PHOTOGRAPHS & STORIES FROM MAINE
Stories
The places, the walks, and the days outside that make their way into the photographs. Some start with a destination. Others start with a reason to get out the door.
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October 17, 2026
Beech Hill Preserve: A Short Walk, a Big View
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve walked up Beech Hill in Rockport. You’d think by now I’d have gotten tired of it, especially considering there’s an actual hill involved and I’ve already had enough work done
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Places, local discoveries, history, and stories worth sharing.
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October 17, 2026
Beech Hill Preserve: A Short Walk, a Big View
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve walked up Beech Hill in Rockport. You’d think by now I’d have gotten tired of it, especially considering there’s an
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September 27, 2026
A Hip Explorer’s Guide to the Schoodic Peninsula
There’s another side of Acadia. No Cadillac Mountain, no Jordan Pond House, and considerably fewer cars crawling toward the same handful of famous places. Instead, the road winds
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September 12, 2026
Head of Tide Preserve: More Than a Walk in the Woods
I wasn’t looking for an adventure that morning. I just wanted to get outside. No sunrise chase. No long drive across Maine. Nothing that required an entire day
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September 7, 2026
Piper Stream Preserve: Sometimes the Walk Is Enough
I wasn’t looking for a mountain. I wasn’t looking for a waterfall, a lighthouse, or anything else that was going to require getting up at some ungodly hour
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September 5, 2026
Three Stops Worth Making on a Fall Drive Through Western Maine
I didn’t have some grand plan to photograph Western Maine. It was fall, the foliage was near peak, and I wanted to scout a couple of places I’d
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August 23, 2026
What Remains on Elephant Mountain
Explorer’s Notes 📍 Location: Elephant Mountain, near Greenville, Maine🚙 Getting There: The pavement eventually gives way to logging roads. The route is well marked, but expect rocks, washouts,
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