Wolfe's Neck State Park - May 28, 2010

Well, this is Friday and a shutdown day at work. This means that I have an extra long weekend to fit in all the fun activities that I can make possible. The sun is out so the weather is just fantastic! Wolfe's Neck State Park in Freeport is my next adventure.


I was slow moving this morning but I packed my necessities for the trip to Freeport. With the camera loaded with Kodak 400 film, I ventured down the road to Gardiner and Freeport. As Wolfe's Neck State Park was another new location for me, I had to take my MapQuest directions so that I would not get lost. However, I found out that MapQuest will only take you so far because I can certainly get lose my way if I am lost in thought. The road down to this state park is winding. I wondered why I was driving over a dirt road. Well, let me just say that I went right by the state park sign to go into the state park. Lovely homes were seen along the route to the end of this road. After turning around, I finally found the sign and drove into the small parking lot.


As I did not have a map of the area, I wandered around until I found the map. With the directions in hand, I wandered back up to the first parking lot where my car was located and took the trail that lead to the shore. The trail was easy enough to maneuver. Photograph 1 is what I saw leading down to the water's edge. Oh my! What a spectacular view! At the foot of the trail, I finally landed on the water's edge to see a calm body of water in front of me. Two people were sitting on some rocks at the foot of the trail. I wandered over to another set of rocks and just sat there admiring the view. Oh, it is so peaceful here. I can see why people come. You could sit here for hours on end. Photographs 2 and 4, 7 and 8 shows a close-up of the rocks. Photographs 3, 5 and 6 shows the view from these same rocks as I am admiring the breathtaking views.


After sitting for quite awhile, I ventured off down the trail back to the road. As I slowly meandered back to the main road, I spotted a fallen tree shown in Photographs 9 and 10. I had to cross a wooden bridge to continue the venture back as depicted in Photograph 11. As I came back to the parking lot, I shot the view back down the shore trail as shown in Photograph 12.

The next stop was the picnic area near some of the trails around the parameter. Of course, I moved my car closer to where I was going as I was still getting my bearings for the day. Photograph 13 shows the entrance to that area. The entrance to this area opens up to a place of solitude for today anyway. There were no people around this area. They were most likely hiking the trails. However, I captured the solitude as shown in Photographs 14 and 15 before I wandered down one of the trails only a short distance to take in the magnificient view. It is breathtaking. I am so glad that I came here. Peace and tranquility can be a good thing.

On my way back to the parking lot, I wandered through a little pavilion with many picnic tables and then back out from where I came. A long wooden bench was sitting just waiting for someone to come along and rest their weary feet before proceeding further. Photograph 16 depicts this long wooden beanch.


Around 12:30 p.m., I headed back towards home. It was a great day. As I drive back, I wonder what my next adventure will be in the future. I guess I will just have to wait and see what moves me. There are so many more places to go. Stay tuned!