Fri
Oct 19 2007
08:22 pm
Where's Bubba?
By: R. Neal

Y'all may have noticed that we've been MIA for a while. We've been on a road trip and are on our way back to Tennessee. Here's a view of one place we visited. Anyone recognize it? (Click image for larger view).

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WhitesCreek's picture

Where ever it is, I'm

Submitted by WhitesCreek on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 8:29pm.

Where ever it is, I'm jealous. I want to kayak around those islands and surf the ferry wake.

I'll bet there's fish cakes for breakfast in the area.

Andy Axel's picture

Far enough north for trees

Submitted by Andy Axel on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 8:49pm.

Far enough north for trees to be changing, but cruise trip action and golf course in the foreground.

Fall lasts for about two weeks in AK, and somewhere around the first of September.

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R. Neal's picture

Heh. Not quite THAT long of

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 8:45pm.

Heh. Not quite THAT long of a road trip, Metulj.

(Hint: Elevation of photo vantage point about 1500 feet. The cruise ship is about three miles away as the crow flies. If anyone didn't notice, those little dots on the land in front of the cruise ship are a town. Cruise ships are pretty massive.)

Mello's picture

eh?

Submitted by Mello on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 9:11pm.

Nova Scotia, eh?

fletch's picture

Well it's obvious from the

Submitted by fletch on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 9:18pm.

Well it's obvious from the name of the jpg file this is Octpano2, CT.
Seriously, it's baffling with Fall colors, a cruise ship, and the distant landmass looks desert-like.

R. Neal's picture

Mello is close, but a border

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 9:35pm.

Mello is close, but a border too far. Fletch, I think, is closest with his cryptic comment about desert-like.

It's the view of Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia NP on Mount Desert Island in Maine. A pretty spectacular view of which this photo can't do justice.

Mello's picture

I thought I saw a Canadian

Submitted by Mello on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 9:49pm.

I thought I saw a Canadian flag on the ship!

Carole Borges's picture

Ah! I can almost smell the delicious ocean smell...

Submitted by Carole Borges on Fri, 2007/10/19 - 10:35pm.

Hey, it's not very fair to tease us in the middle of this dreadful drought. Isn't the air up there a true elixir? Pine trees and a sapphire blue ocean full of clean water--argh! I can't wait to go home to Western Massachusetts for an old-fashioned Christmas in the foothills of the Berkshires.

But then of course I will also be glad to be back here. I'm very fond of Knoxville.

R. Neal's picture

Carole, all of NE is pretty

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 8:45am.

Carole, all of NE is pretty awesome. We especially liked Vermont (where we didn't spend enough time) and Maine.

By the time we got to Cape Cod they had rolled up the sidewalks for the season and the fog and cold and rain had rolled in. Looks like a fun place for the summer, though, except I bet it's crowded.

Jim Smith's picture

Careful, Bubba, you're playing a dangerous game

Submitted by Jim Smith on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 1:08am.

The last time I tried to play the "where am I" game on my blog, two women correctly guessed the location and then demanded a prize. When they said they expected the prize to be chocolate, I knew I had better pay up or face serious bodily harm. I've learned you don't stand a chance standing between women and chocolate.

R. Neal's picture

Heh. I guess I owe Fletch

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 8:41am.

Heh. I guess I owe Fletch some chocolate (in addition to many beers for all his photo tips and help). He can share with mello, his option.

redmondkr's picture

I'm Jealous Too

Submitted by redmondkr on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 10:03am.

Several years ago Stamats Video published three National Parks Laserdiscs, one about the Smokies, one about Olympic, and one about Acadia. All three were stunning in what was then the state of the home video art. Of course they are now out of print. I have transferred mine to DVD.

Seeing those views 'live' has to be a breathtaking experience.

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JaHu's picture

Randy I did a Google earth

Submitted by JaHu on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 12:31pm.

Randy I did a Google earth search and it looks like you may have taken the picture at this location 44° 21'11.15"N 68° 13'29.80"W while looking north north east.
It appears to be about 3 miles from the location of the ship and 1500 feet in altitude. Although it isn't very clear on my map, it looks like the road or trail going up to where the picture was taken, was on the south side of the hill. If anyone wants to see the location just copy and paste the longitude and latitude in Google Maps or Google Earth. You will need to pan out to see the area clearly.

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R. Neal's picture

Wow, that photo looks

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 9:08pm.

Wow, that photo looks horrible on my desktop monitor!

UPDATE: Uploaded a different version. Looks better on my monitor. Not sure about your monitor, though. We need Federal Regulation of monitors.

Factchecker's picture

Beautiful!

Submitted by Factchecker on Sun, 2007/10/21 - 10:49am.

Welcome back. I'm sure it was great to get away. We gotta put that area on our list.

Pam Strickland's picture

Fall Vacations

Submitted by Pam Strickland on Sun, 2007/10/21 - 11:45am.

Fall vacations have always been a favorite of mine. I'm jealous.

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