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Maryland - Assateague Island National Seashore (2019)
Assateague Island is a 37-mile (60 km) long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. The northern two-thirds of the island is in Maryland while the southern third is in Virginia. The Maryland section contains the majority of Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park. The Virginia section contains Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and a one-mile stretch of land containing the lifeguarded recreational beach and interpretive facilities managed by the National Park Service (or NPS). It is best known for its herds of feral horses, pristine beaches, and the Assateague Lighthouse. The island also contains numerous marshes, bays, and coves, including Toms Cove. Bridge access for cars is possible from both Maryland and Virginia, though no road runs the full north/south length of the island.
Like all barrier islands, Assateague has changed in form over the years. The structure of barrier islands is determined by movement of sand in the littoral zone, the land-facing side of the island. At one time, the island was connected to the lowest point of Fenwick Island. However, the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane created an inlet south of Ocean City, Maryland. This inlet separated the two landforms. Normally, it would have silted back due to the littoral drift that ran from north to south. However, after the storm, between 1933 and 1935 a permanent system of artificial jetties was built to preserve the inlet as a navigation channel. As a result, the island has drifted considerably westward, and the two landmasses are now over 0.62 miles (1.00 km) apart. While this process has benefitted Ocean City, creating wider beaches and better fishing access, it caused erosion problems on Assateague.
Between 1933 and the early 1960s, federal interest in creating a national seashore on the island alternated with periodic pushes for development. In 1950, a 15-mile section of the Maryland side of Assateague was plotted for development, and a paved road, Baltimore Boulevard, was constructed to traverse the new development. The Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 destroyed or covered most of Baltimore Boulevard, and many of the structures on the island were destroyed. Although some private landowners on the island supported re-development, by this time the state of Maryland generally supported a national seashore and legislation was introduced in the United States Congress. After Congressional efforts did not produce final legislation in 1964, new legislation in 1965 was successful and Assateague Island National Seashore was formed.
'Camping at Assateague Island National Seashore' - For Worcester County Tourism
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Assateague Island Maryland Wild Horses and Ponies Terrorizing Tourists
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Assateague Island National Seashore is near Ocean City, MD and not far from Salisbury, MD. It is also within an hour and a half drive time of the Delaware Beaches (Lewes/Rehoboth).
This beach is famous for its wild horses that roam the beaches freely.
There are signs everywhere that remind the visitors NOT to feed, touch, or approach the wildlife/horses. The horse did walk down and around people and their blankets. People started to rush over and take photos of the horse. The lifeguards did blow their whistles and motion for people to back up if they were getting too close to the horse. But, it was still a pretty neat experience to see the wild horse on the beach. The wild horse seemed pretty calm with all the people standing around, so they must be used to all the attention.
Wild Horses on Assateague Island in Maryland The Wild Horses Ponies are terrorizing the tourists.
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Assateague Island National Seashore - Wild Horses and Beach Camping (Vlog)
Assateague Island National Seashore is located on the coast of Southern Maryland. The area offers beautiful beaches, wild horses and nearby Ocean City, just to cite a couple of our favorites. Our family along with the in-laws spent two days there, camping on the beach and enjoying ourselves during the summer of 2017.
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Maryland - Assateague Island National Seashore Drive (2019)
Assateague Island is a 37-mile (60 km) long barrier island located off the eastern coast of the Delmarva peninsula facing the Atlantic Ocean. The northern two-thirds of the island is in Maryland while the southern third is in Virginia. The Maryland section contains the majority of Assateague Island National Seashore and Assateague State Park. The Virginia section contains Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and a one-mile stretch of land containing the lifeguarded recreational beach and interpretive facilities managed by the National Park Service (or NPS). It is best known for its herds of feral horses, pristine beaches, and the Assateague Lighthouse. The island also contains numerous marshes, bays, and coves, including Toms Cove. Bridge access for cars is possible from both Maryland and Virginia, though no road runs the full north/south length of the island.
Like all barrier islands, Assateague has changed in form over the years. The structure of barrier islands is determined by movement of sand in the littoral zone, the land-facing side of the island. At one time, the island was connected to the lowest point of Fenwick Island. However, the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane created an inlet south of Ocean City, Maryland. This inlet separated the two landforms. Normally, it would have silted back due to the littoral drift that ran from north to south. However, after the storm, between 1933 and 1935 a permanent system of artificial jetties was built to preserve the inlet as a navigation channel. As a result, the island has drifted considerably westward, and the two landmasses are now over 0.62 miles (1.00 km) apart. While this process has benefitted Ocean City, creating wider beaches and better fishing access, it caused erosion problems on Assateague.
