Winter Images from Maine
We're expecting a mix of clouds and sun today at my Bedford, New York farm with frigid cold temperatures arriving later this week.
So far this winter, the weather has been quite erratic - some days are mild with lots of rain, while others are bitter cold with temperatures in the single digits. The weather has also been very inconsistent up at Skylands, my home in Maine - there is some snow there, but not as much as previous years. Unfortunately, I am unable to visit Maine during the colder season, but Cheryl Dulong and Gretchen Sweet, who work at Skylands, keep me updated by sending photographs whenever possible.
Enjoy this selection of beautiful winter images.
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- This is a view of the woodlands at Skylands, with the sunlight just peeking through. Look closely and see some Rockefeller’s Teeth at the edge.
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- Here is another view into the woodlands taken from the back porch. There is definitely some snow on the ground, but not nearly as much as other years.
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- These are the stairs connecting the main terrace with the footpath that goes to the Skylands guest house and playhouse.
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- While walking last week, Cheryl captured some of the ice in and around Jordan Pond. Jordan Pond is an oligotrophic tarn in Acadia National Park near the town of Bar Harbor.
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- The pond covers 187-acres to a maximum depth of 150-feet with a shoreline of 3.6-miles. The pond was formed by the Wisconsin Ice Sheet during the last glacial period. Here, the water has frozen in small waves – like frosting on a cake.
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- Recent days have been very cold – in the 20s and below, followed by one or two warmer days with rain.
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- Here is another iceberg on Jordan Pond.
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- This is called Waterfall Bridge. Waterfall Bridge is one of the classic and majestic Rockefeller bridges, completed in 1925 and spanning roughly 120- feet. Waterfall Bridge is situated along Hadlock Brook just downstream from the 40-foot tall Hadlock Falls which flows through its skewed arch.
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- Cheryl visited Hadlock Falls soon after a heavy rainstorm. Usually, in the fall and winter, this area is bone dry. All this water is more typical in springtime.
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- Here is a view looking across the marsh at The Precipice. The Precipice is part of the east face of Champlain Mountain. The Precipice Trail is the most challenging and well known hiking trail in Acadia National Park with an exposed and almost vertical one-thousand foot climb. It is a challenging but very fun hike.
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- This is called Egg Rock Light, a lighthouse on Frenchman Bay. Built in 1875, it is one of coastal Maine’s architecturally unique lighthouses, with a square tower projecting through the square keeper’s house.
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- Here is a view from Ocean Drive, just a few miles away from Egg Rock Light.
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- Here is another view from Ocean Drive near Thunder Hole. Thunder Hole is a natural rock inlet where waves crash with a thunderous boom and high-flying foam when seas are up.
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- From this vantage point, it is easy to see the actual inlet between the railing and the rock.
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- This is part of the inlet where the water comes in – see the water below.
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- These icicles on the stairwell railing at Thunder Hole are about a foot long, and some longer.
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- At the end of this walkway, down low, one can see into the small inlet from where water can spout as high as 40-feet!
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- With the rain and freezing temperatures, it is quite unusual to see so much frozen rock.
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- Here is more ice on the rocks to the left of Thunder Hole – with a beautiful and powerful view of the Atlantic ocean beyond.
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- The point in the distance is Schooner Head. I’ve hiked up there with the children many times.
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- This rock looks as if it is floating – Cheryl captured is as she walked by and was taken by its deceiving formation.
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- Here is a view of Otter Cliff. At 110-feet high, Otter Cliff is one of the most spectacular sights along the North Atlantic Seaboard. Over countless centuries, the rocks have been pounded by the sea and eroded, giving them a rounded appearance.
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- Gretchen took this photo at the Northeast Harbor Golf Course. Many of the trees in the surrounding area are covered in ice.
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- And these are the frozen branches of witch hazel. Witch hazels are a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with four species in North America, and one each in Japan and China. The North American species are occasionally called winterbloom. This east coast shrub is commonly found in wooded areas from Canada to Georgia. What does winter look like where you live? Tell me about it in the comments section.
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