My bike insisted on visiting Downeast Maine (again!)

[DeniseGoldberg]

I enjoyed my visit to Downeast Maine last year so much that I decided I needed to go back. I wanted another chance to visit the puffins, and riding up there is wonderful too. I could blame the entire trip on my bicycle and my camera, but I have to admit that something keeps drawing me back there.

I headed back for a long weekend from June 23rd through the 26th. My trip was a combination of day rides rather than a tour (as in, I used my bike just for fun as opposed to using it as fun plus transportation to my next night's lodging) - so it was a bit of a change of pace for me. That was the right decision for this trip, especially given the weather. It was a gray weekend, but I only rode one day in heavy downpours. In spite of the weather conditions, it was a good riding and photo weekend.

Oh, you want to know where I rode? My bike and I looped Park Loop Road and the Schoodic Peninsula in Acadia National Park, did an out-and-back ride starting in Machias and heading past Cutler, and an out-and-back ride in the Freeport area (barely escaping the rain!). And I also visited Machias Seal Island to see the puffins.

If you're interested in my wanderings, you can find my journal at http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/journ...se2006downeast. As of this morning, the journal is almost complete - all of the writing is there, and I plan to finish uploading photos later today.

There are also more pictures in my photo galleries at http://denise.smugmug.com/Travel/203621. There are 4 galleries; within each gallery you can look at pictures individually or you can use the slideshow button to scroll through automatically.

I hope you enjoy looking over my shoulder!

--- Denise