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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/gobeyop1/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Loon Echo Land Trust<\/a> reached out to me recently after reading a blog post I did for Maine Trail finder<\/a>.\u00a0 I had visited the trusts Pondicherry Park<\/a> property located in the middle of the town of Bridgton Maine. The employees of LELT wanted me to help them improve the main trail that runs through the park to make it a more inclusive trail experience.\u00a0 This is exactly the opportunity I was hoping for when I took on the mission of assessing accessibility for Maine Trail Finder.<\/p>\n I met with Maggie, Jon, and Matt in the parking lot on Depot St.\u00a0 By the way this is the best spot to start the hike. Google Maps will take you to the other end of the park. Just put The Magic Lantern movie theater into maps and you will find the right place.<\/p>\n We decided to hike the trail from the parking lot and just talk along the way about the various things that could be improved.\u00a0 As I said in my blog on Maine Trail Finder this trail is very close to being accessible as it is. With just a few improvements it is going to be amazing.\u00a0 Spoiler alert this is the plan for next summer.<\/p>\n We talked about what I like to call the 3 S’s of accessible trails, surface, slope, and signage.\u00a0 All of these things will be improved in the new project.\u00a0 There is going to be a fully accessible surface from one end to the other.\u00a0 A few slopes will be lessened to make them more easily conquered.\u00a0 The signage will have pictures and descriptions of some of the obstacles that a person might encounter in the park. This will allow everyone to make their own decisions about where to hike. People with disabilities don’t necessarily want to hike an accessible trail. If they have all the information for an entire property they can decide what is possible for them.\u00a0 That is my mission. I want to give people possibilities.\u00a0 <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n As this property was a gift to the town of Bridgton I hope that they will make this a destination for all people. The local school kids, tourists, and townspeople will be able to enjoy this park for many years to come all because of the efforts of the great people of LELT and the town of Bridgton. I can’t wait to check out all of the other properties of LELT and really push the mission to make the Maine outdoors accessible. If you would like to help with the LELT mission you can donate here<\/a> to fund improvements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Loon Echo Land Trust reached out to me recently after reading a blog post I did for Maine Trail finder.\u00a0 I had visited the trusts Pondicherry Park property located in the middle of the town of Bridgton Maine. The employees … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[]},"categories":[2,3,4,21,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adaptive-sports","category-adventure","category-beyondlimits","category-find-your-park","category-hiking"],"yoast_head":"\nMeeting the People of LELT<\/h5>\n
The Survey<\/h5>\n