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Winter Solitude: Alone At Marconi Beach – Slideshow

WELLFLEET – It’s the little moments in a long winter that stick out.

And recently I found myself alone at Marconi Beach on a brisk but not bitterly cold day. It turned into something of a moment of zen.



I had this expanse of a popular famous Cape Cod beach to myself. I looked left. Not a soul. And right? Nobody.

Just me and the waves alone on the Cape Cod National Seashore. I found spots of erosion, uprooted branches. I also found in peace in the rhythm of the waves.

I have needed the waves recently. And it’s always good to get to the National Seashore and take a moment to just appreciate how lucky we are to live in a place such as this.

Watching the waves. That’s it. Walking and listening. It’s a restorative process and in the solitude, I find balance and move on.


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About the author

Brian Tarcy

Brian Tarcy is co-founder of Cape Cod Wave. He is a longtime journalist who has written for the Boston Globe, Boston magazine, the Cape Cod Times and several other publications. He is the author of "YOU CAN'T SELL RIGHT FIELD; A Cape Cod Novel." He is also the author or co-author of more than a dozen mostly non-fiction books, including books with celebrity athletes Cam Neely, Tom Glavine and Joe Theisman. His previous book was, "ALMOST: 12 Electric Months Chasing A Silicon Valley Dream" with Hap Klopp,who created the iconic brand, The North Face.
For more information, see Briantarcy.com
Brian is a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan with a long-running NFL predictions/political satire column connecting weekly world events to the fate of his favorite team, now at Whatsgonnahappen.com.

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