{"id":1167,"date":"2025-09-15T11:34:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:21:47","slug":"1167","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/1167\/","title":{"rendered":"Camping In Assateague &#8211; OSV Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I got there it was raining and the OSV was closed. I almost didn&#8217;t pick up the OSV pass. In the end I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_141246_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_141246_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_141246_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_141246_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_141246_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_141246_result.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1174\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_191821_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_191821_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_191821_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_191821_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_191821_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250910_191821_result.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first morning on the beach, watching the sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1165\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_062922_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1165\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_062922_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_062922_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_062922_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_062922_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_062922_result.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1166\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_063106_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1166\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_063106_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_063106_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_063106_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_063106_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_063106_result.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next evening the OSV opened up<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1176\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160737_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1176\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160737_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160737_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160737_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160737_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160737_result.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1175\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160651_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160651_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160651_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160651_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160651_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_160651_result.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I drove to the Virginia border where the Clements&#8217; Beach House sits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_170212_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_170212_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_170212_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_170212_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_170212_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_170212_result.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1178\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_170221_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178\" 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src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_183057_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_183057_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_183057_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_183057_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_183057_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_183057_result.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1181\" src=\"https:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_190341_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1181\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_190341_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_190341_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_190341_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_190341_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911_190341_result.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next morning I was up to watch the sunrise again. This time from a few miles down the beach, more than a mile from any other human. It was quite peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250912_070338_result-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1164\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250912_070338_result-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250912_070338_result-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250912_070338_result-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250912_070338_result-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.theshanty.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250912_070338_result.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a relaxing few days. 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