Ice (my kind) and fire
The rail trail was very icy. And it was raining lightly. So it was wet and slippery. But something came over me and I just wanted to walk it. It was a good workout...
Category: Walking
A discovery while walking
Yesterday I was walking in a new area, along a lakefront in the nearby town of Ellsworth. I spotted a bench in a little evergreen grove that looked like it might be a park,...
Jordan Pond Path
Another weekday walk in Acadia National Park. Another walk along a path that’s very crowded in the summer. At this time of year it was easy to park near Jordan Pond House and we...
Ice along the trail
We’ve had some snow. But before the snow, there was ice. The trail we walked last week will be very treacherous now, with invisible ice under the snow. I’m glad we were able to...
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...
Day Ridges trail
What if my main purpose in life is to hike? I was lucky enough to grow up in places and times where I could roam. First in a development in the Chicago suburbs, then...
Anvil Trail
Three trails actually: Anvil Trail to start, then Schoodic Head Trail, finally Alder Trail back to Blueberry Hill parking lot. We got back to the parking lot just before dark, which is coming at...