Scott Bennett won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Hogback Mountain in October 2012 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos:
This week, I really did get kind of lost in the woods. Several times. But I made it out, clearly, because I’m sitting here at my desk posting pictures of the little adventure. I’m usually fairly good at staying on trail, so I guess the verbal clue for this “Where in the woods am I?” post is that the trail isn’t very well used or easy to follow. I had my reasons for attempting it, as you will see in tomorrow’s “1-minute hike” video and info write up. I’ll also let you know that I was in Midcoast Maine.
So by viewing the photos below, guess where I hiked (or attempted to hike) on Friday. HB (hiking buddy) Derek and I did have some success in finding what we were looking for, but we also ended up playing a lot of “Marco Polo” in the woods while trying to locate trail markers. Post your best guesses in the comment section below. I don’t expect this will be easy.
- Photo by Derek Runnells. A ninja turtle walks the forest on _____ in Maine on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Bathroom time. An outhouse located at the parking lot for the trail on ______ on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Derek Runnells finds a cool seat where the trail on ______ comes out onto a rough woods road before heading back into the forest on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Hikers spy a fallen bird’s nest near the trail on ______ on Oct. 26, 2012.
- The trail on ___ in Maine is marked by blue blazes that have been refreshed not long before Oct. 26, 2012. The blazes are necessary to navigate the trail during this time of year, when beech and birch leaves cover the ground and any evidence of a worn trail.
- The trail on ___ in Maine is marked by blue blazes that have been refreshed not long before Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki A grasshopper warms in the afternoon sun on Oct. 26, 2012, not far from the trail on ____ in Maine.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Berries stand out on the side of the road near the trailhead of ______ trail in Maine on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Mushrooms! this probably doesn’t help you out either.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Ninja turtle ninja power? Sorry, this photo doesn’t help at all. Unless you happened to see two ninja turtles on Friday.
- Photo by Derek Runnells Aislinn Sarnacki finds a blue blaze marking a trail on _____ in Maine on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Derek Runnells walks along the trail on ______ in Maine on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki A bog bridge in need of some repair leads off the road and onto the trail of _______ in Maine on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki An old gravestone is seen beside a large oak tree beside the trail on ____ on Oct .26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki The trail on _____ in Maine passes through a gap in an old rock wall on Oct. 26, 2012.
- Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki An old gravestone is seen beside a large oak tree beside the trail on ____ on Oct .26, 2012.