West Quoddy Head is a little spit of land near Lubec, Maine, that just happens to be the easternmost point in the United States. It is also home to one of the most striking lighthouses to be found along the coast of Maine. Built in 1858, the impressive red and white striped beacon stands guard over the Quoddy Narrows which stretch between the US and Canada, and it also sits on the piece of US soil closest to Europe. Not only do you get an amazing view of the downeast Maine rocky shoreline, but off in the distance you also get a glimpse of Grand Manan, the largest island in the Bay of Fundy. There were some pretty wildflowers growing in the immediate vicinity of the lighthouse, and those red-and-white stripes were quite remarkable.
That is the most beautiful light house I’ve ever seen. Beauty enhanced by Mother Nature’s flower garden.
It is pretty striking, isn’t it? The wildflowers added a nice touch
Gorgeous!
Thanks!
Another place I need to visit! The color is wonderful and so inviting. Thanks for sharing this.
Those big, bright red rings around the lighthouse stand out a mile, don’t they?
Another “wow” David. Thanks for posting this. I really like the sky in the last photo. What time of day did you shoot these?
Thanks Rick. That last one was made at 12:38:50pm.
Oooooh, wildflowers!
Yeah… I always look forward to seeing what kind of wildflower show we get, and this little patch of un-mowed ground delivered beautifully.
Love them all, but I think the fourth (and final) one is my favorite.
Thanks Carol. It’s quite a hike (drive) to get there from here, so I don’t visit very often. I was happy to find the little patch of wildflowers to use in the foreground, and unlike in the first image, I kept everything in focus in the last one.
Your timing was perfect on this trip; the wildflowers really gave the foreground some additional interest.
Gorgeous – you do love your lighthouses!
Thanks… there are plenty of them to love
That really is a beautiful lighthouse. The weather conditions are beautiful as well, great photos! I really like the one with the path down and the view of the sea.
It is indeed very beautiful. Just one of many, many gorgeous lighthouses we have along the coast of Maine.
This place looks so peaceful; It must be a great place to write.
Maine, and especially downeast Maine, is incredibly peaceful and serene place.
Purely Amazing! The colours are breath taking. Excellent job! My photography is [as my name/blog state] very naive but these are wonderful!
Thanks! I appreciate you stopping by to comment and leave the kind words.
I’m catching up with your posts, I don’t have as much time as in fall and winter to visit blogs, summer is a busy season !
I adore the photos with the wildflowers, I think they’re my favourites among your photos taken under the bright sun. (I hope I make sense, sometimes I don’t always find the right words to express what I want to say. English is not my mother tongue)
One can’t miss this lighthouse with it’s stripes, it must be easily seen from afar. It really is a beautiful place !
Thanks Jocelyn… this is a very “Canadian” lighthouse. There aren’t many in Maine that look like this, but with this one being so close to Canada it very much resembles what you might find in the Maritimes.
These photos are so striking. What a great spot, and hard to think the beautiful lighthouse can get better, but it is enhanced by the wildflowers!
It’s a pretty special place for sure. I might try to get back here in the winter… now that might allow for some unfamiliar elements to be added to the compositional possibilities.