A Hip Explorer’s Guide to the Schoodic Peninsula
September 27, 2026
There’s another side of Acadia. No Cadillac Mountain, no Jordan Pond House, and considerably fewer cars crawling toward the same handful of
Stories from Maine’s trails, coastlines, and overlooked places—along with the photographs, wrong turns, weather, and small discoveries that come with exploring them.
April 29, 2026 · Monroe, Maine
Monroe Falls doesn’t demand a difficult climb or an entire day. Just a short walk through the woods to moving water, moss-covered stone, and one of those overlooked Maine places that quietly rewards the effort.
There’s another side of Acadia. No Cadillac Mountain, no Jordan Pond House, and considerably fewer cars crawling toward the same handful of
I wasn’t looking for an adventure that morning. I just wanted to get outside. No sunrise chase. No long drive across Maine.
I wasn’t looking for a mountain. I wasn’t looking for a waterfall, a lighthouse, or anything else that was going to require
I didn’t have some grand plan to photograph Western Maine. It was fall, the foliage was near peak, and I wanted to
Explorer’s Notes 📍 Location: Elephant Mountain, near Greenville, Maine🚙 Getting There: The pavement eventually gives way to logging roads. The route is
I take a photograph I really like. I spend entirely too much time editing it, probably make three versions that nobody but
Follow the trail that interests you—whether it leads into the woods, behind the camera, through the gear bag, or somewhere unexpected.