Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Manomet, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Pines Ponds and Pavement, Southeast Massachusetts, USA

The coastal pine barrens eco-region stretches from New Jersey to southeastern Massachusetts.  Myles Standish State Forest (MSSF) in southeastern Massachusetts contains the second largest unbroken tract of rare pitch-pine barrens remaining in the world. Spanning nearly 15,000 acres, MSSF is the second largest publicly held land in Massachusetts.

Old Sandwich Road in Plymouth County.

Old Sandwich Road.

A hillside stand of pines near the Pine Hills development.

Long Pond in Plymouth County. Why is this a pond and not a lake, it seems rather large? Supposedly, a major difference between the two is that sunlight penetrates to the bottom of all areas of a pond but doesn't in a lake.

Waterfront living in seasonal cottages on Long Pond - a little too waterfront if you ask me.

How many times in life can you work "undulating" into a sentence appropriately?  That's what this road is doing through Myles Standish State Forest.

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