USA Today ran an article in today’s edition titled, “Leaf-peeping is a letdown in eastern US.” I agree. The writer, Doyle Rice, blames the weather.
Tomorrow we return to Boston for a couple of days then fly home to Pacifica.
Today’s theme is lighthouses, specifically lighthouses near Portland, Maine.
Larger versions of the photos can be seen here. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Our time in Maine is coming to an end. So far we’ve eaten 3 lobster rolls. The best, by far, was at the Seadog Brewery in Camden. The fall foliage is beautiful in patches – very uneven like the rest of New England this year.
The days are definitely getting colder. This morning the temp was 28F when we got on the road. With the wind chill, who knows.
This morning we drove to top of Cadillac Mountain. We were nearly blown off the mountain, the wind was unbelivable. Rain started as we were leaving so we spent most of the day in the hotel.
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The photo above shows a wild blueberry field in the foreground. The plant’s leaves turn several shades of red in the fall after the harvest.
Currently in Bar Harbor, Maine. Spent yesterday in Acadia National Park. We’ll be here another day then we start heading south – we have to be in Boston on the 24th.
More photos here.
We’re in Lubec, Maine – the easternmost town in the USA, and the closest continental location to Africa in the US.
Our hotel – The Inn on the Waterfront – is a converted sardine factory. It’s the only hotel we’ve stayed in that reeks of fish!
More Lubec photos here.
The image above may seem familiar to sharp-eyed readers. I posted a similar image the other day; this one is san dock.
Today was a beautiful day, but not much to show for it photographically. The best shot of the day:
And, finally, this:
Tomorrow we off to Maine, specifically to Lubec, the easternmost point of the USA.
We started our drive to New Hampshire’s Lake Region on a day with mostly clear skies. Two hours later we had dark overcast and rain. Our new location is Tilton, NH.
Have you ever wondered what the interior of a covered bridge looks like? Wonder no more.
Fall temperatures have finally arrived here. The temperature was 38F this morning. There was a dusting of snow on the higher elevations.
We spent the day driving around a loop that had Dartmouth College at the far point. We couldn’t get to the campus because roads were closed due to a foot race.
But on the route we found a gorgeous scene at Post Pond (See photo at top of page.). In New England ponds are what we in California call lakes.
Today’s work:
More photos can be seen here.
In yesterday’s post I wrote that we had driven the length of the Kancamagus Highway. Not true. We drove the most popular section. Today we drove the rest of the highway and found an absolute gem – Beaver Pond.
What made Beaver Pond special was that for about 20 minutes the clouds dissipated and allowed more light on the scene. The rest of the day was darkly overcast with occasional rain showers.
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More of the day’s photos are here or copy and paste the following URL into your browser’s address bar: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hYQcg9cEhSTxkDTh8. The photos on the Google Photos page are in chronological order.
You can view the photos in a full page slideshow. Click on the 3 vertical dot icon and select “slideshow.”
Yesterday, on a cold and windy day, we drove the length of the fabled Kancamagus Highway. There was plenty of fall foliage to see, but it was not as spectacular as written accounts describe it. Perhaps our timing was off.
For more photos from the Kancamagus Highway click here or https://photos.app.goo.gl/u6ai1j9x61S9zUNM8.
For a historical perspective on the highway, click here or https://newengland.com/today/travel/new-hampshire/kancamagus/.
Fall 2018 Trip Blog 