A Week in Southern Maine

Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Laudholm Beach
Ferns galore at Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Tide out, Ogunquit Beach
From the Pedestrian Drawbridge at Perkins Cove
The Eastern Promenade, Portland

The View, with clouds, from Mount Agamenticus

Featured image: Ogunquit Beach from the Marginal Way.

Night Hike at Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

I’m falling behind, so here are some photos from a nighttime hike along the Rainbow Vista trail to the Fire Canyon overlook in Valley of Fire State Park.

Moonlight on the rocks. iPhone Night mode at work.
The sun sets early in December.
Hoped to do some stargazing, but these clouds came in after the sun went down.

Jacob’s Creek Trail

This is a short hike mostly along the floodplain of Jacob’s Creek in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, managed by the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space. It was just damp and leaf-covered today, but the creek can flow powerfully through here after a rainstorm.

Remnant of stone wall that may have been used to dam Jacob’s Creek for ice harvesting.
Overgrown section of stone wall.
Maybe where some of the stone was quarried to build that dam.
Jacob’s Creek from the bridge.