Moxie Falls

Monday July 5th was the best day of the long Holiday weekend.  We didn't have anything planned but we need to get out of the house.  Canaan needed new sneakers so we looked at what we could do near a New Balance outlet and decided on Moxie Falls.  The bigs haven't been since 2012, we went a few years ago, maybe five.  

We headed north and it was a nice drive all the way to the Forks.  The parking area was pretty empty when we got there.  After bug spraying up we hit the trail!

The weather was gorgeous!  It's a 3/4 of a mile hike in, and out of course, to the falls.  It's a well groomed trail that near the falls has wooden stairs and platforms leading down.  You can hike down to the bottom of the falls, but the hike up isn't worth it.  

There are areas along the top of the falls that you can walk down to.  Addison put her feet in the water and Canaan and I skipped some stones.  It was really nice.  On the walk out we passed a lot of people coming, and some really big groups too!  Back at the trail head the parking area was packed!

We headed down to Berry's General Store, the plan was to get some sandwiches and go to the rest area and eat them at the picnic tables and Canaan and I could cast a line in the Kennebec River just up from where it meets Dead River.  However, Berry's lunch counter was closed so instead we just grabbed some beverages.  They recommended Northern Outdoors for lunch.

Northern Outdoors is a hotel, cabins, brewery, restaurant, that also offers outing adventures like whitewater rafting.  We got seated outside under and umbrella, so we were in the shade at a nice table and as I said the weather was perfect.  After we ordered the kids and I played some games in the game room.  Pinball, air hockey, racing game, and crane games.  It was fun!  Both Addison and Wesley played pinball for the first time ever.  I honestly can't believe Addison had never played pinball before!

It was expensive, but the food was excellent!  We all really enjoyed out meals and left happy.  Canaan and I had a burger, I passed on the bun, Addison poutine, Wesley chicken tenders with french fries for $6 (that's how he ordered) and Kate a spinach and blueberry salad with grilled chicken.

On the way south we stopped at a 45th parallel marker that doesn't list it as one, it just says it's halfway between the North Pole and the Equator, which is the 45th parallel.  Kate and I like to check these out.  We've seen them in two countries even!

Next stop was at the Robbins Hill Scenic Overlook in Solon, it's pretty good.  What I really wanted was to take a picture of this sign about entering the Old Canada Road Scenic Byway, but there wasn't a safe place to pull over.

We got an ice cream at Gifford's in Skowhegan, and concluded the trip stopping at New Balance and picking up Canaan a pair of sneakers.  

It was a really fun day and it was nice to get out after a rainy Fourth of July weekend.

Until Next Time!