Between 1933 and the early 1960s, federal interest in creating a national seashore on the island alternated with periodic pushes for development. In 1950, a 15-mile section of the Maryland side of Assateague was plotted for development, and a paved road, Baltimore Boulevard, was constructed to traverse the new development. The Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 destroyed or covered most of Baltimore Boulevard, and many of the structures on the island were destroyed. Although some private landowners on the island supported re-development, by this time the state of Maryland generally supported a national seashore and legislation was introduced in the United States Congress. After Congressional efforts did not produce final legislation in 1964, new legislation in 1965 was successful and Assateague Island National Seashore was formed.
Assateague Island MD flyover of campsites and campground and beach
Every Summer, I take approximately 60 to 70 children and parents from my Day Care: Whales, Snails and Puppy Dog Tails (Whalesnail.com) to Assateague Island and we have about 12 to 14 campsites together and we camp out for the weekend. The children go Lord of the Flies in seconds and the run non-stop in feral packs all day and most of the night. We swim in the ocean, come back and eat and drink and repeat all day. At night we hit the Ocean City Boardwalk and the kids play all the arcade games, take in the sights and everyone shops. This last Summer my boy Sean and another boy Preston bought Free Hugs hats and t-shirts and then went up to pretty 20 something girls and explained how they were the free hugs committee of Ocean City and they could just tell they were in need of a hug, while flashing their cutest smiles and batting their eyes. I don't know how they did it, but they managed it every time. I said jokingly, while pointing at a girl with all kinds of tattoos and piercings, who was in the process of screaming at someone on her cell phone in an obvious rage, what about her?. Preston shrugged his shoulders and immediately went for it. I was sure he was going to get the slapping of his life and we all looked on with sort of a horror, yet anticipation. The girl stopped her screaming into the phone, just stood there for two seconds, to the point we were sure the slapping was going to commence, and then said so sweetly: Awwww, you're so sweet! How did you know I really needed a hug right now? and then proceeded to hug him.
When we come back from the boardwalk later at night, we get a fire going and roast hot dogs on roasting forks over the fire and then later on make smores. When it gets later yet, the children get out the flashlights and chase sand crabs, which roam all over the place. Every so often the bring back a bucket with the largest ones to show us by the fire. We talk and tell stories all night and later on just sit quietly and watch the fire and listen to the waves, which are very audible from the camp sites since they are only a few hundred yards away over the dunes. Some of us will venture down to the beach for a late night walk.
I took the video with a GoPro Black edition camera taped to the landing wheels of the plane facing backwards so your view wouldn't be obscured by the prop. The plane I used is the Hobbyking Tuff Trainer, which has a very quiet and smooth engine, which you wouldn't know by this video because I got sand in the engine a little earlier in the day and it was operating more like a coffee grinder than an smooth flowing engine. For beach video this next year I will be using the Hobbyking Bixler, whose engine faces rearward behind the wing and will not be subject to getting sand in engine upon landing. The Bixler is also a bigger plane that is also a powered glider, which means it will carries the GoPro more readily (see my other flight videos) and when I reach altitude, I can cut the engine and glide past what I want to film, which allows for a slower approach of the area I want to video and also the video does not have the sound or vibration of the engine. I get some really interesting sounds this way, sometimes, such as when I flew the Bixler through a snowstorm at my center and when I cut the engine you can hear all the snow hitting the camera and plane. The sound on this video was more interesting than the video.
Assateague Island National Seashore Oversand Vehicle Zone
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Life of the Dunes Trail at Assateague Island National Seashore, MD 9-7-17 (Slideshow)
Life of the Dunes trail is a short, but scenic, walk on and around some of the sand dunes along the Atlantic Ocean within the Assateague Island National Seashore Park, Worcester County, Maryland. Thank you for watching!
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Assateague Island Fishing Spring 2019
Assateague Island Wild Ponies on Beach
Assateague wild ponies have roamed the beaches, pine forest, and salt marsh of Assateague Island since the 1600's. Assateague Island National Seashore has a combined total of over 300 wild ponies in Maryland and Virginia. Some people believe the horses arrived on Assateague's shores when a Spanish galleon ship (with a cargo of horses) sank offshore. Others believe the horses arrived by early colonial settlers that allowed them to graze there. A Spanish ship wreck was discovered recently in the waters off Assateague which lends credit to the first theory.
Ah the Beach, Tent Camping on Assateague Island
I left the RV behind and headed east in my Mom's car. I wanted to explore Maryland's Eastern Shore and go to some places I had never been. Although this is my home state I'm only familiar with the middle parts - Baltimore, Montgomery , Washington and Frederick Counties.
Maryland is a small state. There are parts that you can drive through it in 1/2 hour, but lengthwise is another story. And there are lots of nooks and crannies when you enter Maryland's more watery parts.
So two days and 300 miles later....I arrived at Assateague Island State Park. There are actually 3 different Assateagues. The famous one with Misty's ancestors is on the same Island...but in VA and you have to drive to VA to get to it.
Even though it's on the same island.
