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Sunday, 04/13/2025: Posted photo — Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday recalls the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, greeted by people waving palm branches. It is a reminder to welcome Jesus into our hearts and to be willing to follow him.. In those days, only kings road on donkeys and their donkeys were not allowed to walk on the dirt, so the people put down palms.
Monday, 04/14/2025: Posted photo — Airplane.
I had to take a quick trip for work today. Did not know that I was traveling until mid afternoon. I jumped on a plane tonight and headed to my destination.
Tuesday, 04/15/2025: Posted photo — Chicago.
Part of my travel was a layover in Chicago. This is when I was leaving the airport and heading to my final destination.
I did drive by a sign for Churchill Downs on my way to a meeting. Since someone else was driving, I did not see the racetrack. I did see this horse and jockey at the airport on my way home.
Friday, 04/18/2025: Post photo — Good Friday.
This is the second holiest day of the year. It is the only day that there is no mass, just a service. Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
When I was young and going to Catholic school, we would have day off from school so that we could reflect on our lives from noon to three o’clock in the afternoon.
I took a photo of this brick that was in our yard since it has the work “pray” on it. It seemed appropriate for today.
Saturday, 04/19/2025: Post photo — Daffodils.
Spring weather is here today. The daffodils started to bloom this week. We have a few groups of them in our yard.
“Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.” — Diane Arbus
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This week will show you some of the animals that I encountered during my travels.
Sunday, 03/16/2025: Posted photo — Prairie Dog.
One of the campsites we were camped, was a remote campground in Badlands National Park. In this campground and the surrounding area, there USGA was doing a study on Prairie Dogs. These were some that were near my tent.
Monday, 03/17/2025: Posted photo — Camping Bison.
In the same campground, there was a bison that used the site markers as scratching posts. This bison also showed up in the morning. The remote campground had only 10 sites. All eyes were on the bison. People did come out of these tents as the bison moved away.
Tuesday, 03/18/2025: Posted photo — Ducks.
These ducks were in one of the rivers at Yellowstone National Park. I did look up the type of ducks these are but did not write it down.
Wednesday, 03/19/2025: Posted photo — Elk.
This elk came to visit us at the first campground we had in Yellowstone.
Thursday, 03/20/2025: Posted photo — Bison by River.
At the second campground in Yellowstone, we took a walk in the morning and saw this bison by the river. There was a plaque at this location that stated that this was the exact location that the idea to make Yellowstone a national park was born.
Friday, 03/21/2025: Post photo — Mini Cow.
One of my sister-in-law’s animals.
Saturday, 03/22/2025: Post photo — Feasting Bald Eagle.
This Bald Eagle just caught a fish, brought it to the top of this tree, and had its dinner.
Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/100 s, 20 mm.
Desert View Watchtower, South Rim Grand Canyon National Park.
We arrived at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon just before sunset. We spent the last couple of nights camping and hiking along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and would be spending time on the South Rim. I have been to the Canyon before, but never from this entrance.
From the National Parks Service: “A National Historic Landmark, the Watchtower was constructed in 1932.The design by Mary Colter, is based on the architecture of the Ancestral Puebloan people of the Southwest. This particular tower was patterned after those found at Hovenweep and the Round Tower of Mesa Verde.”
We have been to Hovenweep and to Mesa Verde and agree with that statement.
Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 200, f/16, 1/400 s, 49 mm.
The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the only point in the United States shared by four states.
Tuesday, 03/08/2022: Posted photo — Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 200, f/13, 1/800 s, 90 mm.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Mosca, CO.
One of the amazing things about the Great Sand Dunes is that you can see them from miles away. As you turn off the main road and head towards the dunes, they are right in front of you. We spent the day hiking the dunes pretending we were in a desert. When you look at this photo, you see a couple of dots in the sand. Those are people. The sand was hot. According to Park Service, the sand surface can reach 150 degrees F (65 degrees C) on a summer afternoon or drop to minus 20 degrees F (minus 29 degrees C) on a winter night. It was close to the 150 degrees when we were walking on the sand.
