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Day: June 21, 2016

Summer Solstice on Bald Rock

Posted on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 By Tom 1 Comment on Summer Solstice on Bald Rock
Local, Miscellaneous, Photography

Bald Rock Summer Solstice-9

In 1987 I was only a mere 70 miles from Stonehenge on the summer solstice. At the time I was young and too ignorant of both the date and geography to make an effort to get down there. Over the years I’ve kicked myself mentally for that lapse, although I probably couldn’t have gotten close with all of the crowds. Even so, I’ve tried to do something special for either the winter or summer solstice each year, whether it’s a kayaking or some other outing. This year I decided to watch the sun rise from Bald Rock.

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