Saturday, October 17, 2009

tumbledown mountain


Tumbledown Mountain panorama photo

I finally made it to Tumbledown Mountain in northwestern Maine this past weekend. It was just as wild and scenic as I'd heard, with a 1,600 foot climb to a high pond nestled in a plateau between several rocky peaks. Even with a wide angle lens it was tough to represent the coolness of this place. So I did a panorama and got about half of it. The dropoff behind me here was very steep, essentially a big cliff down to the forest below. I bet it looks magnificent just after sunrise from the peak on the other side of the pond.

Tumbledown Pond in Maine

Tumbledown Pond in Maine

Maine

Tumbledown Mountain in northwestern Maine

USGS topo map of Tumbledown Mtn.