Spring & Summer Tours
Gulf Hagas Hike
Take an adventurous nature hike on the famous Appalachian Trail to see breathtaking Buttermilk Falls and another Screw Auger Falls, along with mountain streams, lush forests and beautiful mountain scenery in remote canyons and ravines. There are picnic sights for lunch and well-marked trails. Good hiking boots and camera a must. Food and drink included.
1/2 day $60 per person
Moose Safari and Wildlife Tours
Come join
me in the Moosehead Lake region as we search for the majestic Moose in Maine's northwoods and watersheds. As they
are feeding in the mountain ponds we will quickly paddle my sturdy and stable Old Town canoes towards them to get up close and personal for that photo of a lifetime.
We will be on the West Branch Ponds northeast of Greenville with four mountain ranges looming in front of you. This is truly Gods Country. This is also a biology lesson as you'll learn about carnivorous pitcher plants that trap insects in the their own fluids, beavers and their habits and much more. Occasionally, osprey will dive for a trout dinner near us. Loons inhabit the ponds, with various ducks along with deer. I can take up to 6 people. 3 canoes are used. A 4-5 hour trip. Two trips daily. Morning trip with breakfast at West Branch Pond Camps, a charming rustic log camp for campers and fly-fisherman with choice of pancakes, eggs any way you like them, cereals, toast, even bacon with coffee or tea included.
Morning Trip - $150 a couple
Pickup time 5:45 am,
return by 10:30 or 11:00 am.
Afternoon Trip - $135 a couple
Pickup time 2:00 pm till 6 or 7 pm
Last week of April till October
Combination Moose, Wildlife & Waterfall Tours
Cameras are a must on this trip as we view moose and wildlife on the West Branch Ponds then drive to whiterwater rafting country to the Forks Maine to see Moxie Falls, one of the largest falls in the area. A waterfall side lunch or dinner is included as my assistants and I pamper you and teach you many things about the area. Watch the whitewater rafters go down the mighty Kennebec River.
We can do either trip morning or evening.
Price $260 a couple
Moose, Wildlife Eco Naturalist Tours by Jeep Wrangler
Trip 1 Moose & Wildlife Safaris
Join me on the backroads of the mountains northeast of Moosehead Lake in search for moose, beaver, and other wildlife as I narrate different facts about their habits 3-4 hour trips, bring your cameras Jeep will hold 3 people. Last week of April till November except 2nd week of October which is the Moose Hunt.
$72.50 a person food and drinks included
Trip 2 Eco Naturalist Tours
(All year except Christmas & Thanksgiving day) Come with me as I talk about the ecology of the plants, trees, wildlife, Indian facts and legends, the lumber era, colorful stories of past trips and the routes that famous naturalist Henry David Thoreau took. also a ride in Greenville, Maine where 2 new monuments were erected to honor the Thoreau, Wabanaki Indian Trail where I was present to witness.
3-4 hr. tour $72.50 a person. Food & drink included.
Trip 3 B52 Airplane crash site
We will jeep to Elephant Mountain where this great plane, still in pieces crashed in the early 1960's. A 6 mile ride outside of Greenville.
2 hr. trip $50.00 a person (April - November)
All Day Waterfalls Tour
Come join us on a scenic waterfalls trip in the mountains of Maine as we take photos, have a picnic lunch or dinner in front of the falls and just relax. On the hot humid day you can cool off and stand under Houston Stream Falls itself and wade in the cool pools of mountain fresh water. From there we will drive north to Moxie Falls in whitewater rafting country past Wyman Lake and the Kennebec River where Benedict Arnold crossed the river to go to Quebec. A short stop there then on to Moxie where a great photo opportunity awaits as we stand in front of the falls on safe wooden platforms. This trip can be done in any season, fall is breathtaking and we can even snowshoe to them in the winter.
We can also visit Moxie Falls first then go to Houston Stream Falls.
$170 a person, per day. Food and drinks included.
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail
The Northern forest canoe trail is an ancient canoe route that passes thru Maine, New Hampshire, Quebec Canada, Vermont and New York. The Wabanaki Indians which means "People of the Dawn" used this route long before the White man came. One of the tribes called the Penobscot which means "People of the White Rocks" are still scattered about.
The full length of the route is 740 miles. In a small way you can enjoy this route and learn its rich history by canoeing with me for an hour or so if the winds are too strong we can take a ride in my jeep wrangler and drive around Moosehead Lake which is 40 miles long and twenty miles wide, the largest inland lake in New England.
Price per person is $50.00
Jeep holds three people, Canoe holds two.