On a sunny summer day near the end of July, we went for a hike up French Mountain in Rome. The trail is a gradual climb, and not that long, which makes it a great hike for kids. We stayed … Read More

A few years ago, we went for a quick hike up and down Knox Mountain before a thunderstorm came. This year, we got to hike Knox Mountain on a beautiful, sunny, July day, with no storms in the forecast. Eliza … Read More

On a sunny July afternoon, we went for a hike up Bauneg Beg Mountain in North Berwick. The hike is a good one for a family like ours, and the kids had a good time on the trail. At the … Read More

On July 4th, we went to the parade in Freeport, and then drove to Waterford to go for a hike up Hawk Mountain. It is one of our favorite hikes, because it isn’t too long and it has a nice … Read More

For the first time in awhile, Rachel and I had a day off with good weather and when we didn’t have other plans, so we went for our annual hike up Hawk Mountain in Waterford. We go back to Hawk … Read More

We took Eliza and Lindsey on a hike up Mount Tire’m in Waterford. The hike is fairly short, at about 0.6 miles each way, but it is steep for most of it. There is a nice view of the area … Read More

We went for a nice hike up Bauneg Beg Mountain in North Berwick. There are two different trails to the viewpoint at the summit. We decided to take Ginny’s Way, which was a nice trail with a gradual incline. Near … Read More

Rachel, Eliza, and I went for a hike up Knox Mountain in West Newfield. Along the hike, we could hear occasional distant rumbles of thunder. We made the hike quick, and had a few minutes to enjoy the views at … Read More

Rachel and I took Eliza for a little walk to the top of Hacker’s Hill in Casco. The hill has a road that is open in the summer on certain days of the week. The day we went, the road … Read More

Rachel and I took Eliza with us on a long hike to Cameron Mountain in Camden Hills State Park. Our total distance out and back was over 5 miles, making it our longest recent hike. To get to Cameron Mountain, … Read More

Rachel and I took Eliza on a couple of small mountain hikes on weekday afternoons after work. Hawk Mountain in Waterford is a nice walk up a rocky dirt road which ends at some steep rock cliffs with nice views … Read More

Rachel and I went for a walk at the Wilbur Preserve at Cox Head in Phippsburg. The quarter mile trail winds through the woods as it climbs to the top of a rocky overlook. The view from the overlook is … Read More