I found a few interesting old railroad crossing signs, signals, and other sights along the old Lower Road for the Maine Central Railroad. The route, which runs from Brunswick to Augusta has been unused since the 1980s, and there are … Read More

I went down to Portland to take a few photos of the railroad swing bridge that crosses the inlet to Back Cove. It had been recently announced that the southern portion of the bridge would be demolished, since it was … Read More

I waited for the Amtrak Downeaster to pass Yarmouth Junction in Yarmouth, and at the Memorial Park in Freeport. I managed to see both the Northbound and Southbound midday trains pass at each location. I also took a photo of … Read More

I stopped by Lewiston Junction on the outskirts of Auburn and New Gloucester to see if there was any interesting railroading activity going on. Just as I arrived, a train crossed the crossing a little further down the road, then … Read More

Over the course of several visits to New Hampshire, I collected some railroad related photos in interesting places, including the roundhouse in Bartlett, the Conway Scenic Railroad, Crawford Notch, and unused portions of the Mountain Division. We also stopped in … Read More

We went on two trips to Vermont in late September and early October. On the first trip we visited friends on Kirby Mountain, and continued our annual apple picking tradition at Burtt’s Orchard in Cabot. We also explored our friend’s … Read More

This year, I shot two rolls of color film: one roll of Kodak Ektar, and one roll of Kodak Gold 200. I took a few photos at various locations in Maine over the course of several weeks in September and … Read More

Dad recently gave me his Petri FT camera along with a telephoto lens. I took Eliza for a walk around Winslow Park to give the camera and the telephoto lens a try. It was a good day for taking photos, … Read More

In late August, we went for a scenic drive in New Hampshire. We followed Route 302 to Bartlett, then took Bear Notch Road to the Kancamagus Highway. We stopped at several scenic viewpoints in Bear Notch, and went for a … Read More

Near the end of August, we went for a walk along the trails and road on Clarry Hill in Union. Clarry Hill is a blueberry barren with some great open and expansive views of the surrounding area. A trail starts … Read More

We went for a walk at the Parker Pond Headland Preserve in Fayette. We had previously tried to go for a walk at the preserve the week before, but arrived at the parking area just as a severe thunderstorm was … Read More

We went for a nice bike ride on the Kennebec River Rail Trail from Gardiner to Hallowell and back. The trail starts from the Hannaford parking lot in Gardiner, and then follows the train tracks along the shoreline of the … Read More