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 A Faded Glimpse of A Historic Railroad Town May 22, 2024 xx mi ~ 6.5 hrs We landed in New Grand Chain, a historic village in Pulaski County, Illinois, approximately 20 miles from the Ohio River and near the borders of Missouri and Kentucky. Our
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Our Stay in Pownal, ME Maine May 2025 Saying Goodbye to Northern Maine May 21, 2025 ~ 244 mi ~ 4 hrs After a short in Littleton, ME, we checked out around 10 am. Although we would not leave Maine, we were saying goodbye to the most northern part of the East Coast of the
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Visiting Highlights in Pownal’s Area Maine May 2025 A Local Hike to Bradbury Mountain Summit May 26, 2025 4.89 mi 2:10:29 hrs 64 °F After yesterday’s long drive, we stayed in the area to and explored a local highlight, Bradbury Mountain State Park. We began our first hike just outside the park, following the Bradbury-Pineland
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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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A Perfect Spring Day in Mystic, CT Connecticut April – May 2025 Bridges, Boats, and Beauty April 29, 2025 3.09 mi 1:14:02 hrs 63 °F On this beautiful Spring day, we drove to Mystic, CT. Before European settlers arrived in the mid-1600s, the Pequot people inhabited this area, thriving through farming, fishing, and trading. The
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A Springtime Stroll Through New Haven, CT Connecticut May 2025 Exploring Yale’s Open-Air Museum On this beautiful spring day, we walked through the historic campus of Yale University, one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in the United States. The campus was mesmerizing, maybe at its most beautiful today as the
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