From the National Parks Service: “The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. Great Sand Dunes National Park is a complex geologic story going back millions of years. Intense volcanic activity built the San Juan mountain range to the west of the modern day dunes and tectonic activity raised the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the north and east.”
Wednesday, 03/09/2022: Posted photo — Hiking the Narrows.
Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 200, f/9, 1/2050 s, 18 mm.
Zion National Park Springdale, UT.
This is a photo my wife took of me as we were hiking the Narrows in Zion National Park. It was a refreshing hike on a hot summer day. When you hike the Narrows, you need to be very aware of the weather. Because it is so narrow, there is no escape route if there happens to be a flash flood.
From the National Parks Service: “The Narrows is the narrowest section of Zion Canyon. This gorge, with walls a thousand feet tall and the river sometimes just twenty to thirty feet wide, is one of the most popular areas in Zion National Park. You can see The Narrows by hiking along the paved, wheelchair accessible Riverside Walk for one mile from the Temple of Sinawava. If you wish to see more, you will be walking in the Virgin River. This can involve wading upstream for just a few minutes or it can be an all day hike.”
Thursday, 03/10/2022: Posted photo — NRAO Very Large Array.
Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 200, f/10, 1/800 s, 165 mm.
NRAO Very Large Array, Magdalena, NM.
One of the most interesting places to visit. As you can see from the description below, the array can be very large. When we visited, there were 26 radio antennas pointing in one direction and one pointing in an opposite direction. We thought that was strange. They told up that the odd one was scanning the sky.
“The Very Large Array, one of the world’s premier astronomical radio observatories, consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36 km (22 miles) across, with the equivalent sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter.” — http://www.vla.nrao.edu/
Friday, 03/11/2022: Post photo — Owachamo Bridge.
Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/125 s, 18 mm.
Owachamo Bridge, Natural Bridges National Monument, UT.
Owachomo is the smallest and thinnest of the three natural bridges in the National Monument and is commonly thought to be the oldest. We had a great hike out to the bridge.
We like to travel to the lesser know parks. These parks are lesser know mostly because of location. They are not close to any major city or town. We like to say it is great to have a park to ourselves.
Saturday, 03/12/2022: Post photo — Spruce Tree House.
Settings: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, ISO 200, f/5, 1/50 s, 20 mm.
Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, CO.
From the National Park Service: “Spruce Tree House, the third largest cliff dwelling (Cliff Palace and Long House are larger), was constructed between about 1211 and 1278 CE by the ancestors of the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest. The dwelling contains about 130 rooms and 8 kivas (kee-vahs), or ceremonial chambers, built into a natural alcove measuring 216 feet (66 meters) at greatest width and 89 feet (27 meters) at its greatest depth. It is thought to have been home for about 60 to 80 people.”
We were lucky enough to get to the park prior to 2012 during one of our northern National Park tours. We were able to explore the Spruce Tree House. We went into some of the rooms and into the kivas. Due to the unstable cliff about the Spruce Tree House, the entire site was closed to the public in October 2015. We have visited the park since then since I have a relative that works at the park. We were able to obtain permits to do some backcountry hiking with my relative guide to some dwellings that are off limits to the public.
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” — Dorothea Lange
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Sunday, 02/23/2025: Posted photo — Baptism.
Baptism is a sacrament of initiation.
This is the baptismal font at our church. I was putting up the hymn numbers and saw that the setup for a baptism after Mass, so I took this photo. In the past, baptisms took place during the Mass. When I was baptized, they took place during Mass. That was over 60 years ago. They now take place after the Mass in complete so that more family members, friends, and relatives can witness the Sacrament of Baptism.
Monday, 02/24/2025: Posted photo — Yard Cleanup.
We had snow, ice, sleet, and freezing rain last week. I spend most of the weekend on my roof removing the ice dam. The next project to tackle is the cleanup of all the branches that have fallen from the trees due to the ice and strong winds.
