During the month of April, I decided to try using my Minolta XG-M with my 50mm macro lens to take photos of some of the springtime flowers in our yard. It was fun to fine tune compositions with them. Later … Read More

On the last day of my February vacation, we drove to Ocean Point in Boothbay, to explore Shore Road. The road is fairly narrow, but has a lot of spots to park and enjoy views of the ocean. There are … 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

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 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

We drove up to Rockport for the day to hike to Spruce Mountain. We followed the trail, which is part of the Georges Highland Path. Spruce Mountain has two peaks, with a total of three viewpoints. We went to the … Read More