Sagamore Hill, Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sagamore Beach, Bourne, Massachusetts, USA

Once an Indian Council gathering place, and during World War II a coastal military installation to protect the canal, today, the Sagamore Hill historic site is a preserved section of hill, marsh, and woods as part of the Scusset Beach State Reservation and Cape Cod Canal.

A very pleasant trail winds through the parkland and can be accessed from the fishing pier parking lot on the Cape Cod Canal.

I have found that when I walk alone, sometimes my best photographic subject is my shadow. 

Fall still lingers, but it's starting to fade.

Most of the path/trail is wide and easy for brisk walking.

Out and back is about a mile or so.

And at the end of the trail, here's part of the view from the top of the hill. Towering (okay, not really towering) above the distant beach and Cape Cod Bay, Sagamore Hill offers full advantage of its elevation of 82 feet above sea level.  

Here's what you get when you rotate the camera really fast and click the shutter at some point during the rotation.  Digital Art - yeah - sort of.........

Sagamore Hill, Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, USA

Sagamore Hill was once a Native American Council gathering place, and in later years a World War II military installation, and now - it is a beautiful natural setting of field, forest, marsh, and swamp with a walking trail throughout.

Perhaps not as dramatic as the southern live oaks in South Carolina but the eastern white oaks have their own gnarled  charm.

It is still chilly outside but, the unmistakable signs of spring are at hand - green is appearing increasingly, migrating birds are returning and filling the air with their songs.

Bare branches dance in a spring breeze in anticipation of new leaves.

Even a dandelion blooms in early April - though it still drops to freezing at night.

The view at the top of the "hill" includes the distant Cape Cod Bay.

Cape Cod Bay from the jetty at Scusset Beach.