Rocky Lake Public Reserved Lands

Our third day and final night of the trip turned out pretty great. The plan was to travel to Cobscook Bay State Park, and camp along the coast. When we arrived we had a classic Griswold Family moment - the state park was closed.

This was a real bummer, because the three of us were really looking forward to an easy campsite. We weren’t quite sure what to do. Fortunately, Jamie was packing a road map, and we were able to find another plot of public reserved land 30 minutes away. Off we went.

When we found Rocky Lake Public Reserved Land we were pleasantly surprised. Not only did we yet again have the place to ourselves, we were able to drive up and unload, and it was free. We all agree that this was better than Cobscook Bay could have possibly been (we hope).

With the sun setting, we got our fire going, and began cooking dinner. About this time we had a visitor, a local fellow named Frank, who was from Eastport I believe. We were in this mans world, and we were happy to have had him run into us. Frank knew the area like the back of his hand. We spent the evening chatting about the local fishing spots, the mountains of Maine, and even foraging in the local forest. As it turned out, we scored a free education that evening at Rocky Lake.

After spending the night finishing up our leftover supplies (mostly beer) we dowsed the fire and turned in. We woke with the sun, and immediately began shooting. There was a decent amount of fog over the lake, and the sun rising lit it right up. We could hear loons in the distance; no sightings though. We took our time in the morning, made some breakfast, and slowly packed up.

All in all it was a fantastic trip. Sometimes the plan works out, sometimes it doesn’t. That’s when there is an opportunity to do something better. I think we learned how to seize that opportunity on this trip. I’m looking forward to the next!