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Cape Porpoise

Cape Porpoise Pier – Kennebunkport, ME

Maine / Megan

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Wolfes Neck State Park

Wolfes Neck Woods State Park – Freeport, ME

Maine / Megan

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Nauset Beach

Nauset Beach – Orleans, MA

New England / Megan

On the underside of the arm. In hindsight, I really should have gotten some pictures of the multitude of shark warnings.

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First Encounter Beach

First Encounter Beach – Eastham, MA

New England / Megan

So named because was the first place the folks from the Mayflower encountered the locals. And where we see the difference between the Atlantic side, and the bay side…

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Marconi Beach

Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore – Wellfleet, MA

New England / Megan

Or, the incredible beauty of a whole lot of sand.

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Crescent Beach, high tide with TS Jose

Crescent Beach State Park and Tropical Storm Jose

1 Comment / Maine / Megan

I had taken this Friday off a few weeks ago (had to work in a few days so I don’t lose them at the end of the year), so this was a planned visit to Crescent Beach.    I lucked out by getting there at high tide with tropical storm Jose offshore. I have never

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Portland Headlight, with TS Jose

Fort Williams Park – Cape Elizabeth, ME

Maine / Megan

Thursday was work’s summer outing (squeaked it in by a day), which ended up being a really great day to be at Fort Williams.   Not only was it high tide, but tropical storm Jose is passing by out to sea – too far away to impact our weather very much, but plenty close enough

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Donnell Pond

Donnell Pond – Franklin, ME

Maine / Megan

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Petit Manan Light

Hollingsworth Trail, Petit Manan Wildlife Refuge – Stueben, ME

Maine / Megan

This was an amazing walk.    It’s a loop through the forest, which was just starting to get fall color, to a beach.   Off that beach is Petit Manan Lighthouse, except it was so foggy, we can only see it intermittently.     But you could hear the foghorn for the entire walk, which

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Corea Heath

Corea Heath Trail, Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge – Corea, ME

Maine / Megan

Cool find for walking #1 while we were out and about on Saturday: the Corea Heath.    The above pictures are from the portion in the National Wildlife Refuge, which is a very easy trail that goes to the edge of the heath.     There’s another area across the road that belongs to a

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