OGUNQUIT- walk the earth on Earth Day

YOU MAY WANT TO SING THIS TRIP REPORT (vs read it)

Just sit right back
And you'll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful hike,   
That started from this chilly port,
Walking along the beach.
All mates were mighty hiking lads,
Their leader was assured.
Nine hikers set off that day,
For a three hour tour,
A three hour tour.

The weather started getting breezy,
The hike could not be stopped.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
All would be lost.
All would be lost.

We set our sites on walking the shores
Of this very popular town
With Lew,
And Richard too.
There was James and Jim 
As well as Tom and Tim.
Allen and Dick 
Made up the rest of the clique.
Here on Ogunquit beach.

(Extended verse)

So this is the tale of our hikers,
They were here for a longer than expected time.
They did make the best of things,
Until it was lunch time.

The hike leader and others too
All did their very best,
To make everyone comf'terble
During our hiking quest.

No gps, no lights, no motor cars,
But we had all the other luxuries
Unlike Robinson Crusoe
It was civilized as can be.

So join us here for another GO hike my friends,
You're sure to get a smile,
From all the follow hikers
Here at GayOutdoors!

FOOTNOTES:

Great bunch of guys on a great hike !!! 

The weather was perfect – the hike included Ogunquit  beach and Marginal Way for an 8+  mile hike.   

Thanks to Lew for tracking moon positioning - ensuring we did not get lost.  Now was that a waxing or waning moon?

Also, Lew is now our official cookie man.  He is required to go on all hikes I post.

Many thanks to Allen and Tim for the great pictures they took.

Due to the full disclosure policy of GO trip reports (do they even have one ?):  
I must disclosure that the SOS photo below was not part of the original hike.   But it makes for great conversation.

I’m guessing come mid to late April the local wooded trails will still be wet and muddy.  So let’s do a beach walk.  

Ogunquit Beach runs almost the entire length of the peninsula between the Ogunquit River and the Atlantic.  The beach is 3+ miles long.  We will walk a good portion of the main beach and also walk Marginal Way (2+ miles round trip). 

In total the walk will be approximately 7-8 miles.  Total walking time should be about 3+ hours.  Afterwards let’s do lunch at a local eatery of the group’s choosing.

The Earth Day tides, at Ogunquit, will be in our favor with low tide at about 11 am.   So the beach portion of the walk will be on either side of low tide.

Qgunquit websites:

https://www.ogunquit.org/index.php/explore-the-shores-outdoors

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.2462579,-70.6056187,15z

Make sure to:

Dress in layers

Have plenty of water

Bring a snack (lunch will probably be between 1 and 2pm  - if you decide to join us)