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Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Inside Wayne Foote

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Peak foliage color is in mid-October. This is about peak - October 15, 2016.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Inside

Wayne Foote

Looking E along US-1 about one month before peak foliage color in 2022.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Inside

Wayne Foote

Looking N. Ft. Knox (not the gold storage Ft. Knox) is in the foreground. In the background across the Penobscot River is the Town of Bucksport. The ship is an oil tanker unloading fuel.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Inside

Wayne Foote

Looking S along the Penobscot River toward the ocean and Penobscot Bay. The fog was just beginning to lift when I took this picture.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Inside

Wayne Foote

Looking S along the Penobscot River toward the ocean and Penobscot Bay. The road to the right is US-1. The fog was just beginning to lift when I took this picture.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Inside

Wayne Foote

Looking N. Ft. Knox is in the foreground. In the background across the Penobscot River is the Town of Bucksport. The river winds inland in the background.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Inside

Wayne Foote

We arrived hoping that the fog did not obscure the view from the Observatory. We were the first ones there. The volunteer at the base of the tower radioed the top. It was too foggy to see up there.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Outside

Wayne Foote

The fog was rising, but the bottom of the fog bank was below the top of the tower.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Outside

Wayne Foote

Looking up river from the Observatory Trail. The fog is low over the town.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Outside

Wayne Foote

The old bridge footings are still in place. Taken from the Observatory Trail.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Outside

Wayne Foote

While shooting my way through Ft. Knox I find the fog has lifted enough that the towers are clear. The Observatory is on the right. The pink granite and the round gun emplacements to the left are part of Ft. Knox.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory - Outside

Wayne Foote

Casement inside the fort with an 8 rifled cannon.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Display showing how the officers' quarters would have looked when the fort was occupied.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

The Penobscot Narrows Bridge taken from the upper ramparts. The Observatory is in the tower on the right.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

The Town of Bucksport with the fog beginning to rise. The mountains in the background are becoming visible.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Rainwater seeps into the cracks and reacts with the mortar between the stone blocks. The resulting salts run onto the stone and form deposits.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Looking NE across the river from near the Visitor Center. Battery B is in the lower left.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Looking NW and upriver from near the Visitor Center. Battery B is in the center.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Gun embrasures.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Upper ramparts from below.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

The elements are taking their toll on the fort.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

One of the bridge towers. Battery A is in the lower left.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Ramp leading up to the casement level inside of the fort.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

Bucksport harbor and town from back of the fort.

Ft. Knox, Prospect

Wayne Foote

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