Our New England Journey

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30 maja 2022
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Journey begins!!
30 maja 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Travel is better with friends🙂

Excited for this adventure to New England with Don and Barb! (And with Sitka & Kirby🐕🐶)

First stop..Alum Creek State Park
Only on road 2 1/2 hrs- but hey, we are retired and have time! Going to take it slow and enjoy the journey! Czytaj więcej
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Geneva-On-The-Lake
31 maja 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Our second stop - Geneva State Park for 2 nights
Beautiful sunset at Breakwater Beach

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.
Psalm 113:3
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Let your light shine
1 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
First lighthouses of the trip!
Fairport Harbor Lighthouse and Breakwater Lighthouse
Also enjoyed walk along Heartland Dunes Nature Preserve

The light shines in the darkness
John 1:5
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Hello New York!
2 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Crossed tip of Pennsylvania then into New York!!
Beautiful scenic mountains around us on our drive today

Campground: Camp Bell
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Another beautiful drive in New York
3 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Made it to our next 2 night destination - Gilbert Lake State Park

Walked around Otsego Lake and Cooperstown tonight before going to Hall of Fame in the morning.
Neat town with lots of historical buildings and homes...and of course lots of baseball memorabilia ⚾️ Czytaj więcej
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For the L⚾️VE of the Game
4 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
✔️ check off bucket list...we made it to Baseball Hall of Fame⚾️ Cooperstown NY
Really enjoyed the history of baseball as we walked through the exhibits
Hall of Fame plaques were awesome to see

Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.
Psalm 96:12 Czytaj więcej
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Next state....
5 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Campground: Black Bear Campground, Salisbury MA
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Most northern state on journey: Maine
6 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We begin week two: we left Massachusetts, went through short distance in New Hampshire and then crossed into Maine!
Excited to be spending the next week here.

Great day walking around Pemaquid Lighthouse
Beautiful coast line...rocks looked like petrified wood! Got to go up in lighthouse.
This is only one of 8 Maine lighthouses left that still use fresnel lens for light

Campground: Camdem Hills State Park
Beware of poisonous catepillars ( that become browntail moths) Czytaj więcej
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Out and about around Camdem,Maine
7 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Went to top of Mount Battie
Tower built in remembrance to World War 1
Then we walked around Merrysprings Nature Center.
2 more lighthouses:
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
Had to walk 7/8 mile on granite rocks
Owl's Head Lighthouse- active lighthouse
Still uses fresnel lens
Another great day in awe of God's creations Czytaj więcej
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Rain, rain, go away
8 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Left Camdem and made it to Timberland Acres RV Park, Bar Harbor in the rain!
More rain in forecast through tomorrow -
it rained at our Bar Harbor stop on cruise in 2016😕🌧
Did cross a neat bridge- Penobscot Narrows Bridge Czytaj więcej
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Another rainy day in Bar Harbor
9 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Got to walk through town before the rain started up again
Very foggy!
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Park Loop around Acadia
10 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Finally we have sunshine in Bar Harbor!🌞
What an awesome drive..stop after stop of beautiful scenery

1. Sierra de Monts
Wild Gardens of Acadia
2. Schooner Overlook
Egg Rock Lighthouse
3. Thunder Hole
4. Otter Cliffs
5. Bass Harbor Lighthouse

Ended the trip with stops for ice cream and visit a quilt shop

Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls;
All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me. Psalm 42:7 Czytaj więcej
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Continuing on Park Loop
10 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Enjoying God's masterpieces
Thunderhole was awesome- really sounded like thunder as waves crashed in hole
Beautiful scenery at Otter Cliffs
Thank you Darrell for venturing out on rocks to get awesome pictures of Bass Harbor Lighthouse Czytaj więcej
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Let there be light! Sunrise & Hike
11 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good.
Genesis 1:3-4

Got to see beautiful earliest sunrise on US east coast..4:49am
On Schooner Head Lookout

✔️ check off bucket list - hiked to summit of Cadillac Mountain
2.2 mile up rocky mountain to awesome mountain top view
Took 3 1/2 hours, 5.25 miles, 1686 ft elevation Czytaj więcej
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Forever friends
11 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Sometimes all you need are great friends and a thirst for adventure.

