For Halloween this year we decided to mix it up a bit and spend the day up in Maine. It was a very quiet weekend at the point. We spent a lot of time relaxing at the house and enjoying the change of scenery. The night before Halloween we also were treated to a very nice, though cold, sunset.
The next morning we put together a little tour of some conservation land that we had not explored before. The first stop was at the Wharton Point Landing. It was very quiet there in the morning, and I spent a few minutes taking pictures of the canoes peacefully floating on the bay.
After that it was on to the Marquoit Bay Conservation Land. This was a small park with just a single trail, but the view of the bay from the end of the trail was quite nice. We even ran into some relatives out for a walk at the same park while we were there. A surprise for both of us!
Next we moved on to the larger Wolfe’s Neck State Park. This one was definitely the happening place for the day, and the parking lot was nearly full by the time we arrived. We grabbed a spot and then started our little hike. The park turned out to be beautifully maintained, with some very impressive trails along the bluff looking over the ocean. The east side of the park was clearly the most popular part, but we also appreciated the west side as part of our loop around the perimeter of the park.
After a stop in downtown Freeport for a late lunch, it was on to our final park, Hedgehog Mountain. Now to be honest we chose to stop here purely based on the name. We had to find out if there was any resemblance to our pet hedgehog, Pepper.
As it turns out, Hedgehog Mountain doesn’t look much like a hedgehog or a mountain. It turned out to be a nice, but short, walk up to the top of a ridge where we got a view out to the west. Our timing was excellent, as we watched the sun go down from the viewpoint before returning to our car.
