Sharp's Travels

We got around early this morning and were over to Pat & Roger’s by 7:45am. We left right away for our day trip to Rangeley, Me.
We stopped for breakfast in Farmington and then headed on towards Rangeley. Upon our arrival we stopped to check out the house Pat & Roger and their friends rented last winter. It was in a neat location. No one had rented it this week, so we got permission from the owner to peak in the windows and check things out. This was a beautiful place.
We continued to downtown Rangeley and checked out some of the shops before heading out to Saddleback Mountain. It is 8,000 acres of high alpine peaks and forest. It is one of New England’s biggest 4-season resorts. Skiing is big here with 64 ski trail, a top elevation of 4,120 ft.
As we drove back down the mountain and into town, Pat spotted a sign for a quilt shop. What a place, they even bought the house next door to use for people who wanted to do a quilting weekend retreat. The flower gardens around the shop were gorgeous. As I walked into the shop I was in awe of all the beautiful quilts hanging around. What a wonderful collection of fabrics. I ended up buying some material and pattern books. I had my fix for the day!
We took a different way home. It was a very scenic drive. We made lots of stops for photos. The overlooks over Rangeley and Mooselookmequntic Lakes were beautiful. The trees are starting to turn in some areas. We saw some pretty reds and gold’s along the roadways.
Near Houghton, on HWY 17, we ran into some road work that held us up for about 1 ½ hours. They were putting in a new culvert and ran into some big rocks, which caused them to have to dig across the whole road. The guys walked down to check out the whole process. Pat & I talked quilting.
When we arrived back in Auburn we stopped for supper. Before heading home we needed to make one more stop at Martden’s. Pat is taking a beginners quilting class and needed some fat quarters of fabric for her projects. We were able to get what she needed and then some.
We arrived home about 8:45pm. The weather held for us today, it was a perfect day for our scenic drive.
Gay has uploaded pictures of the day. See album: Rangeley