This tour was photographed in November 2000. I recommend you look at the 1990 tour before viewing this one.
Links are to .jpg photographs.
Not much has changed at American Shoal Lighthouse in the ten years since I last visited the site. I don't think I would have turned back before getting too close to the lighthouse because of the less than ideal weather. As it is, I only took a few photos because I was very busy keeping my cameras dry. The wind was blowing and the seas sure seemed rougher than this photo shows. You can see that the iron post is still present a short distance from the lighthouse.