{"id":3673,"date":"2014-10-21T18:56:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2014-10-21T18:56:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:56:18","slug":"pleasant-point-nature-preserve-cushing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/21\/pleasant-point-nature-preserve-cushing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleasant Point Nature Preserve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=202253675271375962691.000505dfee35284c4d942&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=43.965067,-69.296029&amp;spn=0.007413,0.013733&amp;z=16&amp;output=embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The drive to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgesriver.org\/pleasant-point-nature-preserve\">65-acre<\/a> preserve is part of its pleasure. The little roads along Maine&#8217;s coasts are so pretty, it&#8217;s easy to feel jealous of the people who own houses here! Pleasant Point Preserve is an inland preserve without ocean views; it&#8217;s part of the undeveloped interior of a little peninsula. Soft moss blankets a lot of the forest, and at times walking along the 1.5 miles of trails feels as if you&#8217;ve received an invitation into a place you really shouldn&#8217;t be. It&#8217;s peaceful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georges River Land Trust describes the property&#8217;s features as &#8220;closely packed balsam fir, exposed ledge flush with lichen, and a wetland boardwalk in a forest of mossy knolls.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions: <\/strong>From Route 1 in Thomaston, head south on Route 97 toward Cushing. Travel for 6.8 miles and turn left onto Salt Pond Road. Continue for 1.4 miles and turn right onto Pleasant Point Road. After 2.2 miles, turn left onto Stone\u2019s Point Road. (Ignore the first sign for Stone\u2019s Point Road. It is a loop that intersects with Pleasant Point Road twice. You want the lower intersection.) Parking is available in a small, grassy area on the left on Stone\u2019s Point Road, just after turning off from Pleasant Point Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.99325%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"48086\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/pleasant-point-nature-preserve-cushing\/1_pleasant-point-lulu\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1_pleasant-point-lulu.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1_pleasant-point-lulu.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.00675%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"48087\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/pleasant-point-nature-preserve-cushing\/pleasant-point-800\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pleasant-point-800.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/pleasant-point-800.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"612\" data-id=\"48085\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/pleasant-point-nature-preserve-cushing\/plasant-point-map\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/plasant-point-map.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/plasant-point-map.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drive to this 65-acre preserve is part of its pleasure. 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