It wasn't long after leaving New Hampshire that we joined Glen and Neil, crossing into Maine. Both have volunteered to be our expert tour guides.
Rumford, Maine was beautiful in full fall color!
Mexico and Peru are two small towns near Rumford.
A very special thanks to Glen, who opened his home for us and showed us his generous hospitality. Both Glen and Neil helped us make wonderful memories that will last a lifetime.
The closest we came to an actual moose was the town statue.
Rumor has it Glen has a very special relationship with this moose... ;>)
Logging and paper mills make up most of the industry in this area, hence the significance of the Paul Bunyon statue.
Glen and Neil took us into the White and Appalachian Mountains, near Rangeley and Sugarloaf, to see the beautiful fall foliage. Maine has 711 mountains over 1,000 feet high. 
A beautiful, isolated, mountain cabin.
Snapshots don't begin to do the colors justice!
The Rangeley Lakes Region of North Western Maine.
The winter economy consists mostly of mountain skiing and snowmobiling.
We stopped for lunch. This is the view we had from our restaurant table.
Vibrant Foliage!
We also made a stop at the Stanley Steamer Museum in Kingsfield, ME.
The Wire Bridge in New Portland, ME was beautiful surrounded by the brilliant fall colors. The Wire Suspension Bridge spanning the Carrabassett River in New Portland is a unique structure, the only survivor of four such bridges built in Maine in the 1800's and probably the only such bridge still standing in the US.
Glen and Neil, mid-bridge.
Carolyn and Glen testing the bridge.
Carolyn and I would both like to extend a very special thanks to Susan, Neil's wife, for her warmth and hospitality. Susan and Neil graciously hosted a fresh lobster roll dinner at their home for us. While there, we discovered what an amazingly talented artist and photographer she is. We were also truly entertained by her gracious personality and wonderful sense of humor.
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Problems are only opportunities in work clothes. ~Henry J. Kaiser~
The Park and 
After a long, heavy traffic, two lane ride north through PA, we spent the night in 
Farther north, and still in the 
Leaving the Hudson River Valley, we jumped on I-90 East, crossing into western 
A late afternoon break at a roadside fruit and vegetable stand, near the Vermont / New Hampshire border. They had 
The same covered bridge viewed from NH, looking back at Windsor, Vermont. (The sign says "Walk your horses or pay a two dollar fine.")
