An Unmapped Route: A Hiker's Blog

Tag: roadtrips

  • 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.