Thomas Merton's hermitage

sign to the right of the front door

chapel

near the woods to the side of the hermitage

behind shed

water catchment system

closeups of some of the rocks that form a rough wall behind the hermitage

view out front screen door

view from front porch

statuary in the woods across monk's road

These pictures of the statuary...as well as the lake pictures, etc shot on the other side of Monk's Road...were taken by Matt Fleenor (my friend, brother, and LCG co-candidate). Thanks, Matt, for braving the ticks to get these pictures!

abbey grounds on the other side of monks road