Eventually we crossed scenic Vermont and New Hamphire and arrived in Dixfield, Maine, where we met Glen Tompkins and Lois Stevens for dinner. The next morning our hosts graciously offered to take us on a fall leaf tour of the Rangeley Lake area.
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Rangeley is a mountainous area of northeast Maine, near the Canadian border.
Numerous lakes dot the landscape. Moose are plentiful and an ever-present road hazard.
Our Maine hosts, Lois Stevens & Glenn Tompkins
Even with a cloudy sky, the fall colors take your breath away. However, the clouds contributed little to the quality of our pictures.
The next day we bid our hosts goodbye as we turned south with the seaport village of Kennebunkport as our goal.
Kennebunkport, once a fishing seaport, is now a tourist haven and the summer home of the super rich.
If you enjoy shopping, Kennebunkport is the place to be. Tourist shops line the quaint village streets.
Carriage Rides or Trolley Tours.
The village is built around a large marina.
Whale watching charters are easily found.
Carolyn and I love the rugged Maine coast.
The changing fall weather did not deter the surfers.
Unbelieveably large summer homes overlook the Atlantic Ocean.
President George Bush Sr's Kennebunkport summer home.
The Bush home sits alone at the end of a gated peninusla. Secret Service guards man the gate and patrol the nearby water.
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals, and others by their actions. ~Harold Nicolson~
Much of life can never be explained but only witnessed. ~Unknown~
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Your pictures are amazing, I am so happy to see them. I get alerted everytime Rangeley is mentioned on the web. Rhis is because my family is marketing some land around Round Pond there. If you know anyone who has fallen in love with Rangeley, this is the most unique and pristine location. www.roundpondme.com Best regards to you and everything looks great. mary
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