The most beautiful place on Earth
Yesterday evening, I dropped Eli off at a teammate’s home for the weekly Cross Country team potluck Spaghetti dinner. The house is on Appleton Ridge Road, which has some of the most stunning views in the area, so I took the scenic route home. Then today, on a quest for small halogen bulbs for our under counter kitchen lights, I took the back road–Barnestown to Gillette to Hope Roads to route 17. OH MY… I truly live in one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and this is the finest example of autumn in the decade we have called Maine home. Enjoy (and tell me you don’t want to grab paint and dye and play). Click on photos to view larger.:

on Hope Road in south Hope, Maine. Photo (c) Sarah Ann Smith. The colorful foreground is wild blueberry barrens. Rockport in the background.

From Hope Road in south Hope, Maine, looking back towards Gillette Road. I am pretty sure this is the back side of Ragged Mountain. Photo (c) Sarah Ann Smith

South Hope, Maine. There is a trail head near here and I keep promising myself I’m going to go hiking there. Maybe early this week as a treat?

Hatchet Mountain as seen from in front of the Hope General Store. Hope, Maine. Photo (c) Sarah Ann Smith
Sure wish I’d had my good camera with me, but thank heavens for the iPhone Camera!
October 18th, 2014 at 8:19 pm
Truly beautiful scenery !!!
October 18th, 2014 at 9:35 pm
What glorious colors…enjoy your hike!
October 19th, 2014 at 6:05 am
The color down this way is pretty good this year too!!! I would love to walk along some of the back roads, with my camera, but the cars think its a raceway… so nope not happening!!! But maybe a short drive today is in order anyway.
October 19th, 2014 at 8:16 am
Doesn’t it seem like the blueberry fields have turned red overnight? Just last week they were still brownish. I’ve been keeping an eye on them for another piece. Guess i need to take a road trip, I’m thinking Clarry Hill.
October 19th, 2014 at 10:32 am
Thank you-made my morning! Absolutely stunning and wish I were there now.
October 19th, 2014 at 4:24 pm
What beautiful scenes! I just admired Jeanne Marklin’s fall color on her blog and said our South Mississippi temps are fall-like but our hardwoods are still green, and of course the majority of our trees are pines. Thanks for sharing the pics with us all!
October 19th, 2014 at 5:15 pm
We are having lovely autumn colours here in Western Canada this year too. I miss the sumac and sugar maples though.
October 20th, 2014 at 7:43 am
Truly delightful scenery Sarah! Absolutely gorgeous!
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