
I hiked to the waterfalls in the Round Pond area of the Kennebec Highlands yesterday and found the water still flowing under layers of ice.

I hiked to the waterfalls in the Round Pond area of the Kennebec Highlands yesterday and found the water still flowing under layers of ice.

A waterfall on Old Speck, Maine’s fourth highest mountain, in late April.

Water flows over moss-covered rocks in Step Falls in Newry, Maine.

The waterfalls in the Kennebec Highlands were high after last week’s heavy rain.


High water in the stream flowing into Round Pond in the Kennebec Highlands.

A leaf in a waterfall in the Kennebec Highlands.

Moxie Falls, one of Maine’s highest waterfalls, framed by two cedars.

A spruce branch hangs over Katahdin Stream Falls. While bright sunny days are great for hiking, they’re not at all good for photographing waterfalls. I was lucky to arrive at the falls after the sun moved behind the clouds.

Step Falls in Newry, Maine on a warm October afternoon.

Katahdin Stream Falls is on the Hunt (Appalachian) Trail, about a mile from the Katahdin Stream campground. I stopped by the falls on my way back from hiking the Owl.