“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.”  Lin Yutang

It is difficult to consider any time spent in nature as “useless,” but from the point of view of a culture overrun with to-do lists and daily schedules, an afternoon spent hiking and relaxing in the woods may appear that way.  Actually, a lot of activities found on the Outer Banks may seem “useless” from this perspective, but this is a world-class vacation destination after all, and we owe it to ourselves to slow down and enjoy as many “useless” days and “useless” experiences as possible.

With a little exploration off the beaten path, the Outer Banks offers endless opportunities to discover new experiences to help waste away the hours of the day.  Nags Head Woods offers a great opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and even the hustle and bustle of the beach.  A maritime forest seems to defy nature; the Outer Banks is only a few miles wide with water on both sides, yet a 1,400 acre maritime forest thrives in such an unlikely location. 

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