{"id":593,"date":"2020-03-12T16:19:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T16:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/?page_id=593"},"modified":"2020-04-02T23:42:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T23:42:01","slug":"basin-pond-challenge-february","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/basin-pond-challenge-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Basin Pond Challenge — February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Basin Pond Challenge:<\/strong>
–One hour outside each day for a year
–One “new-to-me” natural place each week
–One sunrise and one moonrise each month
–Take photos, join with others, have fun!<\/em>
More information on this challenge is here<\/a>.

Follow the Challenge or Join the Challenge & share your own photos on Instagram: #basinpondchallenge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2\/1\/20: Ice biking on Basin Pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/2\/20: Ventured up the frozen Marsh Stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/3\/20: Once on the water, beauty is generally close at hand. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/4\/20: Temps in the upper 30’s; paddled again in Belfast harbor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/5\/20: Ice biking after sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/6\/20: Snow again finally; back on skis.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/7\/20: Beauty everywhere in rain turned to ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/8\/20: Winter is a great time to explore bogs.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/9\/20: Rise of the Full Snow Moon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/9\/20: Skied along the Marsh a mile or two below Monroe Falls.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/10\/20: Found good snow for skiing after a day of rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/11\/20: Skied Basin Pond in snow fog.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/12\/20: February sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/12\/20: Paddled out of Searsport harbor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/13\/20: Crossing the ladder bridge over our stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/14\/20: Beaver lodge at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/15\/20: Skied up the North Branch of the Marsh in Jackson.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/16\/20: Skied up Olney Brook in Jackson.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/17\/20: To the headwaters of the Marsh in Jackson.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/18\/20: Perfect conditions for skate skiing in The Basin.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/19\/20: A south-facing ledge forms an ice wall each winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/20\/20: Opened up a new trail on the town land.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/21\/20: Backcountry skied to the North Branch of the Marsh.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/22\/20: Late day light at Otter Cliffs in Acadia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/24\/20: Sunset in the Jones Bog.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/25\/20: Late day ski in 45 degree temps.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/26\/20: Skate skiing on 45 degree pond slush was surprisingly good.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/27\/20: A local stream (not a watercolor) rushing from a recent rain. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/28\/20: Paddled up the Passy River.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/29\/20: Ice biking along the Marsh Stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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2\/23\/20: Paddled 9 miles along the west shore of the Penobscot, north of Frankfort.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>
February 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Basin Pond Challenge — the year in photos <\/a>
–January<\/a>
—February<\/a>
–March<\/a>
—April<\/a>
—May
–<\/a>–June <\/a><\/td> —July<\/a>
–-August<\/a>
—September<\/a>
—October<\/a>
—November<\/a>
—December<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2\/1\/20: Ice biking on Basin Pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/2\/20: Ventured up the frozen Marsh Stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/3\/20: Once on the water, beauty is generally close at hand. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/4\/20: Temps in the upper 30’s; paddled again in Belfast harbor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/5\/20: Ice biking after sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/6\/20: Snow again finally; back on skis.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/7\/20: Beauty everywhere in rain turned to ice.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/8\/20: Winter is a great time to explore bogs.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/9\/20: Rise of the Full Snow Moon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/9\/20: Skied along the Marsh a mile or two below Monroe Falls.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/10\/20: Found good snow for skiing after a day of rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/11\/20: Skied Basin Pond in snow fog.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/12\/20: February sunrise.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/12\/20: Paddled out of Searsport harbor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/13\/20: Crossing the ladder bridge over our stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/14\/20: Beaver lodge at sunset.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/15\/20: Skied up the North Branch of the Marsh in Jackson.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/16\/20: Skied up Olney Brook in Jackson.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/17\/20: To the headwaters of the Marsh in Jackson.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/18\/20: Perfect conditions for skate skiing in The Basin.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/19\/20: A south-facing ledge forms an ice wall each winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/20\/20: Opened up a new trail on the town land.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/21\/20: Backcountry skied to the North Branch of the Marsh.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/22\/20: Late day light at Otter Cliffs in Acadia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/24\/20: Sunset in the Jones Bog.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/25\/20: Late day ski in 45 degree temps.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/26\/20: Skate skiing on 45 degree pond slush was surprisingly good.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/27\/20: A local stream (not a watercolor) rushing from a recent rain. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/28\/20: Paddled up the Passy River.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/29\/20: Ice biking along the Marsh Stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
$\"\"$ <\/a>
2\/23\/20: Paddled 9 miles along the west shore of the Penobscot, north of Frankfort.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>
February 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Basin Pond Challenge — the year in photos <\/a>
–January<\/a>
—February<\/a>
–March<\/a>
—April<\/a>
—May
–<\/a>–June <\/a><\/td> —July<\/a>
–-August<\/a>
—September<\/a>
—October<\/a>
—November<\/a>
—December<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-593","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662,"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/593\/revisions\/662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touringkayaks.com\/basinpond\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}