Photo of Maine's coast on Ocean Path in Acadia National Park in the Summer

8/2: Acadia National Park

At the beginning of the month I planned a last minute trip to Acadia National Park in Maine and the White Mountains. My boyfriend Alexis, my friend Rachel, and I decided to spend one day in Acadia and a few days in the White Mountains. We planned to drive up to Acadia early Tuesday morning and explore Ocean Path on the coast and hopefully see Thunder Hole at high tide. Then we would head down to our campsite in the White Mountains.

Things don't always work out as planned of course and after the 4 hour drive up to Acadia we decided to spend the first night there and head to our campsite in the White Mountains afterwards.

By the time we got to Acadia it was 2-3pm and it took us some time to find the visitors center and get a pass. Afterwards we were hungry so we stopped in Bar Harbor to grab some food on our way to Ocean Path.

There are several parking lots along Ocean Path but we parked at the very beginning by Sand Beach. We had Behr with us and dogs aren't allowed on the beach so we began immediately on the trail behind the restrooms. The trail follows the coast and often runs along the road with many little paths running off it that allow you to see the views along the coast. We took many of these side paths to see the scenery and take photos. (photos of Rachel and I and Alexis, Behr, and I below. Rachel and Alexis were my human tripods for these)

Photograph of friends hiking Ocean Path in Acadia National Park Maine

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Photo of friends hiking Ocean Path in Acadia National Park in Maine with their Dog

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By the time we made it to Thunder Hole it was low tide (we made it between 4-5pm and high tide was at 11am). Below is a photo of how it looked at low tide, at high tide the water roars far past that area and splashes anyone along the walk.

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Behr and Alexis were a treat to take photos of along the way. Behr is so goofy with his tongue always hanging out he takes the funniest photos and he was just so happy to be there you can feel it.

Friends walking Ocean Path in Acadia National Park on the Maine Coast

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Eventually along the path we entered an area in the woods. At this time the sun was getting lower in the sky and the light filtering through the trees created this radiant supernatural glow that felt very fairy tale. It seemed like the perfect opportunity for a conceptual photo so I attempted to take a photo with myself as the model. However, I was unable to take my shoes off because of animal holes in the ground so I like the one without me better.

Friendly Red Squirrel in a tree in the woods on Ocean Path in Acadia National Park on the Maine Coast

In that same area of the woods this red squirrel tried to make friends with us. Behr kept accidentally scaring him off but he kept coming back.

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We walked the full 2 miles (plus all our side stops) to Otter Point before we turned around.

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On the way back we stopped at Thunder Hole again and walked out on the rocks in the area to get a little closer for photos of the visiting seal and to rest a minute.

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The full loop is about 4 miles without getting off the path, with all the side trails we're guessing it was more like 4.5-5 miles.

Sunset view from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park in Maine

After we got back to the car we drove up to the top of Cadillac Mountain to see the sunset.

Couple at the end of a good day hiking and seeing sunset on cadillac mountain in acadia national park in maine

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rocks that have been carved with repeating lines

Middlesex Fells Virginia Woods

A few weeks ago my friend Natalie and I headed out to explore a bit of Middlesex Fells with Behr. We parked by the Virigina Woods entrance and headed in. We immediately came upon the brook and a few bridges.

rocks that have been carved with repeating lines

While exploring that area we noticed part of the path looped around an area that looked to have once been a small pond or marshy area that was currently dry but still had lily pads growing in it. There we found these rocks that had been carved with lots of lines bordering the path.

golden lab runs back towards owners while hiking in the woods

We eventually decided to cross the street to take a longer walk, however, we didn't get far. We let Behr off leash a bit and during that time and he decided it would be a good idea to roll around in poop. After that we headed back towards the car and tried to use our water to clean him off.

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We took our time on the way back, exploring a bit since we hadn't been there very long. We came across these stone walls that, like a pool, get deeper at one end and even found some caution tape in the woods above it. We weren't sure what to make of it but the vines crawling all over it looked pretty cool, nature reclaiming.

Natalie explores a vine filled part of the woods

Natalie decided to walk into this black hole that looked a bit like a fort you may have made as a kid but made by a bunch of trees and vines.

silly dog in hot summer lies down in muddy water under a bridge

Behr really doesn't care about dirt, after we finally got most of the poop off he was hot and decided to sit down right in some dirty water. We just barely got away from the dirty shower he sent our way when he stood up!

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In the path on the way back to the car was this tree with octopus like tentacles for tree roots in the middle of the path.

