Eggemoggin Reach
We took a short trip yesterday to a mythical place with a place name to match. I just love saying it.
I found a blog with a post from 2017 that explains the meaning of the name, although the explanations take some of the mystery out of it.
“Eggemoggin” translates to “fish weir place” from Abenaki, the native tribe; a weir is a type of trap placed in the water to catch fish. “Reach” is a sailing term that means to sail perpendicular to the wind.
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We had brunch at Tinderhearth in Brooksville with two of Sam’s cousins and his sister. Then we stopped for a short hike to Lookout Rock. There was snow on the ground, but it had melted sufficiently to allow for hiking on the granite steps and base rock. The little island in the center of the photo below is Pumpkin Island if my map identification is correct. The big island to the left is Little Deer Isle. In the distance to the right are the Camden Hills and Isleboro.
The photo below would be just an ordinary shot of trees and water from a lookout point, but a closer crop shows what I’m trying to capture – the fragile ribbon of Deer Isle Bridge. It is one of the most nerve-wracking bridges I’ve ever driven over. And it ends in a causeway that is just as nerve-wracking because it’s so close to the water. The causeway was covered with the sea, rocks, asphalt and other debris after our recent back-to-back storms, but now is mostly cleared. I think – we didn’t drive over it on this trip.
Here’s the trail map of the area we hiked, showing the three lookout points. Only .4 mile, but it was a great experience.
Oh it looks like such fun! Don’t you just love maps?!! ????
I do love maps. I always want to see a map of the places I walk.
Sure looks like you had a beautiful day … you sure are surrounded by natures beauty.
It was a beautiful day, very appreciative of it, even with the cloudiness.
living on the east coast for much of my life, I have a fairly long list of bridges that gave me the heebie-jeebies … can’t say that I miss them even a little bit, although I do miss some of the destinations … your beautiful pictures of the water amply demonstrate why
I like to look at bridges, but I don’t necessarily like to drive (or worse- bicycle) over them. There’s a very low-key bridge near me that I often ride my e-bike over and it’s always a bit frightening.