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Playing In Vacationland
... National Park in low season is the best time to visit the area. Most of the roadways within the park are one way. It is probably not the most enjoyable experience driving on these roads with heavy traffic and lots of tourists. This is one advantage to travelling in off season – we have most places to ourselves.
We couldn’t leave Maine without sampling one seafood item that this area is known for. Jeff and I both had lobster. ...
New Hampshire, Three Authors, and the Maine Coast
... The worst turnpike of all was in Jersey, but more about that later...
Our first camp site was in Schenectady, NY, at a place called Frosty Acres. They were pretty much closed for the season, but we managed to get a spot. We only stayed one night here, but it was a cold one! I think the low reached 29? Cold. Other things that made this stop not so enjoyable were the uneven camp sites (we were tilted all night) and the fact that the bathroom was so far ...
One final walk on the pedestrian path...
Kim fell in love with Bar Harbor - could move there in a minute, if it weren't for their cold winters, so for one last glimse of this wonderful little harbor town, we took one last walk along the harbor trail and took some final photos for memories.
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Hiking on Mt. Cadillac
Final morning in Bar Harbor, we headed up to Mt. Cadillac one more time to see if we could see the views - only to find it even foggier than the day before and the wind was howling! So we headed back down the mtn and in just a short distance, we finally saw some of the views of the village and bay below. The views are a bit dim, because the fog was swirling around the mountain, but the view was still pretty cool from up there.
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The Good Life...
We were already on a high and were fairly certain that Acadia NP would not disappoint. The weather was starting to clear up and the temperature was mild. All along the drive we saw bicyclists pedaling along, enjoying their serene surroundings.
As we always do, we pulled into the Hulls Cove VC to get info on the trails and we learned that LL Bean sponsors a propane bus throughout the park. We were going to take full advantage of ...
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