Here is the view from the other side. As you can see from the sign, this Cattle Pound was built in 1818. It was about 50 feet square with stone walls about 4 feet high. Stray cattle were put here until the rancher paid a poundage (English form of currency) to get his wayward cattle back. As we hiked toward the top, we saw remains of several stone walls about 3 feet high. We imagined the walls were used to separate ranches. It was probably easy for cattle to climb over these walls.
Most of the trail was easy to follow since there were color-coded marks on the trees every 50 feet or so. Some of the trail was over solid rock surfaces like shown below.
The top of the mountain was also solid rock.
The view from the summit was spectacular. This view is looking towards Freeport and beyond to the Maine coast.
This was our first ever hike to the summit of a mountain. Now, Bradbury Mountain at 485 feet above sea level does not compare to the Grand Teton in Wyoming at 13,775 feet, but we still can say we climbed to the top of a mountain.
After our hike, we drove east past Freeport for a lunch at the Haraseeket Lunch and Lobster Company, next door to the Freeport Yacht Club. Which boat or yacht should we put our offer on?
The Haraseeket Lunch and Lobster Company was recommended to us by several friends who know the area well.
While we were enjoying our fresh seafood lunch, this lobster boat pulled up to the dock. Notice how the whole family is involved in the lobster business. There is a boy about 11 years old bent over fixing a net, a girl in her teens standing on the gunwale, a young man holding the aft line, and an older grandfather type at the helm as this commercial lobster boat comes to the dock.
How can a day off be any better? We enjoyed blue skies with cool temperatures in the low 70's, a nice hike of about 3 miles, followed by a fresh seafood lunch.
Sounds like a typical Maine summer day! And ain't it wonderful!
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