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And Behr, being the goof ball that he is, found a new way to sit in the car and still try to be close to the people in the front. Head squished between the car door and car seat!

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Behr the dog shaking out water at Blue Hills while swimming

6/18: Blue Hills

I must apologize again for the lack of posts but as I said before I am moving at the end of this month so it's been a bit of a whirlwind! From this trip I will have two blog posts for you, this post is the fun hiking photos while the other is some planned shots for my 50 faces project & working to take photos in black and white as I've mentioned in previous posts.

Behr and Alexis were reunited for the weekend, after 2 weeks apart (since we are in between places Behr isn't with us for the month we only see him on some weekends), which made Behr was a very happy puppy! Saturday Alexis, Behr, and I set out for Blue Hills in Milton to let Behr get wet in the water and do a bit of hiking. First we had to drive around to find some available parking and we got lucky and found a spot near Houghton Pond. We set off first towards the pond to let Behr do a little swimming.

Behr likes to swim for the most part but prefers when he can touch the ground, when he can't touch the ground he looks like he's struggling a bit, and one he is back on ground he seems to frustratingly gurgle up water he got in his mouth, and he is quick to shake himself dry throwing water on the rest of us.

Behr the dog shaking out water at Blue Hills while swimming

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That last photo is so dramatic and the others so silly I might just have to print all three as a series for a wall in our new home!

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Behr the dog in the water with Alexis at Blue Hills

Once Behr seemed sick of the water and even Alexis couldn't coax him back in we set off for the woods and did a leisurely loop with lots of stops to take photos with Alexis modeling for me... coming in the next blog post.

Tree roots with vines growing around them on a hiking trail

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Trees growing out of rocks in the spring

5/15 Gooch Caves

I have some exciting news, that is also why I haven't posted in so long, last week we found out we will be moving into a new home at the end of June and have to start packing to move our of our apartment by the end of May! While we are very excited we have a lot to do very quickly so I may be short on posts for a while.

That said, this past Sunday Amanda, Wruggles, and I took a short walk at to the Gooch Cavesas Amanda called it in Hammond Pond Reservation, near Boston College and Newton Centre. We parked by the theatre at Hammond Pond and headed into the woods. We walked a bit in this part of the woods, passing climbers and other people walking their dogs, and lots of rock, trees, and swamp or marsh areas.

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Eventually we got to the road, Hammond Pond Parkway and crossed before the train tracks. Once we crossed the street we quickly found the Gooch Caves, a bunch of rocks that had fallen and broken in ways that formed little caves. Here we explored the different caves. We found trees growing on top of the rocks and one had a branch growing out from the bottom of it that ended in rock. We also ran into a dead rabbit before continuing our walk.

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As we continued to walk we decided to turn in that way that seemed to be  circle so we wouldn't get lost. We ran into a well laid path and found it lead to another parking lot, wishing to continue our walk we headed back into the woods.

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We immediately ran into more large rock formations which we followed Wruggles up. On top we found more than we expected, it was not rock alone but it's own little environment up there with lots of small trees, grass, and moss. While on top of the rocks the tops of trees were much closer but while one side of the rock seemed well above the ground the other side met it easily. If we had come from the other direction we might not have thought it was a significant rock formation.

Fallen tree with moss growth and a new tree springing from it

After we climbed down we noticed we were close to the road again but first we stumbled upon a fallen tree and saw quite literally how things return to the earth and bring new life. There was a baby tree growing right out of the fallen tree and strangely enough it was covered in wreath leaves around the bottom. Moss had also made its home all along the length of the fallen tree and it looked a bit like a path as your eye followed it along the trunk.

After spending some time here we continued back across the street again and back to the car.

Below you can see a map, taken from google, that estimates the path we took.

Google Map of walk to Gooch Caves in Newton

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Yoga posing in a tree at Minuteman National Park

4/24: Minute Man National Park

Two Sunday's ago Rachel, Alexis, Amanda and I decided to visit Minute Man National Park in Concord for more of a leisurely walk than a hike. We went around noon so the lighting in the photos isn't the best but we had some fun with Amanda taking different yoga poses for photos.

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Yoga post by a tree in Minuteman National Park

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We walked for a while exploring before deciding to take some photos. We found some paths that lead under these cool low bearing trees. First Amanda tried some simple yoga poses in the trees including Lotus, then we tried some on the ground where it was easier to balance. Amanda took Flying Pigeon (pictured above) on the uneven ground and we got some fun photos. Then we wandered towards a little overlook on a pond. Behr jumped up on the wall of the overlook and posed for us.

Behr the dog hanging out on a wall at Minuteman National Park

Amanda also used the wall for some yoga poses, including Side Crow and Grasshopper. She took it to the ground for a forearm balance and a confused Behr bumped heads with her while she was setting up.

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Amanda doing side crow on a wall at Minuteman National Park

Behr the dog accidentally hitting Amanda in the head during a yoga pose

Leading down to the overlook were a bunch of stairs surrounded by shrubbery which we used as a backdrop for more yoga poses including Utthita Hasta Padangustahasana and Reverse Warrior with Half Bind.

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Alexis walking Behr with Rachel while hiking in Boston

4/17 Middlesex Fells

I know I know another one about Middlesex Fells but it's one of the best hiking spots that's close to home, I promise... next time will be somewhere new. I also apologize for not posting very often I'm also working on updating my portfolio website which I'll eventually share.

This past Sunday we hit the Rock Circuit Trail in Middlesex Fells again and this time decided to do the entire trail, 3.7 miles or so since we got turned around at some point. I went with Rachel, Alexis, and Behr.

Dog sitting on some rocks in the woods in Boston

As usual I have lots of photos with Behr and his crazy tongue hanging everywhere because he's just too cute and happy hiking. It was a beautiful warm spring day and it didn't get much better than this.

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Dog sitting on some rocks in the woods in Boston

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Right before we got to this break spot, about 40 minutes into our walk, we found this odd tree that had grow up straight a bit and then bent at more than a 90 degree angle down but part of the tree grew up a few feet into it, and to top it all off we called this tree, the butt tree, because the bottom part before it bent was split like butt cheeks. It was a beautiful reminder that not everything goes according to plan and there's nothing wrong with that.

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Behr has the most expressive face he has so much personality so I just had to snap this happy tired lazy tongue on the rock face.

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So if it wasn't clear already I highly recommend this trail!

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Behr and Ruggles the dogs walking around Middlesex Fells

4/10 at Middlesex Fells

As I mentioned in the previous post, this past Sunday Amanda and I took Behr and Ruggles to hike Middlesex Fells. We had planned to go out Sunday after Saturdays walk but hadn't chosen a location. Earlier in the day Sunday I had been driving by and noticed the waterfall at the Fells. Given the heavy rain that had happened recently I knew that it was likely at a high flow compared to summer and wanted to check it out before it tapered off.

So we headed out and parked on a side street off Washington St in Melrose, MA. We grabbed the dogs and walked right over to the waterfall called The Cascades and hung out for a bit. I took a bunch of photos and we just sat and enjoyed the sound of the water falling.

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We saw a few trails that seem to head up into the park, we decided to take the unmarked trail that looked a bit like stairs heading up towards the top of the falls. Behr was always getting in front of us and had to run back to walk the same ways as us.

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When we reached the top we found the stream that fed the waterfall and it was very small, hard to believe it split over the large rock and fell in so many different directions with any amount of force. We crossed a little bridge and continued our exploration. We found the trails rather quickly and decided to take the paths that always went up.

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We let the dogs run ahead of us so they would pull us up the hills and rocks and they had some fun. We came to a rock with a beautiful view of the Medford, Melrose, Malden areas outside of Boston and stopped for a short rest to enjoy the view.

Amanda and Ruggles the dog hiking Middlesex Fells Boston

We then climbed a few more rock and circled back to the waterfall where we enjoyed a few more quiet moments and headed back home.

Behr the dog walking around Middlesex Fells

This is a quick guess of about where we hiked in the Fells.

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Moss, Tree roots, Rock, creating beautiful patterns at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston

4/9 at the Arnold Arboretum

This weekend I actually did some hiking/nature walks both days so I'll have two posts for you! While it wasn't the warmest weekend in this New England spring it was nice and sunny. My friend Amanda and I took our dogs, Ruggles and Behr, to the Arnold Arboretum on Saturday and Middlesex Fells on Sunday. This post will be about Saturday at the Arnold Arboretum.

We parked by the entrance to Peter Hill and decided to start there, we walked right up the hill and got a pretty view of Boston. We then wandered around the hill at a leisurely pace. While on one of the paths we found a Sequoia from Asia and I noticed some other interesting trees and a little puddle of water near by. We drifted over to take a look at the trees and the water, as we assumed it might not look the same again, the water was likely because of the recent heavy rain.

Waterhole and beautiful tree in the spring in Boston

While by these beautiful trees and their reflections in the water we ran into a little boy and his mom, he was confused by my position while taking photos. I was lying on the ground shooting up, as I often do, and he came over and said hello. We decided to keep walking after a little bit. I can be a little annoying to hike or walk with if you want constant movement as I'm always stopping to take some photos so I try not to stop for too long. The boy and his mom also continued walking and he ran right up to us and tried to say hi to the dogs. Ruggles is a little shy so Behr said hello.