Tuesday, 02/25/2025: Posted photo — Unfinished.
The topic for my weekly photo project this week is unfinished. I was going to call this photo something different and decided not to do so.
The food supply has gone down in the last few months, prices have skyrocketed, leaving empty shelves in the grocery stores because there is no food to stock the shelves. There is no food since the producers are concerned about higher prices to produce the food. The produce and fruit area of the store I shop at was very empty. If you have been following me for a while, you know that I like to take photos of unusual foods that I come across. I cook on the days that I go shopping since it is easier to pick up food and cook instead of defrosting food. Today my dinner plans had to change since the food supply was limited.
The unfinished part of this photo is that they stocking of the shelves is unfished.
Wednesday, 02/26/2025: Posted photo — Flowers.
Why do I take so many photos of flowers. Practice, practice, practice. I am never happy with my photos. After doing this project for over 14 years, you would think that I would get better.
Some weeks are better than other weeks.
Thursday, 02/27/2025: Posted photo — Motion Blur.
Today I was playing around with motion blur. I focused on the center of a fan and set my camera to 1/8 second exposure to get this shot. I experimented with different shutter speeds and found this one to be the best.
I am disappointed in the amount of light in this photo. The photo looks dark to me. Also, the fan is not centered. I could have fixed this with post processing, but I decided to leave it as is as a baseline for future photos.
Friday, 02/28/2025: Post photo — Snow.
This is snow in the wetlands on my way to work. It snowed overnight leaving a little more than a coating of snow on the ground. The snow was wet and heavy, but it melted by the end of the day.
We have having cold nights and warm days. This is great weather for those who make maple syrup. Next week I will be posting a photo of our neighbors taps on our sugar maples.
Saturday, 03/01/2025: Post photo — Flag at Sunrise.
Posting this flag and hoping that this country will not be the laughing stock of the world much longer.
I took this photos since I liked the color of the sunrise against the whites of the flag.
“No place is boring, if you’ve had a good night’s sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film” — Robert Adams
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Sunday, 01/19/2025: Posted photo — Leading Lines.
Photo challenge of the week — Leading Lines. I took many photos today to try to fit this theme. This was the winner. The lines are leading you down the seawall along the beach at Hampton Beach NH.
Wall at Hampton Beach NH
It was a cool day to be on the beach. When walking with the wind to my back, it felt warm. When I was walking into a headwind, you can tell it was frigid outside with the wind chill.
My bother made this one and just electrified it. He made one for one of his granddaughters during the summer and wanted to make one for himself.
Over all of GuitarSound board using tarp grommetsInscription on neck
As you can tell by the inscription, he is also a hiker. He was the past chairperson of the local chapter of the AMC and is now on the AMC Board of Directors.
Imagine the perfect citrus — super easy to peel, extra juicy and amazingly sweet. This is a hybrid of the satsuma, navel and mandarin orange varieties developed in 1970’s.
Dekopon Mandarins
I have posted many times before, the supermarket that I go to every week has a great assortment of fruits and vegetables. I like taking photos of them and doing research on them before purchasing them.
Wednesday, 01/22/2025: Posted photo — Coating a Japanese Yew.
Some snow on a Japanese Yew at my office. I like the contrast of colors.
Patches of snow
Thursday, 01/23/2025: Posted photo — Moon from Office Window.
I looked out my office window last week and saw the full moon. I took out my camera and took a photo for the moon through the office window.
I have people tell me that my moon photos are great and they wished I had something in the foreground, do I took this photo with the branches in the foreground.
Full moon in the morning
Friday, 01/24/2025: Post photo — New Hampshire Marine Memorial.
“It started as a grave marker… and became a monument!” This started out from a father wanting a grave marker for his son lost at sea in 1945. What his efforts brought after many years of endeavor, was a memorial at Hampton Beach to all New Hampshire sons and daughters lost or buried at sea during World War II.
