Location: Coastal Maine, USA Nearest City: Bar Harbor, a 5,000+ person town sandwiched between the park and Frenchman Bay near the park’s main entrance. Founded: 1919 (as Lafayette National Park; renamed to Acadia in 1929). Area: Over 47,000 acres (73 square miles). Hours and Seasons: The park is accessible around the clock and is technically … Read more
Acadia National Park – At a Glance
September 30th, 2012 | Posted by in Parks | The Places We've Been | United States - (2 Comments)Schoodic Peninsula
September 28th, 2012 | Posted by in The Places We've Been | United States - (1 Comments)Four miles as the crow flies (or around seventy minutes in a car) from the crowds and hubbub of Bar Harbor and the Mount Desert Isle section of Acadia National Park lies the tranquil Schoodic Peninsula. Home to both our lodging for the week in the town of Winter Harbor (population 988) and a less … Read more
Week on the Move
September 26th, 2012 | Posted by in About | The Places We've Been | United States - (3 Comments)The last week has been a bit abnormal as we’ve hopped all over the place staying no longer than two nights in one spot since last Tuesday, the 18th. In case you haven’t been checking our map daily or popping in to see our current location at the top of our website, here’s the rundown … Read more
Best of New Orleans
September 20th, 2012 | Posted by in The Places We've Been | United States - (2 Comments)Here are some highlights from our seven day stay in New Orleans. This is by no means a definitive guide. Look for a slideshow of our best pictures from the week soon. City Park Situated in north-central New Orleans is City Park, one and a half times larger than New York’s Central Park and shaped … Read more
Hitting the Pavement
September 5th, 2012 | Posted by in About | The Places We've Been - (1 Comments)Welp, we are off. With much fanfare, we walked out the door of a completely empty house two days ago and got in a vehicle holding everything we own, pups included. We finished packing and cleaning, took a few pictures, then pulled out of the driveway like we have thousands of time before. As we … Read more