Monthly Archives: April 2013

Way off course: US Virgin Islands

The US Virgin Islands National Park: Gazing out along the desolate shoreline, one beholds a sight conceivably unchanged from that seen hundreds of years ago by explorers, traders and pirates: rolling green cliffs giving way to remote uninhabited bays of … Continue reading

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Picture of the week: Northern Avenue Bridge

There is something kind of cool about a rusty old bridge against a blue sky: This is the Northern Avenue Bridge which spans the Fort Point Channel in Boston’s Seaport District. This bridge now opens regularly to accommodate even large vessels … Continue reading

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Lunar Low Tide

A view of the Hingham Yacht Club during yesterday’s very low tide: Once again it is the time of the month where the full moon is making the tides more extreme. During this month’s full moon, the low tide was … Continue reading

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Views from Stellwagen Bank

Approximately thirty miles East of Boston Harbor lies Stellwagen Bank, a National Marine Sanctuary that his home to a great variety of marine life, including whales. Here are some tips for experiencing this area and some photos of whales out … Continue reading

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The full moon rising over the South Shore

April 25th was the unique combination of a full moon, a sunset moonrise, and a clear night in which the moon can be seen!  Here is a view of the moon rising over the South Shore, from Black Rock beach … Continue reading

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Picture of the week: American flag at Rowes Wharf

The American Flag hanging in the rotunda of Rowes Wharf today. This was a welcome sign after a tough past week in Boston!

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Hingham Bay from Above!

The South Shore from the air! Here is a East-facing photo I took the other day while on approach to Logan Airport. Hull and Cohasset in the background, World’s End and Hingham’s Crow Point in the middle, and Grape and … Continue reading

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Webb Memorial Park: A Boston Harbor Island feel without being on an island

Weymouth’s Webb Memorial Park: In addition to being a former NIKE missile launch sight during the Cold War, and the location of a Revolutionary War battle in 1775, this is a park offers sweeping views of the southwest corner of Boston … Continue reading

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Winter views of Woods Hole: A notoriously difficult place to navigate

Located about 75 miles south of Boston on the Southwestern Cape, Woods Hole is a geographically unique place. Jutting out of Southwest Falmouth, it is the last part of mainland separating Cape Cod from the Elizabeth Islands. It also Separates … Continue reading

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Picture of the week: Boston Light at dusk

Here is a shot we snapped the other night from Point Allerton in Hull. We were able to catch the light as it came our way. For more about Boston Light and the nearby Brewster Islands, click here.

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