Photo Opportunity
Jul 12, 2019 09:11:13 #
sb wrote:
Obviously, my comedy act still needs a lot of work 😄Linda, Linda, Linda.... one could ACCEPT that the coastline of Maine is 228 miles - but that is as the crow flies - not as the photographer walks or rides. You should know, the coastline of Maine, with all the tidal coves and peninsulas and islands, is almost 3500 miles! More than the coastline of California even!
So - you are correct, though, that his question is biting off a mouthful!
So - you are correct, though, that his question is biting off a mouthful!
To the OP: you mentioned "remote" lakes and animals. Look into hiring a Maine Guide to explore areas around Mount Katahdin and Baxter State Park:
http://www.maineguides.org/
Be sure you're out of the state before deer hunting season starts November 4. Also, you do not want to be anywhere near Acadia National Park or other popular destinations during autumn leaf-peeping if a wilderness experience is your goal.
Jul 12, 2019 09:32:04 #
Jul 12, 2019 10:25:30 #
Jekyll Island GA, Driftwood Beach. Look it up. A Niece of mine who lives in Jacksonville FL got married there. Was her 2nd Wedding so I did not go. Saw her Wedding Photos and kicked my ass for not going. Would have gone crazy taking photos.
Jul 12, 2019 11:25:18 #
Xanadu wrote:
Last week of September to mid October - fall foliage Maine, NH, VT and Adirondacks.
Why don’t you just Google the locations you’re going to? There’s a wealth of information on the internet. You could probably figure it out yourself in about an hour.
Jul 12, 2019 11:37:29 #
jaycoffman
Loc: San Diego
You are going to one of the most beautiful places you can go at the most beautiful time. Just be sure you have your reservations secured because it becomes a bit of a zoo at that time of year. But it's still worth it.
Jul 12, 2019 13:26:57 #
Hi I'm not sure where you will be landing but I live in the Poconos PA the landscape and some wildlife are vere good that time of year , we are about two hours west of Newyork city hope that helps. Ray
Jul 12, 2019 15:27:46 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
East Coast is a big area? can you narrow it down a bit? Personally we are heading to NH and Maine some time in that period, and probably to VA also.
Where are you planning to go in VA?
I live here.
Jul 12, 2019 19:55:12 #
billnikon wrote:
Sorry, and thanks for your response, but I was being snarky to the original OP in that she is doing the entire east coast and asked what to take pictures of, really too broad a request, it would take years to complete such a trip.
Still, Yellowstone! And Yosemite is nice too. And Zion. Grand Canyon. Glacier. Redwood. Sequoia. Arches. Canyonlands. Capitol Reef. The list goes on. All west of the Mississippi.
Jul 12, 2019 22:39:08 #
I am a driving photographer, mostly, which means I pick a route and generally follow it though I am perfectly willing to follow the GPS where it shows interesting side trips. To be honest, I think the place and way you go should be determined by what you want to see and what kind of photos you like.
For example, if you're not looking for only rural, or outdoors, or fall foliage colors, and you like a bit of variety, you might start in center city Philly, you could see a lot in two good days within a 5-6 sq mile area. Then you could head westerly toward Valley Forge and thence to Lancaster (Penns. Dutch Country) and on to Gettysburg (worth seeing even if you're not really interested in Civil War battlefields). This would be a 1.5 days at most of driving & could include stops. Then head up Rt 15 toward Harrisburg and follow it all the way into NY, where you could travel through the Finger Lakes area toward Rochester and then Niagara Falls (another 1-2 days at a leisurely pace). Then you could go around Lake Ontario along the North shore in Canada (take ID, it's needed now) and head east to the Atlantic following whatever meandering route you want, you'd end up near Portland Maine. This would be 2-3 days, but 4 might be better, again depending on how often and how long you stop. Basically, a week+ at a nice pace, with a TON of stuff to see and do, interesting city, upstate PA (in places it looks a lot like Germany, if you've been there), Great Lakes, Niagara Falls, cross the Appalachian Trail, old Forts, go to another country, and drive across the best of upper NY, the White Mountains and end up at the ocean. If you're up for more, another day would have you in Boston (I really like the Constitution), where you could spend a day or two, then fly back to where you came from. BTW, IMO, fresh Macintosh apples in the Fall are just exquisite and can't be had anywhere else at any time that they are as tasty and tangy.