Drove Don and Barb to top of Cadillac Mountain so they could enjoy the spectacular view!!

Thanks Don and Barb for the great shirts for our climb ! We love them

Enjoying this journey with friends...day 13, and
10 to go!!! Czytaj więcej
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Last day in Maine
12 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Don and Barb!!
Got to celebrate their 12th Anniversary

Shell and sea glass hunting in low tide in Frenchman Bay
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Next 2 stops: New Hampshire and Vermont
13 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
MONDAY Day 15.... Goodbye Maine - Hello New Hampshire!
State line on Piscataqua River

Sure do have big mosquitoes in Maine and New Hampshire😮🦟

Found lots of mineral Mica . .it is mined here in New Hampshire

Exeter NH was original state capital!

Beautiful drive with mountains around us
Crossed Vermont state line over Connecticut River

Campground: Winding Rivers

First mishap of trip....waiting at gas station a lady backed into back door of our truck😮
Praise that door still works, no one hurt, and she had insurance! Will get door fixed when we get home

TUESDAY Day 16..Goodbye NH - Hello Vermont!

Campground: Lake Bomoseen KOA
Infestation of catepillars (that become gypsy moths) Czytaj więcej
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Journey back through New York
15 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Today is Greg's birthday..sorry to miss him today but will celebrate when we get home!
I can't believe my baby is 40!!❤️

Stopped at a cool Welcome Center in Mohawk Valley NY on the Erie Canal
Gateway to the West
The Erie Canal was the first major commercially
successful connection between the East Coast and the Western Frontier. Known as "The Gateway to the West" the Canal helped fan the flames of the Industrial Revolution.

Hiked to Chittanango Waterfalls...167 feet falls

Next 2 nights at Green Lakes State Park Fayetteville, NY Czytaj więcej
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Around Chittenango NY
16 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Walked a little on the Erie Canal Trail and crossed bridge over canal

Chittenango is birthplace of L. Frank Baum - author of "The Wizard of Oz"

When in New York ....gotta have New York Style pizza!🍕
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On the road to Jamestown NY
17 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Will be in Jamestown 2 nights
FRIDAY Day 19: long drive to Jamestown..very windy
Glad to finally make it to Hidden Valley Area Campground
Enjoyed a nice evening around campfire

SATURDAY Day 20:
Jamestown is birthplace of Lucille Ball
Went to Lucy & Desi Museum
Very interesting and fun to see pictures and props to bring back lots of memories from the TV shows!
Fun to see colors of their apartment since we had to watch shows in black and white🤣

Enjoyed the Riverwalk in Jamestown Czytaj więcej
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Next new state for our map..
19 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Happy Father's Day Darrell - the best Dad to our sons and the best Pappaw to our grandsons!
Also Happy Father's Day to Don!!
Had Father's Day dinner at Don Patron Mexican Restaurant

In Pennsylvania for one night at
Keystone State Park
Travelled along Allegheny National Forest Czytaj więcej
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Heading to our last campsite
20 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Leaving Pennsylvania, passing through West Virginia, then into Ohio!!
Glad to be back in the Buckeye State!
Staying at Dillon State Park Campground
Enjoyed beautiful sunset overlooking Licking Valley

From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.
Psalm 113:3 Czytaj więcej
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Homeward Bound
21 czerwca 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
Well....home is where our camper is, but heading to our homebase Batavia!

Darrell and I love being able to travel together and look forward to continuing our travels

After 23 days our New England Journey is coming to an end

God has blessed us so much,
Through keeping us safe in over 3000 miles of travel
Giving us wonderful friends, Don and Barb, to share this adventure with
And showing us His majestic creations along the way

The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

Psalm 121:7-8 NIV Czytaj więcej
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