Without doubt the most scenic coastline in the U.S. is the "Bold Coast" in northeast Washington County. Fortunately the State of Maine owns over 12,000 beautiful acres there, and has made some of the best areas open and accessible to the public with hiking trails.
Here are some photos taken along the Coastal Trail....1.5 miles each way. The forests of Maine offer some interesting and beautiful blossoms. Sometimes I get focused on the wildflowers of meadow and roadside....but the deep woods and rocky shoreline can also be a botanical feast.
Take a leisurely walk with Liv and I along the trail and see what's in bloom.
Northern Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis Montana)
Twinflower (Linnea borealis)
Bunchberry (Chamaepericlymenum canadense)
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
Bluebeard Lily (Clintonia borealis)
Ebony Jewelwing Dragonfly
(Calopteryx maculata)
Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamoneum)
Starflower (Lysimachia borealis)
Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendronica virens)
Hobomok Skipper Butterfly (Poanes hobomok)
Seaside Angelica (Angelica lucida)
Spring Azure Butterfly (Celestrina argiolus)
Beach-pea (Lathyrus japonica)
Hopefully a reader will help with an ID on this dragonfly!
Juvenile Wren....??? Winter Wren
(Troglodytes troglodytes hienalis)
Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
The 1.5 mile hike brings you to an imposing scenic overlook. Well worth the effort. Be sure to bring a camera.
Lots to see and do Downeast.....that is, WAY Downeast and far from the crowds and tourist traps of Bar Harbor and south!
