Misty morning kayaking on one of my favorite ponds in Maine’s Debsconeag Wilderness.
Grizzly
Grizzly in Denali National Park, Alaska, photographed from inside the park tour bus. Saw quite a few grizzlies in one day.
Baxter Moose
Mom and baby in Sandy Stream Pond in Baxter State Park. You can help support the park by joining Friends of Baxter State Park.
East Branch Morning
East Branch of the Penobscot in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Katahdin from KWWNM
Late afternoon view of Katahdin from overlook in the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
A Walk in the Park
Getting to Green Falls in the remote center of Baxter State Park requires about a 26-mile round trip hike — either from the west (via Wassataquoik Lake Trail from the Nesowadehunk campground) or the east (via the Russel Pond Trail from Roaring Brook, then the Wassataquoik Lake Trail). Worth the walk? I did it both ways, so I think so! (Wassataquoik Lake itself is worth the walk.)
It’s Raining Rocks
In The Maine Woods, Henry David Thoreau described Katahdin as “… a vast aggregation of loose rocks, as if sometime it had rained rocks, and they lay as they fell on the mountain sides, nowhere fairly at rest, but leaning on each other, all rocking-stones, with cavities between, but scarcely any soil or smoother self. They were the raw materials of a planet dropped from an unseen quarry….”
This view from the tableland shows Chimney Pond (lower right) and clouds forming over the North Basin.
Storm Surge at Sand Beach
The remains of Hurricane Hermine produced a dramatic storm surge on the Maine Coast. As if I needed another reason not to go in the water at Acadia’s Sand Beach in addition to the water being intolerably cold.
Welcome!
Loons on Hurd Pond, Debsconeag Wilderness, Maine
I’ve spent so much time capturing my outdoor adventures through these photographs that I’ve never made time to share them until now. Hopefully you will enjoy viewing these images as much as I’ve enjoyed being on the trail and on the water capturing them.
View from Horse Mountain
Horse Mountain is an easy hike in Baxter State Park’s northeast corner. Its trailhead is just past the Matagamon gatehouse. While the summit is tree-covered, a short spur trail about 0.3 mile below the summit provides great views to the north and east.
light on the trail 