Alex Demas (Former Employee)

The seaside at Bass Harbor Head, just below the lighthouse, looking out into the Gulf of Maine

The Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse is currently owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and is the only lighthouse on Mount Desert Island.

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from Thunder Hole.

A pine tree viewed from between two granite rocks at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A sailboat sails in the Gulf of Maine beyond a granite outcropping at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A tidal pool amongst the granite cliffs of Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff, looking east into the Gulf of Maine, at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A granite cliff at Thunder Hole, looking south to Otter Point, in Acadia National Park

This rock outcropping was used as a nest by peregrine falcons during the 2014 nesting season. Peregrine falcons typically nest in a scrape, or a small depression, often in rocky cliffsides like this one. This scrape is near the Precipice Trailhead in Acadia National Park.

A granite rock outcropping at Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from the Park Loop Road.

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from the Park Loop Road.

A view of Otter Point in Acadia National Park from the Park Loop Road.

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.

Several New York ferns (parathelypteris noveboracensis) at Acadia National Park. These ferns are found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, and thrive in mixed woodlands.

Several bayberry (morella caroliniensis) bushes in Acadia National Park. Bayberry shrubs produce fruits that are not technically berries, but rather a type of fruit called a drupe.