Friday, March 28, 2025

Photos from the Mountains

     Hi everyone. Happy end of the week. We're in the wind down of March. And the snow that fell this past Monday at my house is gone-😀 😀😀 Hopefully, that will be it for this year. 🤞

     I know everyone is probably sick of winter scenes, but I have a few photos from my trip last weekend up to the mountains of western Maine. The day of my brother's wedding the hubby and I took a  morning drive (since the wedding wasn't until later in the day) over to the Rangely Lakes area.  We actually had visited this area several years back, but it was really the only  place close enough to drive  from the ski resort where the wedding was and where we were staying. We did have to be back in time to dress for and get to the wedding.

    I'll be linking  this post up to Nicole's Friday Face Off and also to Gillena's Friday Lunch Break.


   As we drove up in elevation towards a place called the Point of Land, we discovered the rain every place else had  the day before had  actually been  snow here. Not a lot, maybe 2-3 inches.  It might look wintery, but the views were gorgeous.



     As we drove higher in elevation, there was even snow still on the trees.


    And as we drove even higher in elevation, we could see that the road had not been plowed. But it wasn't like there was too much snow or no tracks to make an immediate turn around.






    And here's a few faces for Nicole's Friday Face Off.   First here is my husband who didn't get out of the car when I stopped at a scenic view to take some photos.


    And besides having to stop for a Rough Grouse who was sitting in the road (and who moved too quickly for me to photograph once we had stopped), we also had to stop for some deer.



     But we didn't see any moose, and this area is full of them. I guess that is good or bad depending on how you look at it. 

      Have a wonderful rest of your day and start to the weekend.



    






21 comments:

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Great to be able to take advantage of the attractions of the area before the wedding. A Ruffed Grouse on the road must have been delightful, as were the deer. Still lots of snow in the high areas. All the best - David

Tom said...

...Erika, thanks for taking me along on your winter driving adventure. The sights were fabulous.

hels said...

I hope every driver stops for the moose on the road. If a car hits one, the injuries would be truly horrible.

kathyinozarks said...

Good morning Friday-I enjoy your photos

Jeanie said...

I love seeing deer cross the road -- as long as they are far enough ahead I don't have to worry about them! I'm so ready for spring!

CJ Kennedy said...

The mountain views are nice. The snow is not. I'd rather be by the ocean. Enjoy today and stay dry over the weekend.

Angie's Recipes said...

Had to laugh at your hubby's silly picture :-)) I have never seen a moose in my life. I would be disappointed if I didn't see one when I visited the place.

sirkkis said...

A week ago we had here the same kind of views, but then came warm weather and snow is gone 👍🏼and it's coming warmer and warmer 😃
Thanks for sharing your great photos and have a great upcoming weekend 😀 😘

Christine said...

Interesting on the fishing frenzy.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Exquisite scenery! And your husband looks like quite a card!

Carola Bartz said...

How lovely that you were able to see some of the sights before the wedding, Erika. It does look beautiful. When we were in Maine almost 20 years ago, we saw LOTS of moose - mainly in the Baxter State Park area, along the Golden Road and around Moosehead Lake. That was in the summer though, I don't know how easy it is to see them in the winter. Anyway, it looks like you had a beautiful outing - and your husband made me laugh with his funny face. Have a good weekend, hugs - Carola

DVArtist said...

I'm not sick of the winter scenes. As long as it is not in my back yard. LOL It's beautiful there. Thank you for sharing with FFO and have a nice weekend.

Gillena Cox said...

Some nice ones
Happy you linked to Art For Fun Friday

Much♡love

carol l mckenna said...

Beautiful winter scene photos ~ love the deer ~ thanks,

Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Lowcarb team member said...

Your husbands photograph made me smile and lovely to see the deer.

Enjoy your weekend.

All the best Jan

Elkes Lebensglück said...

Great photos!!!
Good weekend, hugs Elke

Gene Black said...

Fun photos. Have a great weekend

https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com said...

Gorgeous wintery scenes.

ashok said...

Wonderful photos

Shari Burke said...

Gorgeous! I used to work with someone at the food bank who used to live or regularly visit the Rangeley area--I can't remember which now. We lived in Maine for 4 years and never saw a moose there, so we had to content ourselves with memories of Alaska moose. :-)

Beatrice P. Boyd said...

Nice that you were able to go on a s cenic drive before the wedding and it really did look quite wintry, Erika. We were predicted to get some light snow this weekend, but so far it's only been a miserable rainy day, but then the weekend isn't over yet.