Isle au Haut

Isle au Haut
Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park, Maine.
Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park, Maine.
The day’s first light falls on one of the dramatic coastal beaches of Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park, Maine.
The day’s first light falls on one of the dramatic coastal beaches of Isle au Haut.
An emerald-colored stone sits where the previous tide left it, cradled by polished bedrock in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
An emerald-colored stone sits where the previous tide left it, cradled by polished bedrock.
The arrangement of the rocks on these beaches changes with every tide. The sculpting of the bedrock happens over centuries in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
The arrangement of the rocks on these beaches changes with every tide. The sculpting of the bedrock happens over centuries.
Beach rocks that have found themselves caught in the runoff of a nearby wetland are stained by tannins in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Beach rocks that have found themselves caught in the runoff of a nearby wetland are stained by tannins.
The areas above and below the intertidal zone are brought together by surf and tide.
The areas above and below the intertidal zone are brought together by surf and tide.
The presence of this round cobble shaped the dampness from the previous tide as it evaporated from the bedrock below in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
The presence of this round cobble shaped the dampness from the previous tide as it evaporated from the bedrock below.
The decorative piles of flotsam that lay at the high water mark change with each high tide in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
The decorative piles of flotsam that lay at the high water mark change with each high tide.
Predawn light reflects off of sky, land, and sea in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Predawn light reflects off of sky, land, and sea.
Intertidal life clings to the shore as the tide turns to come back in, Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Intertidal life clings to the shore as the tide turns to come back in.
Torn and beaten bits of kelp lay helpless as waves wash them ashore in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Torn and beaten bits of kelp lay helpless as waves wash them ashore.
Periwinkles are an everpresent inspiration along Acadia’s shores in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Periwinkles are an everpresent inspiration along Acadia’s shores.
Small colonies of lichen growing on granite in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Small colonies of lichen growing on granite.
Lichen often mimics the structure of the substrate it grows on in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Lichen often mimics the structure of the substrate it grows on.
Isle au Haut’s winding eastern coast as seen from a vantage along the Goat Trail in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
Isle au Haut’s winding eastern coast as seen from a vantage along the Goat Trail.
The volcanic history of the area is frozen in the form of intrusions jutting through the landscape in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.
The volcanic history of the area is frozen in the form of intrusions jutting through the landscape.
Twilight colors sneak through a gap in the clouds as darkness falls on the island.
Twilight colors sneak through a gap in the clouds as darkness falls on the island.
The Aurora Borealis, along with the Big Dipper, fill the horizon along the shores of Isle au Haut in Acadia National Park, Maine.
The Aurora Borealis, along with the Big Dipper, fill the horizon along the shores of Isle au Haut.
A small colony of intertidal life clings to a rock on Isle au Haut, Maine.

Colony

The day’s first light falls on one of the dramatic coastal beaches of Isle au Haut, Acadia National Park, Maine.

The Welcoming

An emerald-colored stone sits where the previous tide left it, cradled by polished bedrock in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Rest Your Eyes

The arrangement of the rocks on these beaches changes with every tide. The sculpting of the bedrock happens over centuries in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Polished Children

Beach rocks that have found themselves caught in the runoff of a nearby wetland are stained by tannins in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Stained

The areas above and below the intertidal zone are brought together by surf and tide.

M.J.

The presence of this round cobble shaped the dampness from the previous tide as it evaporated from the bedrock below in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Perpetuate

The decorative piles of flotsam that lay at the high water mark change with each high tide in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Crab Back No.2

Predawn light reflects off of sky, land, and sea in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Light Reflection

Intertidal life clings to the shore as the tide turns to come back in, Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

In Between

Torn and beaten bits of kelp lay helpless as waves wash them ashore in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Stranded

Periwinkles are an everpresent inspiration along Acadia’s shores in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Periwinkles in Black & White

Small colonies of lichen growing on granite in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Lichen Circles

Lichen often mimics the structure of the substrate it grows on in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Substrate

Isle au Haut’s winding eastern coast as seen from a vantage along the Goat Trail in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Goat Trail Overlook

The volcanic history of the area is frozen in the form of intrusions jutting through the landscape in Acadia National Park, Isle au Haut, Maine.

Another Intrusion

Twilight colors sneak through a gap in the clouds as darkness falls on the island.

Dusk at the Wall

The Aurora Borealis, along with the Big Dipper, fill the horizon along the shores of Isle au Haut in Acadia National Park, Maine.

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