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“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” — Karl Lagerfeld

In memory of Pearl Harbor Day, I will be posting photos of my last trip to Hawaii.

I have also renamed my header to the current week since I will not add the week that I missed.

Sunday, 12/04/2022: Posted photo — Diamond Head.

“The unique profile of Diamond Head (Lē’ahi) sits prominently near the eastern edge of Waikiki’s coastline. Hawaii’s most recognized landmark is known for its historic hiking trail, stunning coastal views, and military history. Diamond Head State Monument encompasses over 475 acres, including the interior and outer slopes of the crater.”

Diamond Head State Monument

Monday, 12/05/2022: Posted photo — Rainbow Falls.

“The Rainbow Falls are a broad waterfall in the Wailuku river that is conveniently located within Hilo town. They are very easy to visit and you’ll have a high chance of seeing rainbows if you visit somewhat early in the day (perhaps even before breakfast).”

The Rainbow Falls (Waiānuenue) in Hilo

Tuesday, 12/06/2022: Posted photo — National Memorial Cemetery.

“Few national cemeteries can compete with the dramatic natural setting of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The “Punchbowl” was formed some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago during the Honolulu period of secondary volcanic activity. A crater resulted from the ejection of hot lava through cracks in the old coral reefs which, at the time, extended to the foot of the Koolau Mountain Range.”

https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/nmcp.asp

Wednesday, 12/07/2022: Posted photo — Anchor.

One of the anchors from the USS Arizona.

https://www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm

Thursday, 12/08/2022: Posted photo — US Sailor.

My father served in WWII in the US Navy. He had a uniform just like this. I used his duffle bag for a hockey bag when I was young.

Friday, 12/09/2022: Post photo — USS Arizona.

This is one of the most visited historic sites in the United States. “Other highly-visited historic sites include the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C., along with Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, and Castillo de San Marcos in St Augustine Florida.The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is operated by the National Park Service and is free to the public. It includes a museum with exhibits about World War II, an outdoor walkway with numerous historical plaques and signage explaining the attack, and a theater that shows a video of actual footage and events from the attack which is viewed before boarding the boat which takes visitors out to the memorial.”

USS Arizona Memorial

Saturday, 12/10/2022: Post photo — USS Missouri.

“Located on Ford Island and in line with the Arizona Memorial along battleship row, the Battleship Missouri (USS Missouri (BB-63)) towers over its dock some 216 feet high. It is accessible only by shuttle from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center or on our tour vehicles. The island is a military installation so the public is unable to drive onto it without special passes.”

Battleship Missouri

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Photographic Thoughts — 11/13/2022 to 11/19/2022

“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” — Elliott Erwitt

Some photos from hikes.

Sunday, 11/13/2022: Posted photo — Groot.

Saw Groot today on Old Indian Trail on Wachusett Mountain. He was just greeting hikers as they passed.

Monday, 11/14/2022: Posted photo — Friends.

My son with one of his friends from college, who is now his cousin-in-law.

Tuesday, 11/15/2022: Posted photo — Trail Marker.

Before there were signs to mark the trails, people carved the trail names in rock. This is the trail marker for Old Indian Trail. I just wonder how long it took for someone to mark the trail.

Wednesday, 11/16/2022: Posted photo — USGS Markers.

Benchmarks (survey marks, survey monuments, or geodetic marks) are objects placed to indicate key survey points along the Earth’s surface. They are used primarily in geodetic and land surveying. Informally, such marks are referred to as benchmarks, although strictly speaking the term “benchmark” is used to indicate elevation.

Reference marks point to benchmarks. People get them confused sometimes sing the benchmark is a pin or some other object that is difficult to see in some conditions.

Thursday, 11/17/2022: Posted photo — Summit Sign.

The sign that indicates the summit of Wachusett Mountain. Even though the mountain is not very tall, it should not be taken for granted. Many people had to be rescued or get lost on the mountain. The mountain was over 20,000 feet tall when it was young.

Friday, 11/18/2022: Post photo — Mount Monadnock.

Monadnock State Park is located in and around the 3,165-ft. Mount Monadnock. The park is surrounded by thousands of acres of protected highlands. In 1987, Mount Monadnock was designated a National Natural Landmark. The park offers year-round recreational opportunities.

