Walden Pond

08/26/2024

05/29/2024

A high tide in the spring. Was it this high in 2010?

10/09/2023

Thoreau’s Cove at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts, around 1900-1910 and 2020. This pond was made famous by Henry David Thoreau, who wrote his book “Walden” after spending two years living in a cabin here from 1845-1847. His cabin was located about 200 feet from this cove, in the woods in the distance of the scene, and he would frequently come down to this part of the shoreline to bathe and to observe the pond.

When the first photo was taken at the turn of the 20th century, the land around the pond was still privately owned. It was ultimately donated to the state in 1922, and it became the Walden Pond State Reservation. As a result, the landscape here has not changed much since the first photo was taken.

https://lostnewengland.com/2021/12/thoreaus-cove-walden-pond-concord-mass-2/

08/22/2023

The summer is waning, but the water is perfect for swimming.

08/08/2023

Summer 2023

08/03/2023

Walden Pond on a beautiful August day.

04/22/2023

A warm day in April 2023.

08/11/2022

Henry David Thoreau's Walden Pond wasn't exactly situated in the wilderness, either then or now. Nearby were railroad tracks, an amusement park, a trailer park and a bathhouse.