The Longest Run

_DSC8438 Originally uploaded by aweber9 One of our favorite things to do when we visit Cape Cod is to check out clam shacks. On our last trip to Chatham we tried a new place called Captain Cass Rock Harbor Seafood; the fried scallops there were so sweet they were like candy. The outside of the restaurant is pictured above. A couple of days ago while out near Bantam, CT, I encountered a seafood place called West Shore Seafood (creatively named for being near the west shore of Bantam Lake). While the food doesn't even begin to compare with what we've found on the Cape, you've got to love their sources of inspiration (pictured below).

While it's fresh on my mind I wanted to share with you some of my favorite Cape Cod places and activities. Since our friend Phyllis lives in Chatham most of the activities are centered around the southeast portion of Cape Cod, but it's easy enough to get to other parts of the Cape. In no particular order..... Running While a portion of the Cape Cod Rail Trail runs through Chatham and is a great place to run, I've grown comfortable enough with the area to venture farther afield. Chatham's streets are very well marked so it's no problem at all to navigate. On my most recent trip I went for this 12.75 mile run: <a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-states/ma/chatham/614801742282">Loooong Chatham Run</a><br/><a h...

I went out this morning to shoot sunrise pictures, taking only 18-200mm and a 12-24mm lenses with me. I came across some birds hunting for breakfast with perfect morning light and still water. I was able to get some pretty decent pictures, but without the kind of detail (what exactly is the bird eating?) that would make for great pictures. Next time I will bring the whole camera kit.

There are a lot of great places in Chatham for sunrises and sunsets. Here's the view of today's sunrise by the Chatham lighthouse: And here are two sunset pictures from Skaket Beach (our favorite beach among many great beaches in/near Chatham):

The photography web site Photojojo has a cool feature - a twice a month time capsule. To participate you link your flickr account to photojojo, which then twice a month emails you a sampling of pictures from a year ago. Here's a link to sign up if you're interested, and here's a link to my latest time capsule ; these pictures were taken during last year's June visit to Chatham.