An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Category: Photography

  • Wayback Machine

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    The abandoned gas station was overgrown with weeds. Paint was peeling, and the cupola seemed a bit lopsided perched on the roof. Several of it’s vents were missing. I guessed a few birds had taken up residence inside. I spotted the old fuel station stopped at the traffic light. The modern Food Mart that had…

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  • The Nobska Light

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    Nobska Lighthouse, Wood’s Hole Cape Cod Massachusetts. The motorcycle ride out to the lighthouse had worked out perfectly. I arrived not long after sunrise, in the fall season . I could see the ferry leaving Wood’s Hole for Martha’s Vineyard, but I was far from the throng of tourists here. I doubted that any were…

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    snowpackjack
    a sandy path in the foreground center of the image is bordered by green ground cover. The path leads to a white lighthouse and keepers house with a red roof. The sky is overcast at dawn with a faint glow of the rising sun.

  • 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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    A white clapboarded lighthouse overlooks choppy waters under cloudy skies