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HELLO MAINE, I’M HOME!
Okay, so I’ve never actually lived in Maine and I can’t explain why I feel this way, but every time I visit Maine I feel like I have gone home. And this visit only served to deepen that feeling.
I arrived in Portland and proceeded to do something that is out of character for me – I got on the interstate and boogied north. Interstates for me are the very last choice as a means to get where I am going. I will take the county roads and meander through the countryside soaking up the beauty that our country holds. But I am headed to Baxter State Park and need to get up there before it gets too late, so I take the interstate and fight the urge to take every exit I see.
Baxter State Park is one of those places you have to be going to, you don’t just happen upon it. Accordingly there are no chain hotels anywhere to be found. An internet search turned up Katahdin Lodge and it was a perfect choice. Loved the large rooms, hey guys - it even had a urinal in the bathroom! You can tell they cater to a LOT of men. Located outside of Patten, there is access to hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails, and don’t forget the hunting, hiking, fishing, snowshoeing, almost any outdoor sport that a person could want to do. Owned by a family, Chuck and Chris Loucka and their daughter and son-in-law, you feel like you are visiting relatives. And if you opt for the breakfast – OMG you had better be hungry!
I wanted to absorb as much of Baxter State Park as possible so I entered at the north entrance and took a full day (yep, 8 hours) working south through the park. Incredible doesn’t even describe the day. Did as much hiking as my still healing knee would allow and enjoyed the beauty and serenity Baxter has to offer. And if you are wondering what my favorite part was, had to be the Christmas tree smell ~ LOVE IT!!!!!
From there I headed over to the coast and spent the day working my way down to Bar Harbour. The Maine coastline is so different from our Gulf coast, well if you can see anything. And that was a bit of a challenge on this trip as the fog rolled in thick and heavy. Some of the photos you are going to see will demonstrate just that. So no, it’s not that my camera setting wasn’t correct, just that you can’t shoot through the fog.
Continuing to work down the coast I had to visit one of my favorite places again, Boothbay Harbour, for a lobster treat at the Lobster Co-op. It doesn’t get any fresher than this! Right off the boat and into the steamer and OH MY GOSH delicious. And from here I always go over to Ocean Point and stop at the General Store (great for gifts and ice cream) then down to the water where there is a terrific place to sit and watch the sun go down. I know, it’s the eastern coast but this little spit of land has a western shore with an incredible sunset – again, if the fog isn’t too dense. Today it was, but produced my “Ghost Ship” photo which I really like.
As always, my time was too short and I left a pleasant 76 degree morning in Maine to arrive in Tallahassee to 99 degrees. I want to go back!!!!!!
But until I can, I’ll still carry my camera with me wherever I go and who knows, maybe soon . . . . . .
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My love of Nature Photography puts me
in constant pursuit of my subject.
As a result, my website is constantly changing
with my latest adventure.
Please check back often to see "who" and what I've captured
with my camera to share with you!
Thank you.
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Welcome to Peak Photography. We strive to capture landscape, wildlife, birds and butterflies in their natural surroundings. If a photograph has been taken in a captive program, it will be identified as such. Please browse our pages and enjoy. All photographs are available for purchase so please keep in mind when viewing photographs that the colors may be slightly altered based on your monitor. If you have a specific type of photograph you are looking for (maybe you love foxes), please let me know ~ I may have one available.
Glad you stopped by! patsyEpperson
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Peak Photography / Peak Publishing is a joint venture combining a love for travel, writing and photography. Nature is a subject that is near and dear to my heart and the topic for both my writing and photos. Several things are in process right now, not the least of which is a collection of nature photographs. Most are taken in State Parks and Refuges from across the country. As this site grows, there will be a variety of photographs to enjoy, both on the web and available for purchase for your continued enjoyment in your home. Keep checking back . . . or send me an e-mail so that I can add you to the mailing list. As new photographs are available, I'll let you know.
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