SEBAGO COVE
JUNE 15,, 2026
TODAY is one of those goldilocks sort of days: not to warm and not too chilly, not too windy, not too still, not too crowded, but is it ever on this trail? I’m hoping not. Surprisingly not too buggy and so far I haven’t found any ticks on myself, but I did wish I’d worn my gaiters as the grass is getting high on the road section.
I am starting to appreciate how at certain points in the year, Rena will look at me and ask whether I think it’s time for a haircut. This came to mind as I walked through the grass growing on the road and wondering whether loon echo has a power lawn mower or push string trimmer or a ride on top mower that someone might traverse this section of trail with, well not the trail but the section that is level open road. One can feel the excited ticks lurking on every blade of grass watching as you get closer. A buzz of excitement, though I’m unaware of what sort of actual noise excited ticks make… perhaps it’s the sound of them salivating?.
Aside from the desire to give the trail a crew cut, there certainly are some young saplings encroaching toward the road with all the enthusiasm that the open sky and plentiful sunlight provides to lure them on toward the grass and grab their share of sunlight. I’m thinking of bringing a loppers the next time I walk this road. That is if you don’t tell me that Jon has a long term plan to let the forest grow in so that we just have a narrow trail at some point in the future.
There was one recent tree fall… or tree tip, one might say, so that it forced walkers to duck low..Two footed walkers. I had my pruning saw with me and was able to clear it from the way.
The only other significant thing I noticed was that the clump of trees that have been haning over the road on the far end,, just before the trail rejoins at it’s far end, well that clumb is getting lower each time I make the loop. Those trees are more than what i w3ant to tackle with a pruing saw though. A chain saw would be appropriate in my world view. Though your trail elves would make fast work of them with their axes. They are almost ewithin site of the paved road at the far end of the trail/road. If I were to tackle it I would park where we aren’t supp[osed to and just lug a saw over. It might require a rope and perhaps a come along to get the trees down. They look like a leaning pile of pick-up-sticks..
