{"id":1924,"date":"2016-08-22T16:40:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2016-08-22T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:41:09","slug":"a-short-trip-to-camden-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/a-short-trip-to-camden-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short Trip to Camden, Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, it dawned on me, that this incredible summer was going to end… Labor Day weekend is in two weeks! On Saturday it was sunny, a continuation of the incredible weather we have had, \u00a0and I decided a trip out was in order! Leaving Spot at home, as it was too hot in a car for him, I headed toward Camden. I wanted to go up Mt. Battie.<\/p>\n

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Mt. Battie, Camden, Maine
Picture courtesy of vickidoudera.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mt. Battie is part of the Camden Hills, which is a state park of 5,700 acres, with 30 miles of trails. It rises 800 feet above the town of Camden. In the picture above Mt. Battie is the left hand hill, that is part of Mt.\u00a0\u00a0Megunticook, to the right and behind it.<\/p>\n

One can hike up to the top of Mt. Battie, or drive up. I drove. \u00a0For me, Mt. Battie is about the view. I love it!<\/p>\n

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\"View
View from Mt. Battie, Camden, Maine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On a clear day, from the summit, one can see, it seems, practically forever.
\nUp there it is about earth, sky, sea, wind, sun, and clouds.<\/p>\n

\"Looking
Looking up the coast from Mt. Battie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking north, across Penobscot Bay, one can clearly see Blue Hill on the horizon.
\nAnd following the horizon to the right, one can see the two mountains that form
\nwhat is know as the Sleeping Giant on Mt. Desert Island, one of which is Cadillac Mountain.<\/p>\n

\"Looking
Looking South from Mt. Battie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Looking south, past Camden Harbor, one can see all the way to Owls Head.<\/p>\n

\"Looking
Looking out over Camden Harbor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Camden Harbor is filled with boats.<\/p>\n

\"Boats,
Boats, boats, boats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"A
A Schooner Heads South<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A Sailboat and Lobster Boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you do go to Camden, take time to go up Mt. Battie-
\nget a sandwich in town,
\ndrive or hike up,
\nand enjoy!<\/p>\n

\"Camden,
Camden, Maine with Mt. Battie in the Background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Camden, in the summer, is full of boats and people.<\/p>\n

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Everywhere one looks there are boats, masts, and sails!<\/p>\n

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One can go out for a day cruise on a windjammer.<\/p>\n

\"Windjammers
Windjammers in Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Or go out for a longer cruise.
\nThose above are in for the day,
\nto get new supplies.<\/p>\n

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Power boats and sail boats move through the
\ninner harbor at wake speed-
\nan ever changing parade!<\/p>\n

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The boat with the tan bark sail was being paddled out!<\/p>\n

The harbor, on the weekends, is filled with color, sound, motion,
\nand interest!<\/p>\n

If you come to the mid-coast of Maine-
\ntake time to see our coastal towns,
\nand enjoy the out of doors as well!<\/p>\n

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So, it dawned on me, that this incredible summer was going to end… Labor Day weekend is in two weeks! On Saturday it was sunny, a continuation of the incredible weather we have had, \u00a0and I decided a trip out was in order! Leaving Spot at home, as it was too hot in a car … Continue reading A Short Trip to Camden, Maine<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1944,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1924\/revisions\/1944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brickhousefabrics.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}