Devil’s Gulch

We headed over to Vermont the other week and had plans to do some backpacking, but the damage from Irene caused us to rethink going into the backcountry where we wouldn’t be certain that trails and bridges were still intact.  Instead we took a look at our maps and found the name: Devil’s Gulch.  Whatever that…

Shore Things

We went to the Maine coast this weekend to visit with family and got in a few short walks along the beach in Surry and in Acadia National Park.  A lot of times when we head over there it’s winter or early spring when the tourist season has yet to begin.  While some of the…

Waterfalls and Garbage

Destination: Alpine Cascade Brook waterfalls In the History of Coos County, New Hampshire (1888) by George Drew Merrill, there is a series of waterfalls described in Gorham called Alpine Cascades.  Directions say to cross over the Androscoggin River on a wire suspension bridge to a foot path, 75 ft above the river.  The foot path brings…