An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: Photography

  • Photo Friday: Wood River

    Wood River, Arcadia Management Area, Exeter, Rhode Island USA The Wood River, (shown here with wood) winds through the one of Rhode Island’s wilderness management areas. It’s well know for it’s trout fishing, kayaking and babbles to me constantly when I hike along it’s edge.

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    snowpackjack
    Branches lie in a swiftly running stream in the forest.

  • 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

  • Friday’s Photo: Lake of The Clouds

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    A set of tarns located in the col between Mount Monroe and Washington. These alpine lakes are at 5032 feet, near the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Lake of The Clouds Hut.

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    snowpackjack
    brown stones in the foreground. in the center a still body of water ringed by mountains in the background. An overcast sky is overhead.

  • Going to Church

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    Old Sheldon Church ruins, Yemassee, South Carolina, USA I was off course, but not lost. I pulled the motorcycle into the gas station and fueled up. The hour was getting late, and I had some miles to go to get to a hotel. Lifting the pump nozzle away from the tank, I was careful not…

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    snowpackjack
    The ruins of a stone church is center, surrounded by gnarled trees with hanging moss. dried leaves are on the foreground, and a tombstone leans ito the frame on the left.