Trail Cam: A Year in Romania’s Făgăraș Mountains

From Fundatia Conservation CARPATHIA in Romania, a year of wild animals captured on a trail cam in the Făgăraș Mountains. Spoiler: there are bison. Also, the raccoon-like animal with a striped tail is probably a European wildcat.

Flash Flooding at Petra

Heavy rains in Jordan near the famous Nabataean city of Petra caused flooding and resulted in the evacuation of tourists from the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Al-Khazneh (The Treasury) at Petra in drier times. Source: Wikimedia commons.

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.

Driving Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

First time visiting the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. While the refuge extends over 50 miles along the Jersey Shore, the eight-mile Wildlife Drive loops around just a small portion of it.

Wide Angle
Black Skimmers
Osprey
Atlantic City

Egret

Brief Stop at Voorhees State Park, New Jersey

Still working on Spring up there.

Voorhees is in the northernmost part of Hunterdon County and is one of the smaller state parks. It was a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the 1930s.

On the Brookside Trail

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.

Pennington Loop and Baldwin Lake

From a walk back in November. Baldwin Lake is a New Jersey State Wildlife Management Area created by damming Baldwin Brook, a tributary of the Stony Brook. Part of the Pennington Loop trail parallels the Stony Brook.

A trail across a small brook

Featured image: Euonymus alatus (Burning Bush), an introduced/invasive species.

Woosamonsa Ridge

Moving upstream from the Jacob’s Creek Preserve is the Woosamonsa Ridge Preserve. Hillier, and closer to the creek’s headwaters, the Woomonsa also has longer (like, 2-3 miles vs. 1-2 miles) trails.