Outdoors
Bald Pate Mountain
November 5, 2007
Another beautiful Sunday. We feel like God has been smiling on us for weeks. Every day we've planned to hike the weather has cooperated. The views from Bald Pate were so lovely. What a blessing to live in Maine. By the way, it's hunting season hence the orange blaze vests ...
Pleasant Mountain hike
October 29, 2007
Today we hiked to the Shawnee Peak ski area summit on Pleasant Mountain via Sue's Way trail. We camped at Pleasant Mountain earlier this year and hiked to the highest peak on that trip. Today was chillier (38F/8C at the top) than that hike in June and the summit view ...
Thorncrag
October 15, 2007
I'm proud of myself for getting outdoors with the kids these past 2 weekends in spite of Damien's absence. He's the one who packs our gear and generally gets us out the door. Whereas my tendency is to putter away the day, trying to get "things accomplished". Today's hike was ...
First Day of Fall
September 25, 2007
We celebrated the first day of fall with a drive to Camden and a hike up Mount Megunticook . The view was spectacular and the day was as good as it gets.
Sunday's trek: Black Mountain
September 17, 2007
Today's hike took us to Black Mountain. A 3 mile out & back hike with a rocky, flat summit and beautiful views. We packed soup for lunch, which Damien heated with our backpack/camp stove that he built (yep, that's my man). Unfortunately, our post lunch apples attracted wasps, one of ...
Pleasant Mountain lives up to its name
June 28, 2007
We camped this last weekend at Pleasant Mountain Camping Area on Moose Pond & at the base of Pleasant Mountain. It was another wonderful camping weekend. Here's the pics to prove it: The campground was good even if there were no other kindred tenters. It was still early in the ...
Reid State Park
June 18, 2007
We took Mom to Reid State Park yesterday. The last horrah before she returned home today, via the Cat Ferry. It was our first time to this park and we definitely will return. An absolutely gorgeous spot on the ocean with rocky boulders, tidal pools and sandy beach. Ah, I ...
