RUN WALK ACROSS AMERICA WEEK 15

Flickr Image: Paul VanDerWerf, Marshall Point Light ME; Aug. 30, 2014. Creative Commons 2.0 license

Segment 39 North Conway NY to Portland ME!!!
 
The LAST segment of travel on the route from Portland OR to Portland ME will be completed this week possibly on the first day (Labor Day) for some of you!!!  The route courses southeast from New Hampshire toward the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The city lies on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Gulf of Maine. As a tourist you’ll likely wish to visit the charming and historic Old Port District, along the Portland Harbor, with its views of the Atlantic Ocean.
 
Maine has nearly 230 miles of coastline; the easternmost point of land in the 48 contiguous states is near Lubec, Maine. President Franklin Roosevelt’s summer vacation home on Campobello Island, where he contracted the poliovirus infection that left his legs paralyzed, is east of Lubec off the state’s coast, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, but it’s only highway access is a road bridge from Lubec.

Famous for its rocky coast, the scenes familiar to most Americans of this state feature lighthouses, jagged cliffs, bays and inlets, beaches, offshore islands, and fishing villages. Inland are lakes, rivers, and mountains with “forested slopes sweeping down to the sea”.  Blueberries and lobstering are traditionally attributed as mainstays of the Maine economy but tourism, shipbuilding, and other industries are also strong. Maine is home to Acadia, near Bar Harbor, the only National Park in New England, which is about halfway up the coast from Portland, north and eastward.
 
If this endeavor wasn’t virtual, a trip to one or several the many restaurants and drinking establishments in the area that make Portland a foodie attraction would be next on the list of scheduled stops.
 
Congratulations to all who completed this cross-country running and walking “trip” of 3630 miles over the summer. There’s still a lot to learn about the geography, history, and ways of the people in the lands traveled, but parts of the spaces in America previously unknown to me have become more familiar. Often times the revelations have been AWE INSPIRING!  What about you?

Take some time to bask in the glow of accomplishment that comes with attaining a far-reaching goal.  You would have covered anywhere from 7-360 total miles in 14+ weeks.
 
RUN HAPPY!

You can link to the Segment Map here; it's also posted on the RESOURCES page.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Maine
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campobello_Island
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine