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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"photography",<br>"author":"lrich",<br>"permlink":"bass-harbor-head-light-what-a-great-view",<br>"title":"Bass Harbor Head Light - what a great view!",<br>"body":"On a recent vacation to New England we had the opportunity to visit the only light house accessible by car on the Bar Harbor island of Mount Desert in Maine - the [Bass Harbor Head Light (http:\/\/www.acadiamagic.com\/BassHarborLight.html).\n\nPer the website,<br> *the lighthouse is located at the southwestern reach of Acadia National Park in Bass Harbor,<br> the light guards the southern entrance of Blue Hill Bay and warns against Bass Harbor Bar. The light is still fully operational,<br> signaling an occulting red four seconds\u2014three red flashes,<br> one second of darkness.* We were able to see the red light flashing.\n\n*Built in 1858,<br> the lighthouse sits high atop a rugged granite shoreline,<br> making it one of the most scenic in New England and it is listed on the National Historic Register.*\n\nWe weren't able to enter the lighthouse as it is staffed by the Coast Guard and family,<br> who actually live in the lighthouse. The best way to get a glimpse of the water facing portion,<br> a bunch of boulder scrambling was needed. It was fun but a bit scary on the cliffs high above the water.\n\n\nThis one taken on solid ground\n\n![IMG_3771.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmRKGYUjhajwCPtruCVBrQvff41BV6EwaJyRK7YZGZf11k\/IMG_3771.jpg)\n\n\n![IMG_3779.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmZubsef6QQgZLmfBc8PWvvpgmSc3xxMfYfQNftTxwE7n3\/IMG_3779.jpg)\n\n![IMG_3780.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQvZ5kwCbtHqS7WKDMsWcL6xFUQQFyFrZw2igNDme6RKN\/IMG_3780.jpg)\n\nWalking along path before climbing down the steep stairs to the boulders,<br> some pretty plants,<br> I think its rose hips.\n\n![IMG_3777.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmYFFhFYJNAdzEhHsLq7st7yqcn6Hf1pCvut31B3k87pip\/IMG_3777.jpg)\n\n------\n\nNow we're perched on a bunch of granite boulders,<br> good thing I have a decent lens to capture these as getting much closer wasn't in the cards for me (I'm not that brave). The Maine coastline is very rocky and very beautiful. \n\n![IMG_3781.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmS7sZ5qtTCFWWfWQNWKiNMgvFN91r6knmy3FcPpzg93n6\/IMG_3781.jpg)\n\n![IMG_3782.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmRsgddejyN4gZastC7WTeJN8uKt4SCJsPETWmhgiXkJ5Z\/IMG_3782.jpg)\n\n![IMG_3784.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQKFNB5aCwxhngaPZi5NEU1avh7GoizvRLbXSFN1D68mh\/IMG_3784.jpg)\n\n![IMG_3790.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmTLXS6oiYoDSejhoc67oiNV4zxt3Edv6NFddVKcghoDKk\/IMG_3790.jpg)\n\n------\n\nA silhouette as the sun was setting... \n\n![IMG_3792.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmXCTqRShWo8BnpZeeMfRDHs3gPLqM9mWPySxhogNCBQJN\/IMG_3792.jpg)\n\n------\n\nThis lovely scenery presented itself on our drive away from the lighthouse. What a pretty moon just before sunset.\n\n![IMG_3798.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmPcssQGu7Ss74151fTxbxYbNAtsbu58jFbVsZ6S9M3g73\/IMG_3798.jpg)\n\n![IMG_3799.jpg (https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmTmVS48rQimR6Yewj1oGek5XUpmywMebJK5exs9QAkjCA\/IMG_3799.jpg)\n\nIf you have not had the opportunity to visit this area of our great country,<br> please consider doing so! You won't be disappointed!\n\n------\n\nAll Images @lrich taken on Sep 4,<br> 2017 with Canon EOS Rebel T6i & Tamron 18-250mm f\/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical Macro Lens\n\n<center>\n*Please follow me @lrich*\n<\/center>",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"photography\",<br>\"story\",<br>\"vacation\",<br>\"travel\",<br>\"life\" ,<br>\"users\":[\"lrich\" ,<br>\"image\":[\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmRKGYUjhajwCPtruCVBrQvff41BV6EwaJyRK7YZGZf11k\/IMG_3771.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmZubsef6QQgZLmfBc8PWvvpgmSc3xxMfYfQNftTxwE7n3\/IMG_3779.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQvZ5kwCbtHqS7WKDMsWcL6xFUQQFyFrZw2igNDme6RKN\/IMG_3780.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmYFFhFYJNAdzEhHsLq7st7yqcn6Hf1pCvut31B3k87pip\/IMG_3777.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmS7sZ5qtTCFWWfWQNWKiNMgvFN91r6knmy3FcPpzg93n6\/IMG_3781.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmRsgddejyN4gZastC7WTeJN8uKt4SCJsPETWmhgiXkJ5Z\/IMG_3782.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmQKFNB5aCwxhngaPZi5NEU1avh7GoizvRLbXSFN1D68mh\/IMG_3784.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmTLXS6oiYoDSejhoc67oiNV4zxt3Edv6NFddVKcghoDKk\/IMG_3790.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmXCTqRShWo8BnpZeeMfRDHs3gPLqM9mWPySxhogNCBQJN\/IMG_3792.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmPcssQGu7Ss74151fTxbxYbNAtsbu58jFbVsZ6S9M3g73\/IMG_3798.jpg\",<br>\"https:\/\/steemitimages.com\/DQmTmVS48rQimR6Yewj1oGek5XUpmywMebJK5exs9QAkjCA\/IMG_3799.jpg\" ,<br>\"links\":[\"http:\/\/www.acadiamagic.com\/BassHarborLight.html\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\",<br>\"format\":\"markdown\" " |
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