Lisa
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Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge Hike, NH
Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge is nearby and has several trails available for hiking or biking and winter activities. We walked to Cherry Pond to see the wooden platform lookout. Then we took the shore path through the woods, walked on the railroad tracks, took part of the Rampart Path then crossed over to the Little Cherry…
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Cherry Mountain Trail, NH
We saw rain (from tropical storm Lee) on RADAR, but nothing is happening. Cherry Mountain trailhead is just a mile down the road from our campground, but highway 115 is really busy, so we drove there. Primrose got a little scared that we didn’t set up the kennel for her and Catnip, so she came…
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Moving west due to Hurricane Lee
We found a campground in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that seems to be out of the path of Hurricane Lee. At least it was when I made the reservation earlier this week. There were many mobile road signs warning about the approaching hurricane to make sure people were informed. Twin Mountain/Mt. Washington KOA…
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Stephen King and a winery
With Hurricane Lee promising some wind and lots of rain for Mt. Desert Island, it is time for us to leave. We had an awesome week-and-a-half in Acadia National Park! We drove to Bangor to purchase my copy of Holly by Stephen King in his hometown. The Gerald Winters and Son bookstore downtown sells King…
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Quintessential Maine Coast Walk
The sounds of surf pounding on the rocks & the bells on the buoys, the smells of seaweed & pine trees, and beautiful points to see the surf accompanied us on our coastal trail walk in Acadia. Sometimes there were lots of people, sometimes we were alone. We flagged down a bus at the end…
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A Bus Ride to Bah Hahbah
NE New England, where the letter ‘r’ is silent. The rainy morning was perfect for doing laundry. One other person was using the machines, so we had a conversation while he was folding and I was transferring clothes. He is a sailor who is now trying the RV life. He and his wife live north…
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Popovers from Jordan Pond House, Acadia
We rode the bus to the Visitor’s Center then to Jordan Pond House to check off another Maine food item by eating popovers. Served with butter and strawberry jam, popovers and tea have been served here for over 100 years at this restaurant inside Acadia National Park . The baking pans and the popover mix…
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Go for a Stroll and get a Lobster Roll
Today was cleaning and moving day. Before leaving the west side of Mt. Desert Island, we did one last hike just up the road between Seawall and Bass Harbor at Ship Harbor. This is a short hike, a little over a mile, but it gives access to tide pools and is a walk in the…
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Four seconds red; one second dark
We set out before sunset—not that it mattered on this cloudy evening—for the Bass Harbor Lighthouse. There is a small parking lot, and no street parking allowed. Cars line up and wait for someone to leave the parking lot. Bass Harbor Campground is very close by, so we walked to avoid the parking issue. We…
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Beech Mountain Trail and Echo Lake Beach
We parked at the Echo Lake Beach parking lot and headed out on the Canada Cliffs trail, picked up the Valley Trail to get to South Ridge Beech Mountain Trail. We could see the Fire Tower from our cliffs hike yesterday, and could now climb to the lower observation deck. The upper deck and building…