Rogue’s Point on Virginia’s Northern Neck

Rogue’s Point on the Rappahannock River is a narrow spit surrounded by water on three sides. The only way to get there is to walk or boat -- or in the case of Karen and Steve Lewis who have stables nearby -- ride horseback. I'm not sure how the folks in the cottages get their supplies there with water in front and back and no roads on the spit. I'll have to ask Karen.

I love to walk out to Rogue’s Point at low tide. There’s a steady wind -- "weather beaten" becomes an understood term. The disheveled grasses tell a tale as the wind comes across these open waters endlessly, shaping the vegetation that thrives there. So too the gentle waves lap onto shore, over and over again, washing up gnarled wood with a beauty all its own. Walks there restore the soul. There's a sense of eternal harmony.

Birds find a sanctuary on the spit and the Chesapeake Bay blue crab is plentiful there in the waters. The smell of salt is in the air on every breath you take.

According to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, in its publication on oyster harvest restrictions, Rogue’s Point is located at 37° 40.040', N., 76° 32.253', W not too many miles from the river's junction with the Chesapeake Bay.