And that's just one of several routes you could take that would put you in or near cities worth seeing and also out in some truly beautiful countryside. As for 'foliage,' I like New England in the Fall, but so does the rest of humanity, so I tend to avoid it during rush-weeks. Kind of like Cherry Blossoms in DC. If you go first thing on a Sunday and know where to park (most parking in DC is free on Sun), you can get decent morning pics before the rest of the world shows up.
Whatever you do, have a good time. It is a truly fantastic part of Earth.
Cheers
For example, if you're not looking for only rural, or outdoors, or fall foliage colors, and you like a bit of variety, you might start in center city Philly, you could see a lot in two good days within a 5-6 sq mile area. Then you could head westerly toward Valley Forge and thence to Lancaster (Penns. Dutch Country) and on to Gettysburg (worth seeing even if you're not really interested in Civil War battlefields). This would be a 1.5 days at most of driving & could include stops. Then head up Rt 15 toward Harrisburg and follow it all the way into NY, where you could travel through the Finger Lakes area toward Rochester and then Niagara Falls (another 1-2 days at a leisurely pace). Then you could go around Lake Ontario along the North shore in Canada (take ID, it's needed now) and head east to the Atlantic following whatever meandering route you want, you'd end up near Portland Maine. This would be 2-3 days, but 4 might be better, again depending on how often and how long you stop. Basically, a week+ at a nice pace, with a TON of stuff to see and do, interesting city, upstate PA (in places it looks a lot like Germany, if you've been there), Great Lakes, Niagara Falls, cross the Appalachian Trail, old Forts, go to another country, and drive across the best of upper NY, the White Mountains and end up at the ocean. If you're up for more, another day would have you in Boston (I really like the Constitution), where you could spend a day or two, then fly back to where you came from. BTW, IMO, fresh Macintosh apples in the Fall are just exquisite and can't be had anywhere else at any time that they are as tasty and tangy.
And that's just one of several routes you could take that would put you in or near cities worth seeing and also out in some truly beautiful countryside. As for 'foliage,' I like New England in the Fall, but so does the rest of humanity, so I tend to avoid it during rush-weeks. Kind of like Cherry Blossoms in DC. If you go first thing on a Sunday and know where to park (most parking in DC is free on Sun), you can get decent morning pics before the rest of the world shows up.
Whatever you do, have a good time. It is a truly fantastic part of Earth.
Cheers
Jul 12, 2019 23:09:17 #
tkeegan
Loc: North Texas
I was just in Desert Island / Barr Harbor / Acadia last week. I pulled my travel trailer and stayed in a campground a few miles outside Bar Harbor. l only intended to stay 2 days, but enjoyed it so much I stayed nearly a week. I spent several days in Acadia. So much to see and photograph. The weather cooperated and now I want to go back in the fall. It was very crowded though. I got up in time to be at the top of Cadillac Mountain by 5:00 AM to get sunrise photos over BH, and was dumbfounded by the crowds up there for the same reason. I agree also with an earlier post about the route between Conway NH and N Woodstock. I drove it also, although it was misty and cloudy at higher elevations. I camped a couple days at Covered Bridge Campground which is worth a stop too. Now I'm in the Oneida Lake area, getting ready to head back to Texas. I will be back though.
Jul 13, 2019 03:14:21 #
I can't offer much by way of recommendations for the where of it since we usually head south, but I will offer you a cautionary thought if it hasn't already been mentioned. Make your decision as early as possible concerning your itinerary and get reservations for whatever accommodations you'll need well in advance of your trip. We were talking to a nice lady in a roadside rest in South Carolina on our way to Tennesee one day in October a few years back. When I told her we were going to just stop wherever we landed and get a room, she said I was probably wrong about that. She mentioned it was "change of colors" and I thought is was some sort of military ceremony or something. Oh, how right she was. We were right at the peak of fall foliage. When we got to Kentucky about one in the morning having stopped at about fifty hotels we turned around and went back to Knoxville to get my ex-wife's dear aging aunt out of bed at three in the morning and begged for a place to sleep. Lesson learned.
Jul 13, 2019 10:03:02 #
Saw this on the web, click a date to see a prediction of fall foliage peaks in New England. https://newengland.com/seasons/fall/foliage/peak-fall-foliage-map/
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