Before the holidays truly kicked in, I took a weekend trip up to Maine to visit with some friends. But in true photographer fashion, I had to bring my cameras and find time on the drive up and back to do some photographing. It was on the drive back when the sun was out, the wind was low, and I made several stops to explore the coastline and take a drone flight.
This year is the Hinckley Company's 90th Anniversary. That's almost a full century of gorgeous luxury yachts made in America. Since 1928, Hinckley has been building boats in coastal Maine in the waters of Southwest Harbor. It was fitting that we should return to such a classic backdrop to photograph the newest launch, the newly designed Picnic 40.I drove up to Bar Harbor, for the fourth time in...
Our last day in Acadia was brief. We spent the morning doing some easy walks through the park before hitting the road just after lunch.
For anyone in the northeast contemplating a trip to Acadia, all I can say is go! I know Rhode Islanders hate driving more than 20 minutes away, but compared to the vast expanses of the west where people drive hours just go to to the grocery store, consider...
After experiencing some of the iconic locations for Acadia on Friday, we decided to do a longer hike on Saturday. We chose another iron rung trail since we loved Beehive so much, and combined a couple of ridge hikes to make for a 4 mile total. A lot of the trails in Acadia can be done as short day hikes, but the quantity of trails allows for combined hikes and loops if you want something longer....
While J Class continued in Newport, I had an adventure awaiting in Maine. With three free nights to use at a KOA near Acadia National Park, my friend Christina and I made our first visit to the only National Park in the northeast. We didn't do much planning so we didn't have too many expectations. A little research on the REI National Parks App, AllTrails.com, and a couple of blogs gave us a few...
