Eastham, MA

Cape Cod is a beautiful place, with long stretches of beach, haunting lighthouses, and sand cliffs above the ocean. Much of the Cape, however, is deeply wooded, with some very old pine, cedar, and maple forests in some areas. The photo shown here, which was taken in August of 2006, shows a part of Eastham (on the Outer Cape) that is near a sandy ocean beach yet feels almost like a dense rainforest. There are a number of deeply wooded boardwalks trails on the Outer Cape, with this one in the Red Maple Swamp near Fort Hill being one of the most scenic.

For a larger version of this photo, go to the Eastham, MA photo on the Travel Guide of America site.