An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: lighthouses

  • Eastern Point Lighthouse

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    This lighthouse vexed me in my efforts to get a worthy image. Known as America’s oldest seaport, the harbor is a busy place, it would be a long walk to the breakwater.

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    snowpackjack
    A white lighthouse and keepers house with a red roof sits in the left corner of the image under a blue sky. rocky shoreline in Gloucester Harbor is in the foreground. Ocean waves break on the rocks from the right side of the image.

  • Spring Point Ledge

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    This little “spark plug” caisson style lighthouse is the only one in the U.S. you can walk to. It reminds me of many of Rhode Island’s lighthouses, that are often located in the water near channels, and require a kayak or boat to reach. I had been traveling to Maine to photograph some of the…

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    snowpackjack
    A lighthouse centered in the image on a jetty of granite boulders. The lighthouses beacon is illuminated above the tower. The sky is overcast at night with dark clouds.

  • Block Island’s North Light

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    North Light, New Shoreham, Rhode Island USA The sand was hot. I had removed my shoes and socks for the long walk out to the lighthouse, but began to reconsider. Arriving by ferry to Block Island in the morning, I chose to walk out of Old Harbor and rent a bicycle to get around. There…

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    snowpackjack
    A granite lighthouse is centered on the frame under a blue sky. a sand path leads to the lighthouse surrounded by green sea grass and shrubbery.

  • Rose Island Lighthouse

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    Rose Island, Newport Rhode Island, USA On a chilly summer day, I launched a kayak from a rocky shore at Battery Park in Newport, Rhode Island. I had set my sights on getting close to the Rose Island lighthouse. The light is located not far from Newport Harbor, and very close to the iconic Newport…

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    snowpackjack
    A white clapboarded lighthouse overlooks choppy waters under cloudy skies