Monadnock is often claimed to be the second-most frequently climbed mountain in the world, after Mount Fuji in Japan. Monadnock is climbed by 125,000 hikers yearly, while Mount Fuji sees 200,000-300,000 hikers yearly.

This is the view of Mount Monadnock from the summit and from North Road.

Saturday, 11/19/2022: Post photo — Graffiti.

Some photo of old graffiti on the mountain.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 10/30/2022 to 11/05/2022

“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” — Ansel Adams

Events over this past week.

Sunday, 10/30/2022: Posted photo — Wood.

We had five cords of wood delivered. Looks like we have a few hours ahead of us putting into the wood shed. We normally receive two shipments a few days apart in order to put the first truckload away. This year we received all five at once.

Monday, 10/31/2022: Posted photo — Residence.

A private residence near the Kennedy Compound on the Cape. Made to look like a lighthouse.

Tuesday, 11/01/2022: Posted photo — Gull.

Just a gull looking out at sea on this wonderful day. Hard to believe it is November.

Wednesday, 11/02/2022: Posted photo — Lunar Eclipse.

Was not easy to get a photo of the lunar eclipse. The sky was very dark during totality. This is a two second exposure. Anything less that two seconds, the moon was too dark. Look at the movement in the moon.

Thursday, 11/03/2022: Posted photo — Sagamore Bridge.

From the web: “The Sagamore Bridge has a 616-foot-main span over the canal like the Bourne Bridge, but from abutment to abutment, the bridge is 976 feet shorter than its identical twin two and one-half miles to the west.”

Friday, 11/04/2022: Post photo — Cranberry Bog.

From the web: “Cranberries grow in beds layered with sand, peat and gravel. These beds are commonly known as bogs or marshes and were originally formed as a result of glacial deposits. In Massachusetts we call the place where cranberries grow a BOG. Natural bogs evolved from deposits left by the glaciers more than 10,000 years ago.”

Saturday, 11/05/2022: Post photo — Cranberries.

From the web: “Both cranberries and their close cousin the blueberry are not actually berries. Rather, they’re classified as epigynous, a type of fruit commonly called false berries.”

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 10/16/2022 to 10/22/2022

“The camera makes you forget you’re there. It’s not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.” — Annie Leibovitz

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Some photos that I took this week.

Sunday, 10/16/2022: Posted photo — Wachusett Mountain.

Here is a photo of Wachusett Mountain taken from Round Meadow Pond. What wonderful fall colors today.

Monday, 10/17/2022: Posted photo — Hike.

There is a cave on Mount Monadnock in NH that is a secret on the mountain. The location of the cave is secret and only clues are given to people who what them. If you find this cave, you are not to tell its location. I have been searching for this cave for a while and this time I hiked with some friends that were also looking for the cave.

Tuesday, 10/18/2022: Posted photo — Pumpelly Cave.

We found the cave! We took out a map, looked at all the clues we collected, mapped out our trail and found the cave.

Wednesday, 10/19/2022: Posted photo — Peace

One of the markings on the wall inside the cave. Someone carved a peace sign.

Thursday, 10/20/2022: Posted photo — Flags.

Some flags inside the cave. These were hung there by someone who found the cave. There is a message on the flags to follow Leave No Trace principles and to leave the cave clean.

Friday, 10/21/2022: Post photo — Inside the Cave.

A fireplace to keep warm inside the cave. If you look under the flags, you can see a star carved into the wall along with the peace sign.

Saturday, 10/22/2022: Post photo — Morning Light.

The sunrise brought out some great colors this morning. The contrast between the leaves, sunrise, and fall colors were stunning.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 10/09/2022 to 10/15/2022

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” — Dorothea Lange

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

One of these weeks I will be up to date on my posts. I am attempting to get back to my original format so people do not lose interest in my blog.

Some photos that I took this week.

Sunday, 10/09/2022: Posted photo — Pattern.

I liked the pattern on the roof in our church.

Monday, 10/10/2022: Posted photo — View from the Summit.

This was my view from the summit of Wachusett Mountain tonight. The light is my headlamp.

Tuesday, 10/11/2022: Posted photo — WACHUSETT.

This was the original summit benchmark on Wachusett Mountain.

