Behind the Dune
Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina. and is the location of this image. Every sunrise I would situate my tripod right off the deck of our ocean front property late September. September offers warm weather and abandoned beaches. Sunrises never disappoint.
The next town over is Kill Devil Hills. which is the home to the site of the Wright brothers' first controlled, powered airplane flights on December 17, 1903, chosen for its good winds. The town was commemorated by the Wright Brothers National Memorial, which was dedicated in 1932. At the time of the flight, the town of Kill Devil Hills did not exist, and it did not receive its municipal charter until 1953. Kitty Hawk, popularly noted as the site of the famous flights, is approximately four miles (6 km) to the north, and was the nearest settlement at the time of the famous flight.