>>
>> WE
>> WE ARE
>> WE ARE TOLD THAT THE WEATHER IS ACTUALLY GOING TO WARM UP.
WE ARE WAITING FOR THAT TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. IF IT EVER DOES HE WANT TO GET
OUTSIDE AND MAYBE GO FOR A SWIM
TO COOL OFF.
SHANNON BRIAN HAS BEEN GIVING
THIS SOME THOUGHT.
SHE IS FROM 4@FIT MAINE.COM.
SOUNDS PRETTY TERRIFIC TO ME.
>> WATCHERS, RIGHT?
>> YOU ARE THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST
THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. >> WEATHER TURNS IN MY FAVOR A
LOT, I CAN'T COMPLAIN TOO MUCH.
I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS SUMMER
WILL BE WARM ENOUGH THAT YOU
WILL WANT TO JUMP INTO A
SWIMMING HOLE.
SWIMMING HOLE. ESPECIALLY AFTER A GREAT
PHENOTYPE.
PHENOTYPE. >> FIRST LET'S GET TO IT, WE
WILL START WITH SWAN ISLAND IN
RICHMOND4@4@4@.
RICHMOND4@4@4@. >> I LOVE THE SPOT BECAUSE SWAN
ISLAND IS NOT ALL THAT FAR OFF
THE COAST OF RICHMOND.
BUT ONCE YOU GET OUT THERE, IT
FEELS WONDERFULLY FARAWAY.
IT IS FAIRLY FLAT SO YOU CAN
BRING A MOUNTAIN BIKE, YOU CAN
WALK THE TRAILS, THEY HAVE A
COOL LOOKOUT TOWER THAT YOU CAN
CHECK OUT.
CHECK OUT. IT IS A VERY FAMILY 4@FRIENDLY
PLACE TO HIKE BUT ALSO YOU CAN
CAMP OUT THERE AND THEY HAVE
KAYAKS TO RENT SO YOU CAN MAKE
IT A 4@WHOLE THING OR YOU CAN D
A HIKE, JUMP IN THE WATER, COOL
OFF, IT IS A REALLY FUN DAY
TRIP.
TRIP.
TRIP. >>
TRIP. >> NEXT UP WE ARE GOING TO
EVANS NOT IN THE WHITE MOUNTAIN@
, FOR BLUEBERRY MOUNTAIN AND
RATTLESNAKE POOL.
RATTLESNAKE POOL. >> SOUNDS SCARY, DON'T LET THE
NAME OF THE POOL SCARE YOU OFF,
THIS ONE IF YOU HAVE EVER SEEN
A PICTURE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
THERE NO, RATTLESNAKE POOL IS
SO INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL, IT IS
LIKE THIS EMERALD GREEN, IS A
MYSTICAL MAGICAL KIND OF COLOR.
IT IS COLD AS4@ ALL GET OUT FOR
THE RECORD, I CAN USUALLY ONLY
GET AN 4@ANKLE DEEP.4@
BUT BLUEBERRY MOUNTAIN IS A
WONDERFUL HIKE AGAIN, IT IS
BEAUTIFULLY SCENIC AND YOU CAN
DO THE WHOLE LOOP AND THEN HIT
RATTLESNAKE POOL AT THE END TO
COOL OFF OR YOU CAN JUST KIND
OF GO STRAIGHT FROM THE PARKING
TO THE POOL AND GO STRAIGHT TO
THE DIPPING.
THE DIPPING. IF YOU DON'T MIND FREEZING OR
COLD WATER, THAT IS 4@VERY4@
PRETTY.
PRETTY.
PRETTY. >> ONTO THE COAST WE GO, TO
PITTSBURGH, MORSE 4@MOUNTAIN AN
SEWALL BEACH,4@ THIS IS A VERY
POPULAR ONE FOR 4@VERY GOOD
REASON.
REASON.
REASON. >> IT IS A COUPLE OF MILES
HIKE, BUT MOSTLY, PAVED OR
GRAVEL.
GRAVEL.
GRAVEL. AGAIN, VERY ACCESSIBLE, FAMILY-
FRIENDLY.
FRIENDLY.
FRIENDLY. YOU DO THIS HIKE, YOU GET TO
THE TOP OF MORSE MOUNTAIN,
WHICH IS WONDERFULLY SCENIC AND
AGAIN, AND ACCESSIBLE HIKE.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE GOING
VERTICAL FOR THIS ONE.
