Fall colors, Bowdoin College, Maine, October 2015

We got to Maine when Fall/Autumn colors were at their very best. Some of the most attractive colors were on the campus of Bowdoin College, a liberal arts campus in Brunswick, Maine. The college was founded in 1794 and many buildings date from the 19th century. 

One of the alumni of the college is poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1825) that I mentioned in a post on Grand Pre for his poem Evangeline. 

The gym. An alumnus of the college is Admiral Peary, of Arctic fame. Note the polar bear statue in front of the gym. 

The art gallery had a great exhibition on the influence of night in fine art. The galleries are largely underground.

And so, back into the USA, October 2015

After nearly five months in Canada, we passed into the USA at Calais, Maine, heading to Portland, ME. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Canada and look forward to returning soon. We have done more than 15,000 miles on the truck thus far.

At the same time, it is great to be back in the USA. From Maine, we head to Connecticut to stay with our friends Todd and Louise. Then to New Jersey and New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Nashville and Memphis in Tennessee and south to New Orleans. We aim to be in Los Angeles in mid-January.

Postings to this blog will now slow down somewhat. We will be doing much less of the intensive sight seeing, hiking and riding and cultural events that we have undertaken in Canada. There has, of course, been many things we have done on this trip that did not make it to the blog.