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The horse shoe crab would roll itself up and let the tide take it in. Then, it would lay flat once it moved up the shore and near some rocks. Here is a link to their fascinating lives: Horse Shoe Crab
It’s been a while since the beaches opened up and here in Maine I noticed that the ocean had a much greener hue to it than usual. There were intense heat waves this Spring that must have been good conditions for phytoplankton. The temperature of the water was surprisingly warm for June, yet hardly any people and no one swimming.
Oarweed Cove, Ogunquit, Maine
Israel Head Rocks, Ogunquit, Maine
Little Beach Lighthouse, Ogunquit, Maine
Wallis Sands, Rye, New Hampshire
Wallis Sands the day after the storm.
A hemlock varnish shelf mushroom.
Pawtuckaway State Park is located in Nottingham New Hampshire. There are several trails to take in this 5000 acre preserve, one being Boulder Trail. If one takes a look at the satellite image of Pawtuckaway’ s Mountain range, you can see a circular formation called a ring dyke made by an ancient volcano about 130 million years ago. During the Ice Age, approximately 18,000 years ago, a mile high ice sheet sat on top of this area and moved these gigantic rocks as it melted, known as glacial erratics. Now we have boulders resting amongst trees in a beautiful forest for people to climb and admire.
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