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Summer 2023 Roadtrip
  • Erica Cromwell
  • David Conklin
  • Erica Cromwell
  • David Conklin

Summer 2023 Roadtrip

Traveling around the mid west and east coast before heading to Florida in October. En savoir plus
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  • Summer 2023 Roadtrip

    Acadia NP day 2

    29 août 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    Day 2 in Acadia we tried catching sunrise from Cadillac mountain. It’s the earliest sunrise on the continental US and you need reservations to drive to the summit. We were lucky enough to get the permit but unlucky to have a cloudy sunrise. We still enjoyed it and then went for what was supposed to be a relaxing bike ride on the carriage trails. These are historical trails through the woods of the park that used to showcase the landscape for wealthy guests who were carted around in the horse drawn carriages.

    What we didn’t realize was how many times the trails crossed over the mountains in the middle of the park. Poor Dave without an electric bike had quite the workout which was rewarded by a hearty lunch at the Jordan pond house. After filling up on popovers and meatloaf we started back towards the truck. 13 miles from it we were notified by our temperature system in the camper that it was out of range at 83 degrees. It was set to notify at 73 degrees and the weather was only 72 degrees that day. We still raced back and somehow the AC had not been set to on and with the camper in the sun it had slowly increased to an uncomfortable level. Luckily the dogs were okay and we were able to get the camper cooled off quickly. Was a scary lesson learned and we are very thankful we had the alert system.

    Once we spent time with the pups and ensured the AC was working correctly, we explored the quiet side of Acadia in southwest harbor and rock hopped to the Bass harbor head light station. We drove to a small area called seal harbor, which ironically doesn’t usually have seals 🙄 After Dave helped tow a car out of the sand, we spotted a bald eagle flying low overhead.    En savoir plus

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    Acadia day 3

    30 août 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    After a long and too exciting of a day 2, day 3 was rainy and a great day to just enjoy time with the pups mostly. We did drive to thunder hole, a place where the ocean crashes in and can be powerful enough at times to sound like thunder. Unfortunately we weren’t able to catch this phenomenon even though there were high swell warnings and we went as high tide was coming in. Even with great conditions, the direction of the waves just wasn’t in our favor. We still enjoyed the area and did a short rainy walk along the coast.En savoir plus

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    Acadia day 4

    31 août 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

    We had a lot of plans for day 4 that came to a halt when we were walking the dogs and came back to a broken lock on our campers main door. Somehow an internal component had disintegrated. We had an extra key but it was inside the camper. Luckily we had the dogs with us and the keys to the truck. Somehow there were no locksmiths within an hour and a half of bar harbor, but thank goodness one was willing to drive 2 hours to us. He was able to break into our back door so we could at least get in and get everything squared away.

    We still were able to hike Precipice trail which was high on our list and enjoyed it with hardly anyone else on the trail. Ended the day with another beautiful sunset from our campground and relaxing with the pups.    En savoir plus

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    Last morning in Acadia

    1 septembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 52 °F

    We were very lucky to score permits to see sunrise from Cadillac mountain again since our first one was cloudy. This time we had a nearly cloudless morning and finally saw sunrise from the summit! We enjoyed a relaxed drive along the coast to see thunder hole again and watch the waves crash along the rocks. Definitely one of our favorite parks and overall we had a great trip here.En savoir plus

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    NH day 1 part 2

    2 septembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

    After hiking along the flume gorge, we went up Mt Pemigewasset (also called Indian head due to the rock formation visible from the summit). This was a fairly straight incline the entire way but we met a nice couple and our chats made the last mile or so go by much quicker.

    The couple let us know of a local brewery called Rekliss and we enjoyed a brew here before heading back to our great campground.    En savoir plus

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    NH day 3

    4 septembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F

    We enjoyed waking up to a much quieter campground on Labor Day. We swam in the pool (which had over 100 kids in it the previous couple of days according to the camp staff).

    Then we drove the Kancamagus highway to Mt Washington. It’s a beautiful road that follows passes through the white mountains. Mt Washington is known as having the worst weather in the world including crazy swings in temperature, wind, and precipitation. The buildings are chained down and we did experience a dramatic temperature drop as the winds whipped around.

    There are several ways to get to the summit. You can hike, drive, or take the train. We drove and enjoyed learning about the history of the road. Several records were set on the road including running, biking, and driving on it. The speed and control required to set these were very impressive.

    The summit trail is part of the Appalachian trail and we saw a few section hikers which was really neat. There’s even a post office at the summit!    En savoir plus

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    VT day 4: Sarah Kate comes to visit

    9 septembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

    SK drove over from Boston to hang out with us and show us around Burlington. We enjoyed stopping by some of her favorite haunts and had s’mores with Reese’s by the fire.

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    Western NY day 1: travel day

    12 septembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    Saw some trees starting to turn which was nice. Drove to our koa campsite in Waterloo, NY. Tried a winery/brewery first but even though they were over an hour from closing their staff was checked out for the day. Luckily that made us venture to a close by winery and the food, service, wines, and view were gorgeous. Happy accidents!En savoir plus

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    Western NY day 2 part 2

    13 septembre 2023, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    From Watkins glen we drove to Montour falls just south of there. It’s a small town just south of Watkins glen and had a delicious Thai restaurant. The waterfall is in the middle of town, literally in the large white houses backyard. From there we headed back up on the west side of Seneca lake and stopped at a few wineries. The first had hundreds of the large lantern displays, and the second was in an 1880s castle. Belhurst castle had a beautiful view and delicious bread bowl soups.En savoir plus

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    Fin du voyage
    23 octobre 2023