Looking out at seaHonored names
This monument is across the street from the location of a cubing event that took place last weekend. I saw this monument as we entered for the competition and I went out to take it before the snow.
Saturday, 01/25/2025: Post photo — Training Hike.
Today I held a training hike to introduce people into winter hiking. I know that we are part way through the season but it was the first opportunity for a training hike. A few weeks ago, we (the Wachusett Hikers) had a conference call with people that wanted to learn about winter hiking. It was an informative call and some people wanted a hike planned to practice we talked about.
Summit photoSome gear inside my pack
I set up this hike to be the training hike. There were some that signed up for the hike and canceled last minute, as with typical hikes. Even if there were only one person signed up, I was going to do this hike. The temperature today was in the low 20’s (F) and the sun was shinning. This was so far the warmest day of the week.
I showed them my full winter gear and talked about which item was needed for local hikes and upcountry hikes. We also discussed layering for heat control, how to used microspikes, what type of microspikes to purchase and what type not to purchase, how to keep your water from freezing, how to properly adjust their hiking poles and how to use them properly, and other topics. It was a great hike and it made the two hikers that joined me more confident in their abilities. That was the main purpose of the hike.
As a bonus, we saw a bald eagle flying at the summit. By the time I took out my phone camera, it had flown out of range.
“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure.” — Tony Benn
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I will keep taking them as long as I can before the time of the sunrise does not allow for it.
Tuesday, 12/03/2024: Posted photo — Joke.
Shopping night. Here are some fruit. These are quick photos since I needed to get ready for my trip to Ohio this week. One of these photos reminds me of end of a knock-knock joke. As I write this, I realize I missed my opportunity for the full joke.
I have been busy at work, attempting to get more work done so when I return from my vacation, my backlog will not be so great.
Wednesday, 12/04/2024: Posted photo — Wood Stove.
Settings: FLIR i5, ISO n/a, f/na, 1/30 s, 7 mm.
Some of you may know that I own an infrared camera. This camera takes photo of heat signatures of object. I use it to look at insulation in houses and efficiencies at power generating plants. Occasionally I use it to take artistic photos. Some of these photos are of footprints, handprints, car engines, warm tires, and even have used it as a stud finder.
Once or twice a year, I use it to check out my wood stove. My wood stove is old and not as efficient as some of the newer stoves. It is just a steel box with an exhaust pipe. One item that I often check is the temperature given on the stovepipe thermometer. This is a thermometer that has a magnetic backing and just sticks to the stove pipe. To my surprise, that thermometer and my thermal camera normally show the same temperature. The 518°F (250°C) temperature reading is the maximum temperature my camera can detect. The brand name of our stove is Nashua. You can just make out the name near the center of the photo next to the pointer.
Thursday, 12/05/2024: Posted photo — Snow.
We left today go to Columbus OH to see our nephew dance with the Columbus Dance Theatre.
Here is some history from their web page: “COLUMBUS DANCE THEATRE (CDT) is a unique voice for dance in Columbus with work born out of a rich background in ballet, contemporary and modern dance, music and theatre. As a professional arts organization, CDT produces high-quality work in an intimate environment. CDT prides itself on creating collaborations with new and upcoming artists of all art mediums and has collaborated with many visual and musical artists local to the city. The work of the company is new, fresh, and innovative, offering central Ohio audiences a cutting edge performance experience.”
We left our house in a snow storm. The storm was ending and we had to drive through the snow most of the trip until we were in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio.
Some photos of the snow around our house before we departed.
Friday, 12/06/2024: Post photo — Wonderment.
Our nephew did his last lead in the Columbus Dance Theatre’s production of Wonderment. He is aging out of the roll of Kai. This is the fourth year of this production. We went to Columbus four years ago for the world premier. His photo is not in the program since he is only in the intensive training program.
Here are photos from around the theatre.
Saturday, 12/07/2024: Post photo — Anchor.
