The Mosquito Trail, Our First Adirondack Adventure New York May 2025 A Loop with Unexpected Challenges Our introduction to the Adirondack Mountains began with the Deer Pond Loop, in the Saranac Lake Wild Forest just east of Tupper Lake. On paper, the 7.3-mile hike sounded like an easy one, but in reality, we had some […]
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Our Stay in New Grand Chain, IL Illinois May 2024 Driving from Ellington, MO to New Grand Chain, IL May 22, 2025 xx mi ~ 6.5 hrs Walk New Grand Chain, IL May 23, 2024 2.55 mi 0:50:18 hrs 72 °F Morning Walk in New Grand Chain (no images) Grocery Shopping May 24, 2024 0.20
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Exploring the Best of the Shawnee National Forest Illinois May 2024 Discovering Shawnee Nature’s Gems Our journey through Shawnee National Forest was an unexpected discovery of Southern Illinois’ hidden gems. While living in Illinois near Chicago, we never knew that this part of the state was so beautiful! Each stop offered a new perspective. Getting
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Our Stay in Ellsworth, ME Maine May 2025 A Rainy Road Trip to Maine May 10, 2025 365 mi ~ 6.5 hrs A rainy day driving to our new destination. We took a detour, avoiding traffic through Boston, MA. We had been stuck in traffic a few days earlier and instead wanted to drive longer
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A Day at Cape Cod National Seashore Massachusetts May 2025 From City Streets to Coastal History After all our city trips, we wanted to soak in nature’s energy and headed to Cape Cod National Seashore, a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean, established as a National Park by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Scanning
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Milford, CT Connecticut April – May 2025 Driving to Milford, CT April 24, 2025 223 mi 5:13:44 hrs At around half past ten, we locked the door and drove to our new destination, again eastward bound. The traffic in New Jersey was heavy, but it got even heavier in New York State and Connecticut, where
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