01/01/1844 by CGS (SEE DESCRIPTION)

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1844 ON THE SUMMIT ON WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN, ABOUT 8 MILES SW OF FITCHBURG, 3-1/4 MILES SSW OF WACHUSETT VILLAGE AND 2-3/4 MILES N OF PRINCETON CENTER. THE STATION IS ON A DETACHED ROCK ABOUT 4 FEET BY 2 FEET AND IS MARKED BY A COPPER BOLT SET IN THE ROCK. THREE REFERENCE MARKS, HOLES DRILLED IN ROCKS, AND FILLED WITH LEAD AND COPPER TACKS, WERE PLACED IN THE FORM OF AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE ABOUT THE STATION AT DISTANCES OF 11 FEET 11-3/4 INCHES TO THE NNE, SE BY S, AND W BY S, RESPECTIVELY. IN 1884 ONLY THE LAST-NAMED REFERENCE MARK REMAINED, THE OTHERS HAVING DISAPPEARED IN THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD AND THE ERECTION OF A HOTEL CALLED THE SUMMIT HOUSE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ROCK BEARING THE STATION MARK WAS MOVED TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOTEL, BUT, SUBSEQUENTLY ON LEARNING THAT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT MARK OF THE COAST SURVEY, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESTORE IT TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE MASSACHUSETTS TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY COMMISSION HAVING OCCASION IN 1895 TO USE THE POINT, AND LEARNING OF ITS REPORTED REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, DETERMINED THE POSITION OF THE COPPER BOLT AS FOUND AND CALLED THE STATION WACHUSETT 2. THEIR FINAL COMPUTATION INDICATES THAT WACHUSETT 2 IS 0.3 METER S AND 0.2 METER E OF THE ORIGINAL STATION.

Wednesday, 10/12/2022: Posted photo — WACHUSETT 2 RESET

This is the new summit benchmark.

NAD 83(1996)- 42 29 20.59612(N) 071 53 12.26962(W) ADJUSTED

MY3792* NAVD 88 – 611.32 (+/-2cm) 2005.6 (feet) VERTCON

MARKER: B = BOLT

SETTING: 80 = SET IN A BOULDER

MAGNETIC: N = NO MAGNETIC MATERIAL

STABILITY: C = MAY HOLD, BUT OF TYPE COMMONLY SUBJECT TO SURFACE MOTION

Thursday, 10/13/2022: Posted photo — Foliage.

Wonderful day today to look up at the sky.

Friday, 10/14/2022: Post photo — Mums.

Some mums that we have at our house

Saturday, 10/15/2022: Post photo — Gene Farrell.

One of my good friends passed away this week from ALS. He had great faith and always looked on the bright side.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. My he rest in peace. Amen.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 10/02/2022 to 10/08/2022

“Photography is truth.” — Jean-Luc Godard

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Some photos that I took this week.

Sunday, 10/02/2022: Posted photo — Echo Lake.

My hike today took the group past Echo Lake. As we hiked past Echo Lake, the reflection of the foliage caught my eye, I took out my cell photo and took a photo of the scene. The hill you are looking at is not the summit. It is just one of the hills that you need to climb prior to getting to the summit.

Monday, 10/03/2022: Posted photo — Full Moon near Boston.

Looking at the moon rise from the summit of Wachusett Mountain. I thought about taking my good camera on my hike tonight but did not since the weather was unpredictable.

Tuesday, 10/04/2022: Posted photo — Full Moon.

Since I was not able to take a photo of the moon last night, I took a photo of the moon this morning on my way to work.

Wednesday, 10/05/2022: Posted photo — Wet Sugar Maple.

We had some rain overnight. The rain brought out the bright colors in the foliage.

Thursday, 10/06/2022: Posted photo — Trio of Leaves.

I wanted to get an artistic photo today so I picked up a trio of leaves and took a photo of them.

Friday, 10/07/2022: Post photo — Cloudy Day Foliage.

I take a photo of these trees every year. I do like the color of the foliage in the rain.

Saturday, 10/08/2022: Post photo — Maple Leaf.

Our property has many sugar maples on it. This is a leaf on one of the trees. Our neighbor taps our trees every year in the spring to make maple syrup.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 09/25/2022 to 10/01/2022

“Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.” — Ambrose Bierce

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Here are some random photos from my first photo book. My second photo book is in process. I am looking for someone to print and sell my books are a reasonable price point.