Settings: Canon EOS 60D, ISO 400, f/9, 1/1600 s, 18 mm.
“Yesterday, December 7, 1941— a date which will live in infamy— the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” — FDR. Thus started the United States entry into World War II.
This photo is from my second visit to Pearl Harbor. It still amazes me that there is oil floating out of the USS Arizona. Looking back, I posted the same photos a year ago. This is from that post — “’This anchor was recovered from the Arizona. The ship had three anchors. The crew used one in calm seas and two in foul weather, the third as a spare. Each weigh nearly 10 tons.’ This are the words on a placard near the USS Arizona Anchor at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Hawaii. The sacrifice these men and women made to make our country the great country it is today.”
“The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words.” — Elliott Erwitt
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Sunday, 10/13/2024: Posted photo — Fall Arrangement.
This is a fall flower arrangement. Fall flower arrangements contain items such as holly, ornamental grasses and eucalyptus. I see many arrangements that contain gourd and mums, such as the one in this photo.
Orange represents positive emotions, such as joy and happiness, as it combines the stimulation of red and the cheerfulness of yellow. These colors are needed this time of year when the daylight dwindles, and people are starting to get emotionally drained.
Monday, 10/14/2024: Posted photo — Wood.
Time to stack wood for the winter. This is the first of two loads of wood that will be delivered to our house. This pile contains three of the five cords of wood that I purchase every year. Some years we burn through it all, other years we have some left over.
We have a little over a cord of wood left over from the last burning season. I have other wood in our yard that has been sitting outside too long. That wood will be brought to the cottage to burn for outdoor fires or to be burnt in the wood stove. The cottage is only a three-season cottage, so burning wood will keep up warm.
A standard, full cord of wood is a volume of 128 cubic feet, measured as a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet high and 4 feet wide. A full cord can weigh up to 5,000 pounds. We have a four cord woodshed in which we can put in a little more than four cords. The blue tarp you see in the photo covers the remaining wood. We burn the wood outside of the woodshed first.
Tuesday, 10/15/2024: Posted photo — Echo Lake, Wachusett Mountain.
This is Echo Lake on Wachusett Mountain. The foliage’s reflection on the lake was the reason for this photo. This photo was taken during last night’s hike. I am a day behind because I wanted to post a photo of the wood at our house for yesterday’s photo and still wanted to post this photo. The lower elevations were clear, and the upper elevations were fogged in. As we were hiking in the fog, there were a few hikers that jokingly asked us if we were going to the summit to see the comet.
Lake or pond, what is the difference? Lakes are normally much deeper than ponds and have a larger surface area. All the water in a pond is in the photic zone, meaning ponds are shallow enough to allow sunlight to reach the bottom. This causes plants (sometimes too many) to grow at the bottom of ponds as well as on their surface. However, sunlight can’t reach the bottom of all areas of lakes. Lakes have aphotic zones, which are deep areas of water that receive no sunlight, preventing plants from growing.
Echo Lake is This 2-acre lake was created in the late 1800’s. It is considered a reservoir since it was created by a dam. According to the Princeton Historical Society, Echo Lake was used in the late 1800’s as an icehouse during the winter. The water from Echo Lake was also pumped up to one of the summit houses as its water supply. The last of three summit houses on Wachusett Mountain burnt in 1970.
This is a composite photo of the comet taken from my phone and my DSLR. It was windy on the summit, and I am happy with my capture of the comet.
Comet Tsuchinshan (C/2023 A3 ATLAS) has an 80,000 year orbit and that it is now approaching its closest pass to Earth. The comet is massive in size and length. Its head currently measures a whopping two miles in diameter. The tail, which is largely comprised of tiny pieces of ice and dust, is believed to be as long as 18 million miles.
Last night’s hike was to see the comet. Monday night’s hike was also to see the comet, but as noted in yesterday’s information, the summit was fogged in so you could not see much in front of you. This one was a little hard to see at first since we arrived at the summit about a half hour after sunset and the sky was still bright in the direction of the comet. As the sky darkened, we were able to see it with the naked eye.
