Peaks and views
We hiked in Acadia last week near Southwest Harbor. Two peaks were summited (small ones)! There was some ice on the trail, but we could pick our way around it. First peak – Flying...
Category: Landscape
Signs
The season has changed. Most of the leaves have fallen. Although it’s still unseasonably warm. Too warm to plant the garlic. We walked on a new trail, recently opened. It’s called the Community Forest...
harvest time
A few mornings ago, I went out and noticed an animal had been enjoying some of my squash from the garden. I don’t know what kind of animal, but it has sharp chisel-like teeth...
Black Mountain
Lately we’ve developed a nice routine of hiking on Sunday. Last Sunday it was Black Mountain. Here’s the map at the trailhead. It’s hard to decipher. I think we started at the “P” under...
Ship to shore
Yesterday’s big excitement in the neighborhood – the shipwreck was brought to shore. A barge was in the area and the harbormaster Zach pushed the town selectboard to hire them to remove the abandoned...
Remote Pond, the sign said
We were greedy for mushrooms. It was the day after a day of rain – seemed the perfect conditions for them. We started on the trail up Fiery Mountain, where I’d found mushrooms before....
In the blueberry field
We are in major blueberry harvest season. Spending time in this beautiful field near our camp. It’s wonderful.