Great egrets, snowy egrets and lesser yellowlegs were wading through the Essex Woods wetlands near the Bangor Mall yesterday afternoon. I spotted them through the cattails and tall grass as I walked around the wetlands on a public trail at the bottom of Essex Street Hill, one of Bangor’s most famous sledding hills in the winter. The […]
Difficulty: Easy-moderate. From the south parking area, the hike is about 5 miles long, but much of that is on smooth multi-use trails. From the north parking area, the hike is a little less than 3 miles long if you just visit the observation platform, and 4 miles long if you hike beyond that to the […]
And the answer is… the Salmon Brook Lake trails in Perham! The winner, drawn randomly from all who guessed the location correctly, is Carl Marsano of Saco (pretty impressive, considering he’s from southern Maine, and this trail is way up north!). Enjoy the $50 L.L.Bean gift card, Carl. And thanks to everyone for playing. Many […]
