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IMG_2523.JPG We're getting close to the beach.

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IMG_2524.JPG Welcome to Chesapeake Bay.

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IMG_2525.JPG I don't know what kind of rig that is.

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IMG_2526.JPG A lighthouse across the bay.

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IMG_2528.JPG The cliffside is off limits due to the risk of rockslides.

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IMG_2533.JPG It's a jungle out there.

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IMG_2535.JPG The remains of a campfire found in a clearing.

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IMG_2537.JPG The reeds are higher than I can reach with my arm fully outstretched.

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IMG_2539.JPG A brackish inlet back in the reeds. This is probably seawater.

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IMG_2541.JPG A discarded crab shell.

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IMG_2542.JPG It appears that this molted shell was washed away before the crab could eat it.