By Pom Smith Photographs by Scott D. Taylor 



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bustling coastal communities lies a virtually 



deserted island. No buildings. No running 



water. No amenities. Masonboro Island is as 

 pristine as it gets. 



Still — or perhaps for that reason — 

 some 45 adventurous men and women step 

 onto the sandy shore to explore the 

 uninhabited barrier island for what will be a 

 clay of sand, sea and science. 



