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

We went to Rome and enjoyed a nice hike up Mount Phillip. The Mount Phillip trail makes a loop to several viewpoints of the area. While the views were somewhat limited compared to other hikes we have gone on, the … Read More

One day during my August vacation, we went for a scenic drive to Christmas Cove in South Bristol. We first went to the area last fall, and we thought it was very pretty and scenic. Christmas Cove and South Bristol … Read More

We took our bikes over to the Fryeburg area to ride the Mountain Division Trail. We rode the first part of the trail in Windham earlier in the summer, but we had been wanting to try out this part. The … Read More

During my August vacation, we took a day trip to Mount Blue State Park. We went to Center Hill, and went for a short hike around the loop trail near the top of the hill. It winds through the woods, … Read More

We drove to Porter, which is south of Fryeburg and not too far from the New Hampshire state line. The trail for Bald Ledge starts from a parking area on a rough dirt road, and is marked with wooden trail … Read More