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…

Cool Walk on a Warm Day

Trails: Great Gulf Trail to Clam Rock to Madison Gulf Trail (1 mile up) to Osgood Cut Off to Osgood Trail back to Great Gulf TrailMileage: ~8.2 miles round trip Last weekend we decided to take a stroll in the afternoon.  We hiked into the Great Gulf Wilderness avoiding the larger hiking crowds heading up…