
Light form mood
The colors of gray are subdued and reserved, offering a stable base from which elegance can emerge. Sophisticated subtilty elicits cool enthusiasm.
“It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block.” – Paul Gauguin
Chance dependence
Uncertain conditions
Probabilistic potential
Distinctly standing over mineral spring water runoff, dead tree carcasses linger in Yellowstone geothermal areas. At one time in the not too distant past, hot mineral baths were colloquially believed to have curative powers.
“The change saddens them, and they prefer to see the region as it exists in memory rather than in its modern reality.” – Hiram Martin Chittenden