York

Long Sands Beach

Date visited: 4/8/2024

This was the day of the solar eclipse! I don't know what was more difficult, taking a picture of the eclipse or taking a picture of Mandy and Lexi wearing their eclipse glass! I considered driving into the totality zone, but I didn't plan far enough in advance, and had no idea where exactly to go. Since the weather was wonderful, I decided to just do something I would enjoy, and settle for seeing the partial eclipse from wherever we went. As it was, the totality percentage in York, Maine was 95.2%, which was still pretty neat! As for the beach, when we first arrived, it was about an hour after high tide and there was no beach. The street was actually flooded in spots from the waves crashing right over the wall. We wound up visiting Short Sands Beach for a bit while waiting for the waves to calm down a bit. Once we came back, it was just before the eclipse was starting. Dogs are allowed on York beaches any time between September 21st and May 19th (and before 8AM, and after 6PM from May 20th to September 20th). The beach is about a mile and a half long with a sidewalk running along side of it. We made it about half way down before taking a break so I could observe the eclipse (with my safety glasses of course)! Mandy and Lexi got bored and couldn't understand why we weren't moving. Afterward, we finished our walk, and Mandy and Lexi got to play on the beach.