Pineland Farms, Maine Audubon

 Pineland Farms walk and gardens. Then on to Maine Audubon which is close to Portland. This is on the Presumpscot River estuary. Short trails but nice. 

 

July - Middle

 Ocean walk:

Bike ride from house:

Serina One:

Mt Jackson and Mt Pierce NH

 These are two 4000 footers in the presidential range. I started on the Webster Jackson trailhead in Crawford Notch near the lake that is the beginning of the Saco River which runs to the sea in Maine. I went to the Mizpa hut on the way up and then Jackson. The hut is high up at over 3500 feet. After climbing Pierce I went down the Crawford path. Nice loop walk with a waterfall. Great views of Washington and some of the other presidential mountains. Today was cloudy and cool. Made for comfortable hiking but not great photos. Ended at the Highland Lodge where I got lunch. Good day!

Sebago Lake back in Maine:

Sebago Lake a few days later:

Rockport ME

 Last day of the trip. A relatively short drive, short hike, short ocean walk and it's a wrap. We stopped near Camden and went on the Mt Battie Trail. Nice steep 2 mile RT hike that gets you up above the ocean with great views of Camden, the wide open ocean, and the surrounding area. 360 views from the stone tower at the top. 

Then a walk around Rockport. The town had a lot of industry in the early 1900's. Lime production and ship building mostly. Today it appears to be mostly tourism. The port is well protected and has a lobster boat fleet and many leisure craft. 

We got very lucky with the weather on this trip. Some rain at night but no weather that caused any changes of plans. Great travels to Digby area, Lunenburg, and Cape Bretton. Great to visit with Susie and Bryan for the first half of the trip.

Mt Battie Trail:

Rockport: