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Our campsite at Umbagog Lake State Park was just a stone's throw from Maine. Literally! We could have walked to Maine from there.
Maine greeted us with a couple very nice stops in Grafton Notch State Park on Highway 26. One was Moose Cave Trail, where we walked the short trail and learned how that moose most likely got into that cave. The other was Screw Auger Falls, a quite scenic spot. Pictures of these places, as well as those from the rest of this day are here.
We enjoyed these stops for their scenery and natural history, to be sure. But, we also enjoyed the rest they provided from the rough Highway 26 along this western edge of Maine.
We stopped for lunch in Bethel, ME. We picked up a couple sandwiches at The Good Food Store. At this store, I bought my first ever bottle of ginger beer. Wow! That stuff will grow hair on your socks!!
Our first sight of the storied Maine coast was as we entered the town of Belfast. We passed through Belfast toward Searsport. We found a spot for the night at Searsport Shores Ocean Campground. After setting up the Scamp, we headed out to Bucksport, ME, to see a famous bridge.
The bridge over the Penobscot Narrows has the tallest bridge observatory in the world. An elevator to the top delivers you to three stories of glassed-in observation platform. The view is phenomenal and a long, long way down. One gutsy young woman came up on the elevator to see the sights with her boyfriend. She was terrified the whole time - would not leave the security of the cement wall by the elevator.
At the same location as the bridge, we toured the first Fort Knox. The fort is constructed of massive blocks of granite. The history of the fort is interesting, but too long to relate here. For the story, go to the Fort Knox website. If you ever visit this fort, be sure to take a flashlight. The passageways inside the walls of the fort are narrow and very dark and fun to explore.
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