Unique Point

Whilst on the Blue Hill peninsula, we decided to explore Harriman Point Preserve before heading home, and boy, are we glad we did; it's a treasure trove of beauty. The 138 acre preserve is managed by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, which allows hunting ...

It was a magical, mossy walk through coastal forest before reaching the peninsula, which opens out onto almost 2 miles of unspoiled beaches. We were bothered by a few biting bugs along this walk, even in October, and it was the only buggy place during this trip - I can only imagine how torturous it must be in summer!

The coastline was beautiful - undeveloped, with natural rock and shell expanses as far as the eye could see, with unobstructed views of the island and bays around. It felt so remote, and we had it all to ourselves (mostly)!

The large sponge on the bottom right of this picture fascinated me

One can follow the coastal forest edge along this section to get all the way around the point

Low tide exposed a lot of little islands

Crescent shaped beach

It was magnificent, soul-quenching scenery, to be enjoyed leisurely - incredibly serene and picturesque. But as can be seen, the sun was getting low in the sky at this point and the walk back to the parking area had to happen at a brisk pace, before tripping home in the dark became a reality.

The gold rock looks like the frog prince's golden ball

The golden light of day's end was getting weaker as we turned away from the coast but still the woods glowed!

Beard lichen draped along tree limbs, catching the light

A most exquisitely scenic bog!

But not a moose to be seen!