B&W

Southern view from Aziscohos Mt near the town of Wilsons Mills.

Autumn

It struck me this morning. It's dark! Quite a difference from back in June when I was awakened at 4 am by the brightening day. Now at 5am sunrise is still an hour and a half away, and the day ends at 6:20pm. Back in June, I could watch the sunrise over Bigelow, and now it's closer to Saddleback. Doesn't sound like much, but from the wild edge of things, it's something else. When the weather clears,I'll go out and try for some more star photos, and of course it's the moose rutting season. Time for more caution in the woods. I have been hearing them more often. I'll get out and set up a camera trap, and see what I get.

The view from there.

Last week I went up a local mountain, Aziscohos Mt. Trees are changing fast,and the colors are great this year. There used to be a Maine Forest Service firetower up there, but the state gave them up and finally cleaned out the structures. Hence the concrete posts.

The Klondike

There is an area, rarely visited, in the bowl beside Katahdin. It was called The Klondike because it reminded the early explorers to the area of the Klondike. Taken from top The Owl,looking towards Doubletop,Mt OJI, Mt Coe and the Brothers.

Great Basin

Looking up from Chimney Pond, up towards the Knife Edge on Katahdin.

The Owl

Cliffs of The Owl with Katahdin in the background.

Bigtooth Aspen

Scattered about the ground were these leaves.

Katahdin, the west side

Blue skies

Blue skies from atop The Owl.

Baxter State Park memories

Full moon

Waxing Crescent

Last night's moon.

Summer's ending.

From The Wild Edge

You can hear it. You can see it,feel it,taste it. The crickets are chirping

day and night, the birds are for the most part,quiet.

The birds are almost in a frenzy eating,building up their fat for the 

upcoming flight south.

I've only seen small groups of warblers, 

most of them have already moved out of the mountains.

Plants are going all out flowering, setting seed, ripening their fruits. 

Insects are slowing down,preparing for for winter. 

Most will be dead around the first frost, others hang on and die 

when cold weather finally sets in.

Since Labor Day, the area has gotten quiet, it feels like it's slowed down, and everyone seems a little more relaxed. It's sad, friends that come

for the summer are gone or will be gone shortly, it just feels sad.

But the weather is great. Warm,if not hot, days. Cool nights. 

Morning fog. Days are getting shorter, noticeably so. You see it more in the north than down in the south.

Morning bike rides are absolutely heaven. Down the road along the 

river, the sun warm and golden. Cool air. 

Tonight will find me on the Pond, basking in solitude, watching the 

loons and the fish.