An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: photography

  • The 52 With A View

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    In 1979 a group of friends start a hiking group to be known as The Over the Hill Hikers. You can read about the formation and history of the group on their blog page here. In the 90’s, some of the members tired of hiking the New Hampshire 48s. The groups “Den Mother” Lib Bates,…

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    snowpackjack
    a solo hiker looks out over a forested valley towards a range of mountains in the distance. He is standing on a outcropping of ledge that drops off to the valley floor

  • The Castle Hill Light

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    In the past, you could park in the little lot next to the Coast Guard Station. It was paved in crushed clam shells, a common practice in shore side towns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, or Cape Cod and the Islands. The lighthouse is surrounded by private property, but if you’re still allowed to park,…

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    snowpackjack
    A white granite lighthouse nestled in shore ledge by a blue sea. The red warning beacon can be seen in the lighthouse tower. waves crash on the rocks below the lighthouse with white spray.

  • Wreck Hunting

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    A wrecked ship or boat is a forlorn site. Never to put to sea again, glory days past. I have a love of searching for wrecks of the nautical variety. My favorite finds are wooden ships. These are hard to come by now, as their age has past. The bones of these old ships remind…

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    snowpackjack
    The weathered spine and beams of a wooden sailing ship poke up from the sand on a rocky beach.

  • The Highland Light

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    A storm front is approaching the Cape from the sea. Or is it?

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    snowpackjack
    A deep blue cloudy sky at nighfall. Below a lightkeepers house with a white lighthouse tower flashes a white beacon from it's lens. A window in the keepers house glows with a warm yellow colr.