Sunrise on Harwich Port

In a year where most of us were confined to our homes and local towns, any escape was a breath of fresh air. This series of photos is from a morning in Harwich Port, where we were able to take a few days of vacation in late summer. I snuck out at first light in an attempt to find some new material and wound up driving the length of the town from Dennis to Chatham.

At the mouth of Herring Run

Herring Run

First light at Wychmere Harbor

Neel Road Beach - a tiny plot of about 200 feet of public shoreline

An overlooked path at Red River Beach

Salt marsh between Harwich Port and Chatham

A great blue heron stalking

All calm at Pleasant Street Beach in Chatham

Bryce from the Edge

Back in June of last year, we spent a night at Bryce Canyon during our trip through the southwest. This place has one of the most alien landscapes we have ever witnessed. The rock formations (called hoodoos) go on for as far as the eye can see. In late afternoon and early morning, the light reflects off the sandstone and casts dark shadows throughout the canyon. With daytime temperatures in the eighties, we weren't expecting the thirty degree morning we had to watch the sunrise! 

The park road runs through and provides a number of vistas to stop at and view the landscape below, so during the first afternoon and morning, we mainly explored from the rim of the canyon. The shots in this post are from those trips. We did have a solid hike through the canyon itself, which I'll post in the near future. Bryce is much smaller than Zion, and can easily be seen in a day, but very much worth checking out if you're traveling through Utah!

Early Light After Snow

Up quite early to shoot the rising light in Lincoln, Mass last week. Beautiful colors reflecting through the trees after a brief snowfall the night before.