Waterfall 1

 We were on a mission that first day of driving in Maine to see waterfalls after reading about how the area had so many.

The first one we came to was rather a disappointment. The sign gave us a great explanation of how the falls were formed so once we read that we started down the path to see it.

Can you see a falls through the trees?

How about now?

From what we could see the falls didn't live up to hype on the sign.

I did think these ferns growing on this rock face were cute.

And the face made by these roots growing over a rock were a bit scary.

On to the next waterfall.

Traveling to Maine

 Last Wednesday, Sept 8th we got up early and headed north on Interstate 91 in Vermont. Living on the western edge of New Hampshire as we do the fastest way north is to travel along the state border which is the Connecticut River and the interstate, the fastest way, has very lovely scenery. Once a sufficient distance north we headed east, leaving Vermont and crossing the upper reaches of New Hampshire in order to enter Maine far enough north.  I had selected a route that would take us past numerous waterfalls in Maine before arriving at our first night's destination - Bethel.

Traveling through NH we came to Dixville Notch.  Besides being one of three notches in the White Mountains, its claim to fame is the early voting in every national election.

What made us stop was this lake scene below.  Looked like something out of the Canadian Rockies. We then saw the historical marker and knew where we were.

We tried all sorts of entrances to get a closer look at The Balsams but all the entries were closed except the service entrance and that was closed to us.  

We continued on our way to Maine.

Next post: waterfalls.

Mini Maine Getaway

 

We've been away - Wednesday departure and Sunday return - 4 nights traveling in Maine.  Our primary destination was Greenville, Maine on Moosehead Lake where we spent two nights.

Here's the view from our bedroom at the Greenville Inn. You can see The Katahdin, a boat that now gives cruises on the lake and you can see a seaplane landing.  Unbeknownst to us it was the 47th International Seaplane Fly In Weekend.  Luckily we had planned to check out Saturday anyway.

I have many more photos to share in upcoming blogs.

Fall has definitely started in northern Maine.

More Laughs

My friend, Marilyn keeps me supplied with the latest laughs.  Thanks, Marilyn.