Garrick Hoffman Photography

This month the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord commemorated the 251st anniversary of the famous battles that commenced the Revolutionary War in 1775.

With America turning 250 this year, I’ve been nerding out hard on all things Revolutionary War, recently finishing David McCullough’s biography of John Adams and “1776,” as well as watching Ken Burns’ new documentary, “The American Revolution.” So my buddy Jon and I decided to head down to where it all began: Lexington and Concord - practically in our backyard as Mainers - to participate in some way in the towns’ festivities on Patriots’ Day Weekend.

We didn’t get to witness the reenactment of the battle at Concord’s Old North Bridge, where the “shot heard ‘round the world” - the very first shot of the War - was fired (driving from Maine, the 5:15am start time was a wee bit rough 🫠), but we *did* get to witness the reenactment of the Red Coats and Rebels fighting at Tower Park during the British withdrawal toward Boston. These photos captured that, as well as some photos of downtown Lexington.

It was WAY cooler (and louder!) than I expected!
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g o l d e n g a t e
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A year ago this week I was in San Francisco for my first time with my pal Angie, who moved out there a couple years ago. I brought my as always and took what I thought were some cool photos of the Golden Gate Bridge.

The first six photos here are from the very first day I laid my eyes on the Bridge, at Marshall’s Beach. The last two are long exposures from Presidio Park. (I was instructed not to post photos of the crows because they’re menaces, but alas 🙃)

One might say it was a golden opportunity, and my friendship with Angie was a bridge to new adventures 😏 (in Maine we’d just say “the trip was wicked friggin good bub”)
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frost & gold
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On a recent early morning drive through western Maine on my way to a hike, I spotted this scene and immediately pulled over to grab a few photos. I freaking loved the rising sun, the golden haze in the air, the frost-tipped field. Majestic.

Thanks to how striking and majestic it was, I was late to meet my friend at the trailhead. Nice.
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