Boy Beach sits at the far end of Cape Cod National Seashore, a 30 to 40 minute hike from where you leave your bike. The path shifts with the tide.

Some people call it a pilgrimage. Some call it a trudge through hell.

Everyone agrees it is worth it.

SMELLS LIKE: Sweet fig splits open under blazing sun. Dune grass bending in the salt breeze. Sweat, salt, and sunscreen baked into warm skin at the end of a long day at the edge of the world.

It’s as if it was out here all along, waiting for you at the end of the path.