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A tiny community garden, in Bangor 

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Bangor architecture

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Stephen King's house in Bangor

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His dark humor is evident

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Bats and dragons. . .

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I'd like to meet his landscaper. Excellent work

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King's neighbor

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Bar Harbor whimsy

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Our camp site in Acadia national park

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The view from our camp site

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Southwest Harbor on Mt. Desert Island had a neat sense of humor

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Acadia national park

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Looking down on the ocean

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Lovely plants on Mt. Desert Island

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Another angle

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On top of Mt. Cadillac , the tallest mountain on the east coast

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It was quite a surreal landscape on top of the mountain

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It was like a natural Zen garden on a cloud in the sky

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The cloud was all concealing beyond a few hundred feet

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Lots of lichens up there on Cadillac Mountain

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A lovely rock, covered by lovely lichens

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The plants were short and stout to deal with the wind on the mountain top

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I loved the flowers present on top of the mountain. Small, but lovely

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Closed. . .

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And open. . .

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Not much of a view down, but why bother when there is such a lovely view on top?

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More mountaintop flowers

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The clouds broke briefly. . .

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Then closed again

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Down one side, there were taller trees

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Rocks!

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Trees grow oddly when they are buffeted by constant wind

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A closeup of the lichens

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A bit further down the mountain

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Water on the rocks, coast of Maine

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On Gorham mountain, Acadia national park

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A marker commemorating the life of the pathmaker, Waldron Bates, who helped explore the island and lay out paths through the wilderness

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Moss on Gorham Mountain

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The view from high up on Gorham mountain

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A rare white sand beach on the coast of Maine

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Cute little mountain ants, apparently of some red carpenter variety

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Moss heads, Groham mountain

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View of the Beehive Mountain, Acadia national park

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A rare east coast white sand beach, Acadia national park

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A misty morning

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The view from the top of Gorham mountain

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People, like ants, from the top of Gorham mountain

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Proof that I did, in fact, ascend Gorham completely

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Goofy Picture

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The Maine Statehouse, oblique view

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The Maine Statehouse, from the front

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The Maine Statehouse, from the rear