The International Cryptozoology Museum & Other Random Sights of Portland Maine
An evening out in Old Orchard Beach results in an adventure to find Bigfoot the next day…
Author: Theophanes Avery
Theophanes Avery is a whimsical travel blogger that is hopelessly in love with New England and all it's weird places, people, and things. Besides running way too many blogs they are the author of three books, at least one of them good, and they also enjoy raising aquarium fish in Walsted tanks, sculpting, Sharpie doodling, knitting, tattooing leather, homesteading, and whatever other hobby tickles their raging ADD. Less fortunately they are a hopelessly impoverished spoonie yelling to the world, "WE NEED MORE COMMUNITY!" but alas no one's listening. Make sure to find them on the FaceBook. They love new oddball friends. Fly the freak flag high my darlings!
Madawaska Bog – Palmyra Maine
An ill-kept trail aside the road leads me into wetlands and bear country…
More Whimsy as I get Lost in the Woods Again – Rindge NH
This entry is a little different than most. It’s not an advertisement for some great place to go it’s more just a story about getting lost in the woods and finding myself both physically, and perhaps more metaphorically as well, through only the most ridiculous of means. I must admit I haven’t been taking the greatest care of… Continue reading More Whimsy as I get Lost in the Woods Again – Rindge NH
Way Too Eventful Covered Bridge Tour -Swanzey NH
Apparently New Hampshire is LOADED with covered bridges – forty-three are registered as historical landmarks and when I found out Swanzey had three all to itself I decided why not go on a day tour and see all three… Sounded like a pleasant little trip and the weather was nice. I got up early just… Continue reading Way Too Eventful Covered Bridge Tour -Swanzey NH
Progress Continues on Daisy the Catching Marbles Art Car…
I haven’t driven Daisy much lately. She’s in need of a few repairs I am saving up for so I have been only using her for local errands while borrowing other cars to go on my adventures. This is slightly distressing. I love Daisy! But today I took her all the way to Keene and… Continue reading Progress Continues on Daisy the Catching Marbles Art Car…
Rumford Falls & Paul Bunyan Statue – Rumford Maine
To end one day’s worth of chasing waterfalls I drove up to Rumford falls just as it was starting to get a bit dark. I hadn’t realized this was also the location of another one of the things on my list of roadside attractions – a giant Paul Bunyan statue complete with Babe the big… Continue reading Rumford Falls & Paul Bunyan Statue – Rumford Maine
Screw Auger Falls – Grafton Notch State Park Maine
Screw Auger Falls was another one of the waterfalls listed on the Ultimate Maine Waterfall Tour and it was the next on my list, even though by now it was getting late in the day. As usual I did no research and had no idea what I was driving into… which ended up being… Continue reading Screw Auger Falls – Grafton Notch State Park Maine
Artist’s Covered Bridge – Bethel Maine
While I was driving to Screw Auger Falls I came across a sign reading “covered bridge” that I decided to follow for a fun little detour. It brought me deep into the woods to a beautiful bridge that is either called The Sunday River Bridge or the Artist’s Covered Bridge depending who you ask, although… Continue reading Artist’s Covered Bridge – Bethel Maine
Snow Falls – West Paris Maine
So after taking that little detour to Fort Edgecomb I continued driving to my actual destination – Snow Falls in West Paris Maine. The funny thing about waterfalls, hiking trails, covered bridges, and other fun roadside attractions is that they don’t have an actual address. I had no idea how hard this one was going… Continue reading Snow Falls – West Paris Maine
Fort Edgecomb – Edgecomb Maine
For this trip I had brought my mother and her friend up to Maine so we could attempt the Waterfall Tour but things didn’t really go as planned. For one my GPS thought it’d be hilarious bring me two hours out of my way and dump me in Booth Bay. Booth Bay?! This was the coast… Continue reading Fort Edgecomb – Edgecomb Maine