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 Otter Cliffs by kazander
The wonderful smells of pine, flowers and the sea on the breeze, the sound of the waves and the seagulls as the country's 1st rays of sunlight came over us. Leave a Comment
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 Fog covered Islands by kazander
Standing on the rocks by the lighthouse, hearing the occasional foghorn and the bells on the buoys clanging, watching ships mystically appear out of the fog, and dolphins playing in the surf Leave a Comment
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 foggy backdrop by chodearmLeave a Comment
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 one happy hiker, D gets
the sweet meat by richiecdiscLeave a Comment
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 atop he Precipice Trail by richiecdiscLeave a Comment
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 the classic Maine
resident by richiecdisc
The weather had been just incredible but somehow the clear sunny skies lacked the character one associates with the rugged Maine coast. One afternoon, we got a break of sorts when a huge storm made its way to Bar Harbor. Before the big rains arrived, the sky grew gray and winds whipped up the waves just a notch, finally giving us the atmospheric New England look we feared originally would be our fate for the whole visit. We decided to succumb to another great Maine tradition and headed over to a local lobster pound and sank our teeth into some of the sweet flesh its cold waters are famous for. It was a cool little place, very informal and homey. The lobster boilers were outside with smokestacks spewing black puffs intermittently into the already dark foreboding sky. Like the novices we were, we walked up to the counter a bit nervous about how to order. The old man off to the side was like a New England carved wooden figure, with a face chiseled by the winds of time and the elements. He was gruff but friendly and once realizing our lack of experience instructed us of how to order and the prices. We opted for the biggest and most expensive ones he had and soon he had them heaped onto the scale, with them hand-cuffed with rubber bands like two escaped convicts on their way to death row. It was an odd sight and Doreen was delighted to see the oddly beautiful creatures even if they were soon to be our dinner. He then scooped them up into a net bag and off they went to the boilers outside. We paid up the $48 that included a couple of side dished and iced tea, and took our seats waiting for our number to be called. (concluded below in Fondest Memory) Leave a Comment
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 D tackles the Precipice by richiecdisc
Sometimes being smug can backfire on you. The Precipice Trail at Arcadia National Park is designed to do in one direction only. The steep nature of the terrain dictates this. So, I smartly took the sheerest way up, allowing for an easier path back down once on top. It was rough going on the way up: often necessitating the use of strategically placed metal handholds and occasionally ladder rungs, to get from one rocky outcropping to the next. It was hard to believe that this “hike” was one of the more popular in the park. Once on top, we heaved a sigh of relief on seeing the signs stating that it was not suggested to do the route in reverse, and to take an alternate path back down. After enjoying the views, we made our way back to the car and the new route was indeed gentler in its descent. Eventually it did meet up with the Precipice and we were forced to do a few of the more hairy parts in reverse. Having passed this little test, we were giddy and ready to head to the local brewery to have their Precipice Pale Ale as a just reward, but the sun shone madly and even the lure of beer rewards could not sway me to spend this perfect autumn day inside. Though the trail had been difficult, it had been a short hike and with our early start, there was still half a day ahead of us. So, we opted to do another hike nearby. (continued below in Fondest Memory) Leave a Comment
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 two cats, good and cheap by chodearm
I tried a few of Bar Harbors machines and all were 2.50 to dispense cash. This is ludicrous. What are they doing that is worth that much? One time in Tampa I broke this promse, but I guess at that point I didn't even have this proclamation. I was in a strip club called Mons Venus. I rolled in there with 9 other dirty skateboarders with maybe, at best, 20 dollars between all of us. This was going to need strategy to pull a night off here without angering the performers. So the dancers shaked and slid up and down polls intermittently walking to the end of the stage to get grubby man hands to sink some dollars into her thong waistband. The green papers were dwindling quick and soon we all ran dry. The girls can sense it as we all played the "give me a better performance card". Thats when things got ugly, and the women lashed out. Women one takes my freinds head and seriously busts his glasses with her chest chubbies. Women two walks by me offering me a swift jab and later the same to another of my friends. These ladies are agressive. In an attempt to quell the violence I head to the cash machine. I figure 20 dollars would hold them at bay, I inject my bankcard, push buttons and pay a service charge of 5 dollars. They got me, acting on scaretactics like the Bush administration. The 20$ blows to ashes within the next 10 minutes. We plan for an escape. We all run for the door in concert. My friend drove all of us there in a County Esquire Stationwagon with four inoperable doors. Our only choice into the escape vehicle was all piling into the back gate door, which already had no window due to disfunction. We rip out of the parking lot as a few of the strippers and bouncers offer us the middle finger for our departure. We thank them with a toot of the horn and head home.
Food was cheap in Bar Harbor though. Check the price on one of the best breakfast's I have ever had. Leave a Comment
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 Click on me, please. by chodearmLeave a Comment
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 Seagull represent by chodearmLeave a Comment
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