Sunday, 09/25/2022: Posted photo — Dunefield.

A dune field located in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. Being on the dunes was like being in the middle of a desert. What impressed me is how far away from the park you can see the dunes.

Monday, 09/26/2022: Posted photo — Frozen Watch Tower.

This is a photo of the old watch tower on Wachusett Mountain. You can clearly see the wind blow ice on the tower.

Tuesday, 09/27/2022: Posted photo — The Golden Rule.

My niece got married this past weekend. She married one of my son’s friends, a great guy. He asked my son if he could date his cousin. I found a verse in the Bible, took off my wedding ring to take this photo. This is a photo that I have wanted to take for a while.

Wednesday, 09/28/2022: Posted photo — Balance Rock.

Balance Rock in Arches National Park. This is not the traditional view of Balance Rock, but I like it.

Thursday, 09/29/2022: Posted photo — Footbridge of the Virgin River.

I saw this bridge at Zion National Park and took this photo. I liked the way the bridge was situated with the view of the cliffs and the water.

Friday, 09/30/2022: Post photo — Star Trail.

Every once and awhile I have an urge to take a star trail photo. I set up my camera, point north to the stars, set my timer on 20 seconds and unlimited shots, go to bed and let either drain my camera battery of fill my SD card. I have a stacking program that I use to create my star trail.

Saturday, 10/01/2022: Post photo — Reflection Lakes.

One of my favorite photos and the cover photo of my first photo book. Just loved the stillness of the water and the reflection of Mount Rainier.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 09/04/2022 to 09/10/2022

“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.” — Diane Arbus

From the Flags on the 48 website: “On September 11th, 2001 the consciousness of United States of America was undeniably altered by overwhelming and devastating acts of terrorism, so far reaching in their intensity that our country will forever carry the scars. Thousands of lives were lost in a fleeting moment, immeasurable families shattered, and countless hearts broken.

We in the hiking community continue to honor the deceased with a tribute: flying the American flag atop all 48 four-thousand foot and higher mountains in New Hampshire on Sunday, September 11. By demonstrating our steadfast unity in this challenging endeavor, we also hope to express our unwavering support to the families, friends, and communities whose losses are beyond comprehension and whose suffering we remember in our hearts.”

This event is the highlight of my year. One that I was training for after breaking my ankle. My goal was to get back in shape after an almost five-month period to be able to hike in this event.

This year marks the 13th year that I have been doing this hike. Good weather, bad weather, heat, cold, rain, and wind could not stop our group from doing this annual hike. The mountain we did this year was rated as an easy hike, Mount Hale, at 4,054 feet. One of the shorter mountains and the easiest 4,000 footer in the White Mountains. The hike took us up a well established bushwhack trail that had little rock or roots on it which was welcomed for my recovering ankle. One other person was also glad since she had ankle surgery the week after I did. Her surgery was not as extensive as mine so she recovered and was out hiking faster that I did. It is called the Fire Warden Trail and it could have been used by the fire warden when hiking to the summit. On the summit, there are posts in the ground that were used to anchor the old fire tower.

The ten people in our group have been doing this hike together for many years. We start out the hike with a group photo. I like to say that we do this incase someone gets lost and we have a photo of them. Since we were doing a trial that was not on any maps, the name of the trail or the mountain was not on the trailhead information board.

The group of use stayed together for the hike. As I stated in the opening statements, this was an easy trail. We gave ourselves four hours to reach the summit and set up our flag. It took up two and a half hours hiking very slowly so we would not reach the summit to early.

Group photo on the accent. Taken by a member of the group. My son and I are in the lead.

At the summit we worked together to set up our flag. Mount Hale has a wide-open summit, so we had plenty of room to set up the flag. Some of the summits are tight, and most have some room. There is no view of the neighboring mountains from the summit, just on the hike up.

Setting up the flag on a humid day. My son is holding the pole. I am in the green shirt.

Once on the summit, we had a moving tribute by Boy Scout Troop 13 from Pepperell, MA and by a member of our group. Our group has been taking one or two names of the victims from each site and talking about what they did prior to that memorable day.

