Paddle boars await paddlers at Douthat State Park.
The captions below each slide are Howard Jr.'s commentary. Some of the longer ones run into the next caption.
Paddle boars await paddlers at Douthat State Park.
Howie and Mark prepare to launch.
Lake Douthat. Our campsite was at the far end.
From the paddleboat, we catch the waterside camp sites. Ours was in from these across the road.
Beside lakeside sites, the sites were well spaced and not crowded as is so often the case in commercial campgrounds.
Howie on horseback. I had to turn and lean over my saddle, so caught the flank of my horse in the picture.
Douthat’s dam.
The dam, the lake, woods, and mountains. A beautiful setting is Douthat State Park.
The stream that exits from Douthat’s lake.
We are set up in Fairystone State Park.
Fourteen candles for Cindy’s birthday.
Cindy in the seat of honor for the day.
Lighting candles on the cake.
Blowing out candles for a wish.
Opening the birthday card.
Admiring her present.
Access road to Pine Point Beach Maine and the islands off Prouts Neck. To the right over the grass can be seen the Biddeford Pool…
…lighthouse.
An early morning picture – the east is to the left – Prouts Neck and the islands.
Looking “down” the beach towards Old Orchard.
Eloise and Mark on the deck of the cottage.
Clam flats at low tide. The boats indicate the tide is coming in. Anchored at the bow, the sterns point the direction of … (a).
Looking in the other direction, east, towards the point. Building in the center is a fisherman’s co-op selling lobster, … (b)
The tide approaches.
The tide comes, and the tide goes – the bows point upstream and their sterns down as the tide goes out.
(a) … the tide. The moorings are “up river” this year as dredging was taking place to the right of this picture
(b) … and also has a snack shop facing the river. Sign on flats to left indicate the flats are closed to clamming.