This was not the first comet I have seen, but for a few members of the group it was the first. It is very special to me to see the expressions and joy others have when they see a natural wonder for the first time.
The moon this month is called the Harvest Moon. The Harvest Moon is the Full Moon nearest the autumnal (fall) equinox. Took these in the morning on my way to work without my tripod.
I am trying out a new to me moon stacking program called AutoStakkert. I downloaded and installed it today and this is the first photo that I used it on. AutoStakkert has received some great reviews and seems to be one of the go-to programs for astrophotography.
The photos I stacked were taken handheld. Next time I will put my camera tripod. More practice is needed with this new software, so I am off to view YouTube videos and other tutorials.
Friday, 10/18/2024: Post photo —Acorns.
The years that many acorns fall are called “mast years,” and they occur every 2-5 years, with smaller acorn crops in between. A mast year is not a predictor of a severe winter. More acorns may mean more deer and mice.
This is a mast year at my house and in the area. It makes it difficult to hike with all the acorns being covered with the fallen leaves. Sometimes I think it is easier to hike on ice since you know the danger is present. Acorns and wet leaves are very dangerous!
Saturday, 10/19/2024: Post photo — Goose.
Went to the Old Mill today. It has been a very long time since I have taken a photo of the ducks and geese in the duck pond. It might have been the time of day, or the water level, but I remember more ducks and geese in the pond.
“Life is like a camera. Just focus on what’s important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.” — Unknown
Photo for the week. Comments welcome.
Sunday, 05/26/2024: Posted photo — Lupine.
Lupines attract butterflies and pollinators and are deer-resistant and low-maintenance. This is a small group of lupines. I have been to places were there are fields of lupine in the past. One of nature’s most interesting flowers due to their shape.
Monday, 05/27/2024: Posted photo — Boats.
Today is Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a holiday observed on the last Monday of May honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.
It was a beautiful weekend weatherwise, Saturday and Sunday. Today it is rainy and very foggy. Here is a photo of what the lake looked like most of the day. Here also is a photo of some canoes and kayaks that were not used today since it is dangerous to go out on the lake in the fog.
Tuesday, 05/28/2024: Posted photo — Nest.
A robin in her nest. Robins use their nest for about 5 weeks. I had to look that up since I want to power wash the deck near the nest. The deck is very slippery due to some moss on it.
This nest was discovered when the ladder was going to be used to clean branches off the roof of the garage at the cottage. Before moving the ladder, the nest was discovered, and the robin was seen building her nest.
Wednesday, 05/29/2024: Posted photo — Buttercups.
Some buttercups in the lawn prior to the lawn being mowed. Buttercup contains toxins that are very irritating to the skin and the lining of the mouth, stomach, and intestines.
Every year I look for snapping turtles on my way to the work. This morning, I saw one in the middle of the driveway. Here is a still photo of the turtle walking across the driveway to lay her eggs. I see them almost every year digging the hole to lay eggs.
Friday, 05/31/2024: Post photo — Rhododendron.
This is one of our rhododendron bushes. Over the last week, the bush bloomed due to the rain and sun we had this week.
Saturday, 06/01/2024: Post photo — Balance Rock.
From an earth science paper I found. “Thousands of years ago a glacier (ice sheet) moved across New England pushing rocks and sediment. As the glacier traveled it carried large and small boulders with it, often for many miles. When the glacier melted, the boulders it was carrying were randomly dropped at new locations. Boulders that have been transported by a glacier are called glacial erratics. Balance Rock is an example of a glacial erratic. These two boulders were pushed on top of each other by a large sheet of moving ice and have been balancing on top of each other for thousands of years! Balance Rock is evidence of the glacial activity which helped shape Wachusett mountain.”
I took this photo today during my map and compass training on the mountain. I used it at as a location for the people in my class to take a bearing to our next trail.
Photo by Joseph Ciras 