Today was an Ellsworth run day – a town with stoplights 40 minutes away. The errand list included L.L. Bean, Reny’s, Tractor Supply, WalMart, two shoe stores, etc. – to shop for shoes, jeans, special chicken feed, and all types of other things we don’t find locally. Since the day was sunny with iffy weather for tomorrow, I suggested a short hike at Indian Point Preserve.

Located right in Ellsworth, this is the first time we walked this one-mile loop trail.

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It meanders through the woods along the Union River.

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It’s an easy trail to navigate – little of the rock climbing we encountered last weekend at Schoodic Head.

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The trail has identification markers pointing out the flora along the way. Other markers teach some of the lore of the Abenake Indians

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The end of the Indian Point provides a view of downtown Ellsworth across the river.

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An exciting moment was spotting this female Bald Eagle in the tree above me. As I was fiddling with my camera to get a better shot, another eagle swooped down and all but pushed her off the branch.

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It was her partner, a beautiful male Bald Eagle. ?The pair soared along the river, eventually landing in the trees on the other bank.

The Indian Point experience was more than I expected from this little trail!