March 25th is the date… the Appalachian Trail is the place… Fred Jolly – trail name: Santiago – is the guy… six months of hiking is the event. Check out our new website – www.athike.jollyoutthere.dev.cc – which tracks Fred’s latest journey of thru-hiking the A.T. from March through October. Fred is hiking in large part to …
.Being a lobsterman up here in New England is a way to make a living.For the Atlantic Ocean and rocky coves have a really great way of giving.Lobster to folks like us who want to come here to eat them.For flavor and sweetness – such delectable treat – there is nothing else that beats them! …
We’re seeing some really beautiful scenery along southern coastal Maine – have a look:
While we didn’t quite time it right to be in Acadia during peak fall color, we are seeing some vibrant fall color now. We happened on this little spot yesterday while out and about here in southern coastal Maine. This is just outside of Kennebunkport, and it was stunning. We expect to see more beautiful …
And now for the rest of the park…. When I last left off we were spending two nights (Sept 17-18) in a nice, private campground where we had water & electric hookups so we could get Charley back up to full battery strength. Following that stay, we moved back down into the park for another …
September 18 – Three down, one to go! With today’s visit to the easternmost point in the United States, we now only have to visit the westernmost point and we will have ticked all four ‘Extreme Points in the Contiguous U.S.’ boxes! I’ve posted about our prior Extreme Points visits – South: Key West and North: …
Easternmost Extreme Point: West Quoddy Head, Maine Read More »
It’s a little hard to keep up with blog posts when you don’t have internet connection! Much to my surprise – but should I really have been surprised? – the first of our three campgrounds in and/or near Acadia National Park was off Verizon’s coverage grid. We knew our site didn’t have water or electric hookups …
September 11 — All-day rains kept us from hiking in Baxter State Park today, so instead we opted to hang out a bit at the Appalachian Trail Cafe in Millinocket, Maine. After all, with a name like this in the town where the A.T. ends, how could we stay away from such a namesake joint? Immediately upon …
