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Island horses on the dune grass

Fig. 1Island horses on the dune grass

Landform

A low barrier island of dune, marsh, and maritime forest. Wild horses, overwash fans, and a shoreline that migrates west with every storm.

Field note

The horses are feral, not quite wild, and entirely themselves. The dunes are held by American beach grass. After a nor’easter the map is slightly different than it was.

A private leaf

Prints from Assateague


Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.

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Coast chapter

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Vintage map of the United States