A BEAUTIFUL VIEW AND YOU GET
OUT TO THE STUNNING BEACH, THAT
IS PRETTY EASY-GOING, AND I
JUST WENT THERE THIS SPRING FOR
THE FIRST TIME, AND IT IS
GORGEOUS.4@
GORGEOUS.4@ TIPS THOUGH, IT 4@IS POPULAR.
PARKING IS LIMITED.
YOU WILL WANT TO GET THERE
EARLY IN THE MORNING IF YOU
WANT TO GO.
>> YOU JUST GAVE IT THREE
STUNNING'S.
STUNNING'S. >> DID I SAY STUNNING A LOT?
SORRY.
SORRY.
SORRY. >>4@ UP NEXT, WE ARE GOING FOR
TUMBLEDOWN MOUNTAIN, WHICH IS
EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE.
EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE. >> A CLASSIC AS YOU KNOW, VERY
POPULAR FOR A GOOD REASON.
IT IS A MOUNTAIN WITH A POND AT
THE TOP WHICH IS SUPER COOL.4@
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WHO GO
FLYFISHING UP THERE.
THEY BRING THE RODS UP AND HANG
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. I
OUT. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE HIKE IN
THEIR SWIMSUITS BECAUSE THEY
ARE PREPARED TO GO FOR A DIP AT
THE SUMMIT.4@4@
THE SUMMIT.4@4@ THERE ARE TWO TRAIL OPTIONS.
BOTH OF THEM ARE MODERATE TO
CHALLENGING.
CHALLENGING. ONE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. THE LOOP TRAIL HAS AN AREA
CALLED FAT MAN'S MISERY.
I WILL LEAVE IT AT 4@THAT. 4@4@
THE BROOK TRAIL IS ALSO VERY
ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE AND YOU
GET UP TO THE TOP AND THERE IS
A POND.
A POND.
A POND. YOU SWEAT 4@AND HIKE AND DIP.
>> PERFECT!
>> PERFECT! >> AND SANFORD, NOW SOME WAY
NORTH AND INDIANS LASTLY.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE 4@ABOUT THIS
ATTRACTION?
ATTRACTION? >> AGAIN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT4@
SANFORD RIVERWALK OR WHATEVER,
IT GOES THROUGH SOME SEMI-URBAN
AREAS AND IN AREAS THAT KIND OF
DIP INTO THE WOODS AND FEEL
VERY LIKE A GETAWAY, AND YOU
CAN DO AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AS
YOU WANT BECAUSE THERE IS
PARKING AREAS ALONG THE TRAIL
SO YOU CAN WALK HALF A MILE OR
YOU CAN WALK FOR MILES IF YOU
WANT.
WANT.
WANT. AND
WANT. AND GET INTO THE WOODS A LITTLE
BIT OF A FEEL BUT THEN THIS
AREA IS A COOL POPULAR LOCAL
SWIMMING HOLE, 4@VERY NEAT.
THERE ARE BIG BOULDERS THAT YOU
CAN WATCH PEOPLE JUMP OFF OF.
IF YOU ARE NOT THE DEATH-
DEFYING ACTS KIND OF PERSON 4@
LIKE ME, I CAN WAIT FROM THE
SIDE AND WATCH THE PEOPLE.
>> I TAKE PHOTOS, I DON'T DO
THE JUMPING SO MUCH.
>>4@4@ ONE LAST OUTING, ECHO LA
STATE PARK IN NORTH CONLEY.
>> ANOTHER GREAT ONE.
ANOTHER GREAT.
ANOTHER GREAT. IT IS A STATE PARK SO THERE IS
A SMALL FOUR DOLLARS FOR ADULTS
FEE TO GET IN, BUT ONCE YOU'RE
IN THERE, YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
BEACH AND AND 4@ACCESSIBLE
PARKING AREA AND THEN A COUPLE
REALLY PRETTY 4@TRAIL OPTIONS.
WHITEHORSE LEDGES A FAVORITE OF
MINE, YOU CAN GO AND HIKE THAT,
WHEN YOU'RE UP TOP ON WHITE OR
SLEDGE, YOU CAN LOOK DOWN AT
THE LAKE AND YOU CAN LOOP ALL
THE WAY BACK AROUND AND THEN 4@
FOR A SWIM.
>> YOU HAVE CERTAINLY DONE YOUR
HOMEWORK.
HOMEWORK.
HOMEWORK. >> I LIKE 4@THE SWIMMING AND
BIKING.
BIKING.
BIKING. I
BIKING. I THINK TH4@EY ARE A 4@GREAT PA
>> THEY GO TOGETHER VERY WELL.4
>> PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY OF
THE OUTDOOR WORLD.
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