National Parks Traveler Episode 112: A Cape Hatteras Conversation

By Kurt Repanshek - April 4th, 2021

My first visit to Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina came quite a few years ago, when I was in college and a friend and I drove down from New Jersey in his tiny and cramped Chevy Vega to do some fishing. It was a wonderful trip, and the seashore a great destination if you love surfcasting.

But after that trip it was quite a few decades until I was able to return to Cape Hatteras. That was in 2010 when the burning issue of the day was the Park Service’s work to craft an off-road vehicle plan that would suit ORV enthusiasts and surfcasters who reached their favorite spots by driving on the beaches, and wildlife such as sea turtles, piping plovers, and other shorebird species that rely on the beaches.

Since those days, controversy over beach access for the most part has settled down. To find out how life is on the national seashore these days, we’ve sat down with Superintendent Dave Hallac for a wide-ranging conversation about the national seashore.

02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode introduction with Kurt Repanshek
1:14 Beyond the Reef - Tim Heintz and Grant Geissman - Seascapes: A Musical Journey
1:27 Interior Federal Credit Union
1:49 Washington’s National Park Fund
2:24 Potrero Group
2:53 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation promotion
3:21 Host Kurt Repanshek has a conversation with Cape Hatteras Superintendent Dave Hallac
22:29 Spring Fever - Bill Mize - The Sounds of the Everglades
22:44 National Parks Traveler
22:59 Western National Parks Association
23:22 North Cascades Institute
23:40 Grand Teton National Park Foundation promotion
24:11 Friends of Acadia
24:42 The Cape Hatteras conversation continues
49:50 Wonder Lake - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
50:18 Episode Closing
50:51 Orange Tree Productions
51:26 Splitbeard Productions
51:37 National Parks Traveler footer

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