On Cadillac Mountain, September 16.

This pond is not quite at the summit, perhaps 1100 feet above sea level.  It seems to be nothing more than a water-filled deep cleft in the granite, not spring fed, though of course I can’t say for sure.  Nothing else nearby suggested a water table.

There’s a road to the top of Cadillac, which explains the crowds.  The two people in the foreground took the scenic route: the South Ridge trail, about three and a half miles from near sea level to 1,570 feet.  Really nice hike.

This herring gull (Larus argentatus) seemed totally happy perched here, about 1,200 feet above sea level.