Saturday, October 30, 2021
Hiking Lead Mountain and Camping at Second Machias Lake (Washington County)
Friday, October 22, 2021
Northern Pond Natural Area (Monroe)
Saturday, October 16, 2021
Brown’s Point Trail, Peaks Kennedy State Park (Dover Foxcroft)
I hiked the 3.4 mile (round trip) Brown’s Point Trail this morning. The weather forecast called for rain and possibly thunderstorms, yet fortunately the weather held off throughout the hike. Since it's the off-season, the park gates were closed, adding 2 miles round trip. This is a beautiful hike, up and down hills and meandering through the forest as it leads to a scenic view of Sebec Lake. Here is a map of my hike.
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Kenduskeag Stream Trail (Bangor)
Oreo and I explored a section of the Kenduskeag Stream Trail today. This is a beautiful trail right in the center of Bangor. Here is a map of our walk.
Saturday, October 9, 2021
UMaine Bike Trails (Old Town)
Oreo and I explored the UMaine Bike Trails today in Old Town. We parked at the lot off Route 2A and walked the 1.2 mile (one way) paved trail to its terminus at Perkins Avenue. The trail was much more beautiful than I had expected, with the fall colors making it even more so. Here is a map of our walk.
Friday, October 8, 2021
Great Pond Mountain (Orland)
Ryan had off from school today so we brought Oreo hiking at Great Pond Mountain. Oreo is mostly blind so it’s challenging to take him hiking, but he did well on the Stuart Gross trail 3/4 mile to the first viewpoint. We turned around at that point but it was still an enjoyable 1.5 mile hike. Here is a map of our hike.
Sunday, October 3, 2021
Little Wilson Falls and Appalachian Trail to Bear Pond Ledge (Elliottsville Township)
I hiked the Little Wilson Falls Trail and Appalachian Trail to Bear Pond Ledge this morning. The four mile hike was moderate and provided excellent views of upper and lower Little Wilson Falls. The trail follows Little Wilson Stream for 1.3 miles before joining the AT for 0.2 miles to the upper falls.
I decided to continue on the AT a short distance to Bear Pond Ledge. Based on its name, I assumed it might offer views and the possibility of seeing wildlife; I saw neither but enjoyed the extra walk just the same.
Here is a map of my hike.