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Sunrise in a Winter Wonderland

on January 05, 2014

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Burnt Meadow Pond - Brownfield, Maine

Out in Brownfield, there isn't really a whole lot. A few ponds, a few mountains, pretty much no cell phone signal, and some dirt roads. What they lack of, they make up for with plenty of trails and bugs and fishing opportunities. We've hiked Burnt Meadow Mountain before, and this time we decided to drop into Burnt Meadow Pond to see how the fishing really is. The pond literally sits in the afternoon shadows of the mountain, directly beneath it and absorbing all the runoff. The water itself was crystal clear and very cold, with some really deep spots and some really shallow spots. It's no wonder the it's filled with such a variety of fish: brown and brook trout, large and smallmouth bass, white and yellow perch, pickerel, minnows, shiners, suckers, hornpout, eels and sunfish. The warmest of warmwater species to the coldest of coldwater species! Sidenote: I have to tell you, there is nothing I love more than to back the truck down a boat ramp, have the boy and I grab

Swan Pond/Swan Creek - Goodwin's Mills, Maine

The Goodwins Mills area is a small community - so small you might miss it if you blink driving along Rt 35 headed towards Afred or Kennebunk. Located half in Dayton, half in Lyman, the area has rich history of being great for farming and having two sawmills in the area - one on Kennebunk Pond, the other on Swan Pond. From what I found, the mill at Swan's Pond was built in 1782 and contained a sawmill and gristmill, and the building and damn still stand there today. We took advantage of the deep water to try some fishing but it was still too early in the season and the fish were very timid - you could see them zinging along the surface but a seen fish will rarely ever bite.

Peaks Island Hike n Bike trip

The Peaks Island trail loop. We did this back in 2009 and it was one of my first blogs , and a totally enjoyable trip. Right up until the Monkey decided he wanted to turn around and go back when he saw the hill we needed to climb. With this in my back pocket, it was determined we would start backwards this time, and with much more time planned. We made it to the Ferry terminal at 10:00, and even found parking in the parking garage. Note to self - the height of the garage is 6'5" until you get to the top floor, where is turns to 6'. I thought I was going to have a heart attack before we got to our parking spot. There is an elevator that let us haul the bike to the bottom floor, where we went straight to the ticket booth and bought an Adult, Child and Child bike ticket for $14.80. From there, we hustled onto the 10:15 ferry. We landed on the island at 10:30 and started up the hill and to the left onto Island Avenue. From there, we ventured the four mile trek on our own ti

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