Jockey's Ridge

During the Nags Head visit, the Yangs and Boones climbed Jockey's Ridge. What had been an inviting landscape quickly turned into a nightmare.

At the bottom, things seemed great. The families smiling and posing with the yellow dunes in the background.

See young Turner enjoying himself at the start of the journey with little idea of what lay ahead.

Here's Ty skipping up the dune with his mom.

But as we neared the top, things quickly became more ominous.

Dark thunderheads rolled overhead, threatening the two families.

Wind ripped at our clothes, picking up sand particles and stinging our legs. Flashes of white lightning stabbed into the sound behind us.

Fortunately, Turner had prepared for the worst and carried us all to safety on his hang glider.

If not for Turner's foresight and incredible courage, we might still be on Jockey's Ridge.