On the Maryland side of the island there is a state as well as a national park. The state park campground closed Oct 30 and will re-open April 25th.
I hope you enjoy the sights and sounds of the Atlantic Ocean. I know I did...and I will be back.
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RV Living at Assateague Island State Park & the Wild Horses
RV living has brought us to Assateague Island State Park in Maryland. The home of the free roaming horses! Since it is a travel day, we also talk about a couple of the not-so-fun parts of RVing like RV maintenance and toll roads.
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Poor planning on our part leaves us with several weeks to fill, so we take our viewer's suggestions (thank you!) and point the van and Airstream to Chincoteague, VA and Assateague, MD. We utilize our Harvest Host membership and take advantage of some free camping in Virginia at the Blue Crab Bay Co. This location allows us to quickly get to Chincoteague where we explore the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and learn all about the island's WILD PONIES!!! From there, we head into Maryland and stay at the Assateague Island National Seashore Campground, where the ponies (not to be outdone by the Chincoteague ponies) are extra helpful in assisting us to set up camp. Pristine beach beckons but our thin Florida blood lets us down once again.
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Assateague National Seashore, Crabbing, Wild Horses & Wildlife Galore!
Wow, this is an incredible place. I'm not sure why we'd never heard of it before. It is super dark, quiet and not crowded at all this time of year, November that is. Wild horses, foxes, deer, sika deer and birds of all kinds, including bald eagles, make this a great place to visit. I only wish we could stay longer than the 14 day limit!
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The Wild Horses Of Assateague Island - Island Adventure
One unique area to visit while in Ocean city, Maryland is called Assateague Island. Its a 37 mile long island that covers Maryland and part of Virginia. Once you pay the $20 admission ($20 gives you a week pass) you can go to the beaches, fish, go crabbing or camping. The highlight of the island is encountering some of the wild horses & ponies that roam the island. So come along with me as i show what you can expect at this one of a kind island. Enjoy
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Assateague Island Unique Perspective
Assateague's wild horses are well known, even to many people who have never been to the island. The wild horses on Assateague are actually feral animals, meaning that they are descendants of domestic animals that have reverted to a wild state. Horses tough enough to survive the scorching heat, abundant mosquitoes, stormy weather and poor quality food found on this remote, windswept barrier island have formed a unique wild horse society. Enjoy their beauty from a distance, and you can help make sure these extraordinary wild horses will continue to thrive on Assateague Island.
Local folklore describes the Assateague horses as survivors of a shipwreck off the Virginia coast. While this dramatic tale of struggle and survival is popular, there are no records yet that confirm it. The most plausible explanation is that they are the descendants of horses that were brought to barrier islands like Assateague in the late 17th century by mainland owners to avoid fencing laws and taxation of livestock.
The horses are split into two main herds, one on the Virginia side and one on the Maryland side of Assateague. They are separated by a fence at the Virginia/Maryland State line. These herds have divided themselves into bands of two to twelve animals and each band occupies a home range. The National Park Service manages the Maryland herd. The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company owns and manages the Virginia herd, which is allowed to graze on Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, through a special use permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The permit restricts the size of the herd to approximately 150 adult animals in order to protect the other natural resources of the wildlife refuge. It is the Virginia herd which is often referred to as the Chincoteague ponies.
The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department drives Virginia's wild horses across the channel to Chincoteague during the annual Pony Penning. 16kb
Many visitors first learn about the Assateague horses from Marguerite Henry's famous book Misty of Chincoteague. The story takes place during a traditional Chincoteague festival called Pony Penning.'' On the last Wednesday of July, the Virginia herd of horses is rounded up and swum from Assateague Island to nearby Chincoteage Island. On the following day most of the young foals are auctioned off. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department.
Hooves fly when stallions clash in the heat of summer. Irritable harem stallions are willing to pick fights with any stallions that come too close to their groups of mares. 23 kb
Assateague's horses are beautiful, tough, and wild. They have learned to survive in a harsh environment. Feeding and/or petting them is detrimental to both visitors and horses. Horses can get sick from human food. Those that learn to come up to the road to beg for food are often hit and killed by cars. Visitors are kicked, bitten and knocked down every year as a direct result of getting too close to the wild horses. Treating wild horses like tame animals takes away the wildness that makes them special. Protect your family by respecting theirs. Give the horses the space they need to be wild.
Foals are usually born in late spring and live with their mothers in a family group called a “band”. 17 kb
There are few places in the United States where you can view wild horses. Due to their complex social structure the Assateague horses display a wide range of unique behaviors. Take advantage of the opportunity to view these horses in a natural habitat. With careful management, the wild horses will continue to thrive on Assateague Island and provide enjoyment to thousands of nature enthusiasts, photographers, and people who just love horses!
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Assateague Island National Seashore, over the sand driving on the beach, watching ponies, enjoying the surf.
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