Smoke and Rain

Smoke and Rain

The jungle sounds of chirping birds, buzzing cicadas, and rhythmic crickets abruptly ceased as if the forest possessed a global “mute” button.  And then it came. The sound of a thousand stampeding hooves filled our ears.  We could feel the ground start to tremble as the noise came closer.  We hoped the protection of our…

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Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park

We arrived at Shenandoah National Park after a 5 hour drive from Delaware.  The park was beautiful, and had an almost jungle-like feel to it.  What stood out the most, however, was the history park;  a history that left us with a feeling of both resentment and admiration. The park was created in the 1930s…

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Racing across the Eastern Seaboard

Racing across the Eastern Seaboard

We left Boston with a target destination of Virginia.  We were headed to Shenandoah National Park.  This was one of our biggest driving days, but still retained a couple highlights: a walking tour of Providence, RI, and a stop at Andy’s now favorite brewery, Dogfishhead.  That’s right, only one month on the East Coast and…

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Through History and into Boston

Through History and into Boston

We reluctantly left Acadia National Park after a sobering view through our finances… turns out brewery visits, eating out, and paying an increasing number of campsites eats our budget faster than we accounted for!  It was a good wake up call to be a little more discerning when exploring new cities (although we still want…

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Acadia Delight, Part 3

Acadia Delight, Part 3

This is our last post about our adventure in Acadia National Park.  It is divided into into 3 posts, mostly to divide up the many pictures from our fun there!  For more more about how much we loved the park, and our associated adventures, you should check out Acadia part 1, and Acadia part 2,…

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