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Archive for September, 2008

Maine - Leaves Changing Colors

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

A couple extraordinary pictures of trees in Maine this fall. The pictures were taken on September 30th, 2008.
The season has went quick and the leaves are already starting to fall as you will see in a few of the upcoming pictures.
It has been a pleasant fall in Maine with pretty limited rain despite the [...]

Abol Pond In Maine

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Abol Pond is located in Baxter State Park. The famous park is over 200,000 acres and was established in 1931.
The park was a gift to Maine from Gov. Percival P. Baxter. The park is heavily regulated, for instance alcohol is prohibited.
“The works of man are short-lived. Monuments decay, buildings crumble and wealth vanishes, but [...]

Luxury Toilet in Maine

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

We were going for a short hike from Abol Bridge to Abol Pond, which is just short of 2 miles. When we arrived at Abol Pond these luxury toilets jumped out at us.
I’ve heard of an outhouse, but how convenient it is when you don’t have to go to the bathroom in the woods. There [...]

Maine Trees In The Fall

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

The second consecutive post with pictures of trees in the fall. These pictures were taken on September 26th, 2008 in Northern Maine.
A large part of Maine is actual forest — nicknamed the “Pine Tree State” — over ninenty percent of our state is woods.
The vast array of different colors on the trees during this time [...]

Maine - Rabbit

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Rabbits are abundant in Maine, most likely to be seen running across the road, or scampering into the woods.
The small creatures diet consists of grass, forbs, and leafy weed. They spend much of their time grazing the grass.
As a pet their diet consists of mainly hay or fresh vegetables. They typically have a small cage [...]