Acadia National Park sees some of the first light on the East Coast. On a cold October morning, I ventured out in the dark into the park and walked down a trail to this spot, Boulder Beach. It takes a scramble down some large rocks to get to the shore, so it was deserted; nothing but the sound of waves and rocks knocking together. There was a slight pre-dawn glow to the sky, then the sun really lit up the rocks along the entire coastline in an intense, deep orange.
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Vermont Chapels in Winter
With the 70+ degree weather we've had this week, it's hard to imagine just a week ago it was a cold New England winter day in the upper reaches of Vermont. With the long weekend, we ventured to Burlington to explore a new city. On the way, we stopped in the town of Stowe and the Von Trapp lodge nearby.
The stone chapel was built by Werner Von Trapp in the late 1940s after returning from the war. It's situated deep in the woods, on a hillside. We snowshoed up to the location and ventured through the forest after.
The more traditional church is Stowe Community Church, located in the heart of Stowe. It had just rained earlier and the sun was beginning to shine through. I spotted a puddle that provided a great reflection of the steeple.
