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In the midst of the continuing coronavirus pandemic, Mainers continue to get outside and take walks around the roads less traveled — or even the roads well traveled. It’s the way to go in Maine, even as things begin to open up.
Slowing down affords time to take in the natural, and even man-made, wonders that surround us in Maine. Here are a few from a recent stroll.
Readers — do you know where this is? [Answer is at the bottom].
This Augusta-area trail is actually two trails and a labyrinth.
One path, the Hayden Recovery Path, is a paved mile-long loop with gentle ups and downs and markers to show the walking distance between different points.
The Rustic Path is a grass trail that skirts a meadow and trees.
There’s also a stone-paved labyrinth, a time-honored way for people to center themselves and find some peace.
This view shows the trails at MaineGeneral Medical Center Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. The Hayden Recovery Path is dedicated to the late Lew Hayden, who donated the north Augusta land for the hospital, which opened in 2013. The paved path skirs the permimeter of the hospital campus. The Rustic Path starts next to the Fred Craigie Labyrinth, and goes along the meadow and woods at the north end of the hospital grounds. The labyringh has granit stone pavers that lead walkers to the center and back out, allowing them to pray or medidate as they walk.
(Maureen Milliken photos)
