Travel & Excursions

While visiting Acadia National Park, we decided on taking a hike through the Ship Harbor Nature Trail. The trail is located along Route 102A, southeast of Bass Harbor on Mount Desert Island. The Ship Harbor Trail is a short and fairly easy 1.3-mile hike that forms a figure-8 loop. Taking a right at each intersection […]

There is nothing more symbolic on the Maine coast than the quintessential views of its many lighthouses. There are sixty-five historical lighthouses located along the five thousand miles of coastline, inlets, and islands. Maine has been commonly referred to as the lighthouse state. Lighthouses can symbolize many things to individuals, such as overcoming challenges and […]

If this bridge looks familiar to you, this is because the Somesville Bridge is both a popular tourist spot and one of the most photographed and artistically captured bridges here in Maine. As residents and photographers ourselves, it was only natural that we would eventually make our way to the area. The bridge is located […]

It was another beautiful autumn day here in Maine and before these days become fewer and fewer, we decided to get outside and go for a nice hike. We decided on exploring the central region of Maine for a change a scenery. After a short car ride, we found ourselves at the French Mountain Trail […]

Here in Northern New England, Columbus Day weekend is the peak time for enjoying the beautiful and vibrant colors of the fall season. The colors have been especially exceptional this year and of the three day weekend, Sunday appeared to be the most promising for photography. Along with the beauty of the season, comes overcast […]

Here in Maine, there is an extensive network of ATV trails throughout most of the state. ATV riders can take advantage of multi-use and multi-use rail-trails that run through diverse and scenic areas. You never know what you will see while traveling these trails, such as beautiful and seasonal scenery and wildlife. Perhaps, even a […]

We set out for the day with nowhere in particular in mind as a destination. Our go-to driving trips usually entail heading up north on Route 27. We didn’t know where the day would take us, but with my camera, a selection of lenses and tripod in tow, I knew I wanted a chance at […]

While visiting Bangor, we decided to go to the Orono Bog Boardwalk in the Bangor City Forest. This was our first time visiting this area of Bangor and we didn’t know what to expect. The Bangor City Forest is also known as Rolland F. Perry City Forest. The park consists of six hundred and eighty […]

We made plans for our annual blackberry picking outing, but it seems Mother Nature had other plans for us. When we arrived at our usual berry picking spot, we had discovered many of the blackberries were still green and not ready picking. Usually, by mid-August, this is primetime for berry picking. I’m not sure why, […]

Last weekend, we decided to get into the car and go for a Sunday drive. We have been experiencing a bit of cabin fever due to this month’s several rainstorms and having to avoid the bites of the annoying mosquitoes (Culicidae) and blackflies (Simuliidae). It ended up being a partly sunny day with some wind […]