We flew our flag from noon until 2 p.m. and the hiked down. It is always a great honor to be part of this tribute. Looking forward to the hike next year.

If you in the area and up for a hike, please join me.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 08/28/2022 to 09/03/2022

“I don’t trust words. I trust pictures.” — Gilles Peress

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Here are a few mountains that I have seen over the last few years.

Sunday, 08/28/2022: Posted photo — Lake McDonald.

My first view at Glacier National Park in Montana. This was the start of my northern national park tour though the United States and Canada.

Monday, 08/29/2022: Posted photo — Camp View.

Here is the mountain view from our campsite in Glacier National Park. What a great view to start the day.

Tuesday, 08/30/2022: Posted photo — Lost Lake.

One of the destinations in our hiking adventures in Glacier National Park. We did some hiking along mountain goats and sheep. Most of the hike was in the snow. This hike took place in June.

Wednesday, 08/31/2022: Posted photo — Waterton Lakes.

This is the blue hour view from out campsite in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta Canada. A great place to camp with great views and many prairie dogs.

Thursday, 09/01/2022: Posted photo — Mount St. Helens.

I have visited Mount St. Helens three times over the last ten years. There has been a noticeable growth in the crater and in the forest around the mountain. It is very impressive to go from the dense forest around the mountain into the blast zone. The trees in the blast zone look like they are from the game pick up sticks, all facing away from the blast.

Friday, 09/02/2022: Post photo — Mount Rainier.

This has been the most impressive mountain I have seen so far. We did a few hikes on the mountain. Never to the summit, just middle elevation hikes on the snow and glaciers.

Saturday, 09/03/2022: Post photo — Mountain of Sand.

This is a different type of mountain. A mountain of sand in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. This mountain keeps moving due to the weather. The sand is hot, and it feels like you are in the middle of a desert when you are hiking on the dunes.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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Photographic Thoughts — 08/14/2022 to 08/20/2022

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” — Dorothea Lange

Thank you for all the new views and likes from last week, it helps keep me inspired.

Sunday, 08/14/2022: Posted photo — Nubble Lighthouse.

On December 18, 1997 the announcement came from the office of Senator Olympia Snow that, based on its strong application, The Town of York Maine was, and will continue to be, the permanent guardian for Nubble Lighthouse (Cape Neddick Light Station). The daily work of maintenance for the Nubble Lighthouse is under the Parks Department who care for the property and the buildings on a daily basis. The United States Coast Guard continues to maintain the aids to navigation (the Light and the Horn).

Monday, 08/15/2022: Posted photo — Underwater Photo.

This is my very first underwater photo. I took it in Cozumel Mexico on a trip to Key West to attend my nephew’s wedding.

Tuesday, 08/16/2022: Posted photo — Clock.

Droste Effect refers to an artistic technique that creates a recursive picture in which a smaller version of the image is placed inside itself repeatedly. In still images, the recursion is limited by the fixed resolution of the picture but can repeat as an infinite loop in animations.

Wednesday, 08/17/2022: Posted photo — Route 66.

This photo was taken at the Petrified Forest National Park. I took this photo is color and really like the way it looked in black and white.

Thursday, 08/18/2022: Posted photo — Double Arch.

One of the many arches in Arches National Park. If you look closely at the photo, you can see people. This gives the arch some scale.

Double Arch is an incredible formation of arches within the Windows area of Arches National Park, an area with the largest concentration of natural arches in the entire world. Double Arch takes its name because of it consists of two arches that share the same stone as a foundation for both of their outer legs. Double Arch was formed by downward water erosion from atop the sandstone, rather than from side-to-side water erosion.

Visible from the parking loop at The Windows, Double Arch is an impressive feature—the tallest (112 ft/34 m) and second-longest (144 ft/44 m) arch in the park.

Friday, 08/19/2022: Post photo — Prince of Wales Hotel.

The Prince of Wales was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1927 as an extension of the Glacier Park Lodges and today, stays true to its roots. From the furniture in the lobby to our Prohibition-inspired cocktail menu, the hotel is dotted with historic elements and period-specific inspiration.

Saturday, 08/20/2022: Post photo — Grand Tetons.

The Tetons see from Colter Bay on Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park at sunset.

That is all for now. Until next week, be safe.

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