ADVENTURE POSTS

July 27, 2025, 4:00 AM - Jenkin's Beach, Dedham, Maine with destination of Cadillac Summit, Mount Desert Island from the Cadillac North Ridge Trail, Acadia National Park, Maine by Charles Rankin Introduction I woke up early from Jenkin's Beach and headed out around 4:00 AM with the goal to make it at least 1/2 way up the Cadillac Mountain North Ridge Trail by around 5:15 AM for the sunrise. My black Yeti coffee mug in hand with some good coffee, a gift from my adventurous da

August 9, 2024, 9:00 AM - Jenkin's Beach, Dedham, Maine with destination of Machiasport, Maine by Charles Rankin Introduction Aurora Trails had learned about 3,000-year-old indigenous petroglyphs one morning while at Green Lake. It was going to be a rainy day at camp so perfect for a Jeep adventure to Machiasport in search of the petroglyphs and to explore far Eastern Maine. We learned that the petroglyphs were sacred among the Passamaquoddy people and also may be hidden fro

April 8, 2024, 2:00 PM - Connecticut to Little Sebago Lake, north of Portland, Maine then a mountain ride to Mount Washington across the Kancamagus Highway over a weekend with an Epic total Solar Eclipse in Rangeley, Maine by Charles Rankin Introduction I got the instant message from Jamie on February 27, 2024. "Hey do you want to go to see the total Eclipse in Maine on April 8th?". This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I have only seen an eclipse in movies and vide