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Gay Travel: Outer Cape Cod, A Hidden Gem |
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Cape Cod off the Massachusetts coast has been a travel destination for as long as America has existed. Way back when, it was the first place the Pilgrims landed, fleeing the oppressive old world, seeking the opportunities of a new one. In recent years, Cape Cod was more famous for its well-heeled inhabitants, including the "Camelot" court of the political Kennedy family in Hyannis. The cape is a peninsula shaped like a half-bent arm, jutting first out and then up into the Atlantic Ocean. Modern day Cape Cod is hardly a hidden gem. The suburbs of Boston now sprawl until the peninsula's elbow. The elegant and exclusive islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket hover just off shore.
But then, as the peninsula turns north, everything changes. Civilization stops. Traffic thins. The peninsula, never wide, narrows to accommodate a single road. The mass commercial culture of America falls away, replaced by an authentic local feel, full of character and charm. From Chatham, its most southwest point, all the way north until it ends at Provincetown, Cape Cod is a delight.
It was President John F. Kennedy's idea to protect this part of the cape as a National Seashore back in the 1960s. Kennedy had the foresight to see that this precious strip of land was in danger of disappearing under the remorseless tide of development. Familiar with the Cape because of his family's roots here, he was able to protect over 50 miles (80.5 km) of pristine coastline under the national park system. If you track the development of the other seaside treasures of America's east coast, from Long Island down to the Florida Keys, the wisdom of his act become apparent.
Full Story from Almasry Alyoum
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August 5, 2011
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