 |
| "Wow Maine roadsides are really cool huh," says the Buckingham Bears. |
 |
| Colors in Maine have just begun in late Sep |
 |
| Every roadside is an array of autumn col |
We’ve been enjoying the upper and central parts of Maine this week. A scenic byway through the Kennebec River and Moose Lake Valleys gave us a glimpse at the early signs of fall foliage. Mind you this is just the beginning of autumn colors showing their hues.
 |
| Toad travels discover a road turning off the beaten path |
 |
| JR puts us in four wheel drive up the mountain in the Kennebec Valley |
 |
| See us Buckinghams out amongst the trees of Maine anywhere? It is like | "Where is Waldo?" |
 |
| Moose River Valley on a hazy late September day |
It usually begins at the higher elevations the last week in September and gradually increases in color to the lower elevations during the first two weeks in October. The weather has been mostly foggy or rainy as we’ve zigzagged our way along on three major scenic routes. The Mountains and Lake Region found us at the tip of the Appalachian Range high up mostly in the mist of clouds.
Driving curvy narrow roads has been a challenge but JR amazingly gets us through safely. Maybe it is time for him to try the next step and get his seaplane license.
 |
| Sell the boat, Buy the plane |
 |
| Small Falls, Maine brings a great picnic rest area |
 |
| Just another sugar maple leaf. No sugar tapping on maple trees until February |
It is interesting what we have seen while driving here. Things have kept us entertained such as a blue heron in flight leading us for a full minute down the road, a flock of wild turkeys forging for grub, a big bull moose lumbering across the road, two young sheep frolicking and leaping with one another, lots of loaded logging trucks in transit, lovely colonial old homes, covered bridges, and colorful tree after tree after tree. If you believe in unicorns perhaps you might imagine a flying moose as well
 |
| Guilford Covered Bridge |
 |
| Any one care for a moose ride? |
 |
| A typical 1873 Colonial Church appears in most Maine towns |
Maine averages 12 feet of snow each year. They say there are more snow mobiles on the roads in winter than there are cars. As lakes and rivers freeze folks drive pickup trucks on them, go ice fishing, ice skating, and sleigh riding.Come next spring we plan to return and drive Maine’s Atlantic seaboard to catch Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and Roosevelt’s Campobello. We are leaving the rig in Tennessee with relatives for the winter while we fly home in mid November. For the time being more of the autumn fall colors are beckoning us on toward the mountains of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Happy Fall Blessings to you.
