This is the rock for which Rock Harbor on Cape Cod is named. It is pretty huge and lies off the beach on the Eastham side.
These Double-Crested Cormorants were enjoying their leisure time at low tide on the rock, as it’s almost time for them to migrate south. You can see how low the tide is by the exposed seagrass which is not visible during high tide.
The second photograph is of the rock out in the distance on the right looking from the Rock Harbor channel. The rock looks so small in the distance, don’t you think?
The tide was low and the waters were calm… not a breeze anywhere nearby. Perfect day for a photograph with reflections.
I stopped by bike at Rock Harbor early in the morning and took this photograph of the boats in their boatslips at Rock Harbor. So pretty with all of the reflections, don’t you think?
I was taking one of my early morning bikes rides and stopped at Rock Harbor in Orleans. It is just beautiful. It was 6:00 am and there was no one around… so peaceful. Then I looked at the tide and it was low tide so no one could get their boat out because the channel was way too low.
The sky was so pretty so I clicked away. I couldn’t decide if I liked the photograph better with the boat in the foreground or the one with just the boat reflection in the foreground.
The channel was not busy yet with boats for the summer season. This lone boat was making its way back to shore at high tide. Boats going in or out of Rock Harbor must proceed within 2 hours of high tide or they risk getting stuck until the tide comes in again.
I thought it was such a pretty photograph with the dark blue sky and white clouds… what do you think?
It was a gorgeous day at Rocky Harbor on Cape Cod. The skies and clouds were spectacular! It was high tide but only a few boats were heading in out of the unique channel with trees as markers. The summer season hasn’t quite started yet.
It doesn’t get much prettier…
Cape Cod daily articles on the wonderful Cape Cod places to hike, experience and photograph. A Cape Cod Outdoor Adventure Series.