After we finished walking around Peter Hill we decided to check out more of the park since we hadn't gone too far. We both hadn't realized it but the other entrance we were near featured all of our favorite spots (well, those we'd discovered before, since neither of us has seen the whole park) which was exciting. First we followed a stream a bit further down and then realized it was the location where a bridge went over the stream and there were some small rapids in the stream.

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We kept stopping to look at all the mossy exposed roots of trees by the stream. When we crossed the bridge we were happily surprised to find a hill covered in the same moss, exposed roots, and rock which made for some beautiful and very green scenery.

Moss, Tree roots, Rock, creating beautiful patterns at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston

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It was slippery to get up the hill and pretty steep so we didn't go all the way up with the dogs. After we came down we went back across the bridge and continued. We immediately came upon a favorite tree of Amanda's, that little blue flowers grow under.

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And here's a silly one of Behr because he's cute.

Behr the dog having fun hiking

If you're looking to find some of the same spots we did, here's a map of our walk.

Walk in the arnold Arboretum on a map

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Happy Dog

Hiking 3/09: Middlesex Fells

This post is a little late but since I knew I'd be missing this past Sunday's hike (March 13th) and Wednesday March 9th was going to be 70 degrees in New England I just had to go hiking. Since I didn't want to take a full day off work we stayed local. I went with my boyfriend Alexis and our dog Behr. We parked in the same parking lot as last time by Flynn Rink and used the same entrance to the park, but we turned left immediately instead of right.

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Since I knew that Rock Circuit Trail gained the most elevation we took that trail. We came across a few fallen trees and bridges along the way. It was hard to get Behr to take the small bridges instead of going through the mud so he ended up a little dirty. We had Behr play around with walking on 3 different fallen trees. The first fallen tree fell right across our path and was just one normal tree. The second we found broke in a very cool way, you could walk in part of the middle of the tree by the stump. The third was a few trees attached to a large piece of displaced earth and we tried to get Behr to walk on a higher branch but he quickly lost his balance and we kept walking. We also found a tree with a hollow base and stuck Behr through the hole for some photos, I might have to revisit that tree for some other photos too!

Eventually we started gaining in elevation, and reached a higher point. At this location we stopped for a minute to give Behr some water. The moss covered rocks, the fallen pine needles, a view of only trees around us, and the breeze made for a very serene stop. Then a runner passed by us on the trail ending the spell and we kept walking. After a while hiking we decided it was getting late, and close to rush hour traffic, so we should try to find the fastest path back to our parking lot.

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I pulled out my Maplets app with the Middlesex Fells Reservation Map open and tried to figure out the quickest path back was. We found the orange path which connected to the blue path was the fastest way back. We quickly found the orange path but got turned around figuring out the blue path but eventually found our way back.

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Based on using My Map by Google Maps we walked about 2.7 miles in just under 2 hours. The actual walk highlighted here is a little shorter, we took a few detours by accident.

Map of our hike in Middlesex Fells

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Sunday Hiking: Weston Reservoir

We managed to make it through week two of Sunday Hikes, sadly we will have to miss week three, I'm still trying to find a way to make up for it, so there might not be a hiking post next week.

For the second Sunday hike I went with my friend Rachel, my boyfriend, Alexis, and our dog Behr. Again, we didn't have much time as Rachel had midterms to study for, so we decided to stay local. We chose a parking lot that seemed easy to find and meet at about 117 Ash St. Weston, MA.

We gathered our things and Behr and headed out starting on the right side of the loop. The entire loop is fenced so you can't get to the water and contaminate it. There were lots of dogs and many were off leash so we let Behr run around and have some fun. Of course, since we had Behr, you will notice he stars in most of my photos.

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Along the way we came across a spot I had used for a photoshoot in the past and took a few new photos before moving on. It will be interesting to compare how the area has changed from before.

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Behr running around off leash at the Weston Res.

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Behr running around off leash at the Weston Res.

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About half way around we found another path off the reservoir  that we will have to try next time and see what we find. We also found multiple streams that come out of the reservoir and some pretty trees.

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Using My Map by Google Maps we walked about 2 miles in just over 1.5 hours. The actual walk highlighted here is no exact as the path isn't marked in Google maps.

Weston Res Walk Map

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I used Google Maps - My  Map (https://www.google.com/maps/d/) to create the above map.

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