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VIDEO: Tour The Snowy Outer Banks (Virtually) By Motorcycle Or Four Wheel Drive

WUNC | By Carol Jackson

Published January 29, 2014 at 5:58 PM EST

Still shot from Youtube video

Interested in really seeing how things look on the Coast? Some brave soul at Carolina Designs Realty strapped a helmet to his head and recorded his ventures out this morning:

"Here's my attempt to make it to the beach this morning on the Outer Banks. The van was stuck so I had to resort to other measures. Luckily the old trusty Yamaha TTR 125 was there to help me with the job":

Or maybe you prefer a tour of the area from inside a vehicle, US 158 via Kill Devil Hills PD Sgt. John Towler:

Thanks to Sam Walker, staff writer at the Outer Banks Voice and News Director at Max Radio of the Carolinas (@SamWalkerOBX) for links to both videos via Twitter.

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Carol Jackson

Carol Jackson has been with WUNC since 2006. As Digital News Editor, she writes stories for wunc.org, and helps reporters and hosts make digital versions of their radio stories. She is also responsible for sharing stories on social media. Previously, Carol spent eight years with WUNC's nationally syndicated show The Story with Dick Gordon, serving as Managing Editor and Interim Senior Producer.

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