Acadia National Park in coastal Maine is one of the most visited parks in the United States, and welcomes more than two million visitors each year. Acadia National Park doesn’t wholly encompass Mount Desert Island, which took a bit of getting used to. We found ourselves driving through towns with private houses on our way from […]
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Travelling Maine with a Campervan: Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor is a charming little port town near Acadia National Park in Maine. My parents and I rented an RV in Montreal and drove down to Bar Harbor back in September. Bar Harbor has some small, narrow roads that are difficult to navigate with an RV. Thankfully, there is an RV parking area just […]
New Orleans Swamp Tour
A few weeks ago, my family and I went down to New Orleans for a long weekend. After spending two days in the city, Ryan and I were itching to get out and see some swamp life! Since we were only two people and didn’t have a car, our hotel booked us with a swamp […]
Thanksgiving at Lake Placid
Thanksgiving in Canada happens in mid-October, and this year our aunt invited us to spend it with her in Lake Placid, site of the 1932 and 1980 winter Olympics (and also that movie about the giant crocodile). We stayed in the Presidential Suite of a sprawling log cabin lodge in Lake Placid. The four bedrooms […]
Wildflowers of the Utah Desert
Earlier in May, my parents and I returned to Utah for another hiking trip. We went to Zion and Bryce National Parks back in October, so this time we visited Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef National Parks. I love learning to identify things: animals (easy), birds (harder), trees (harder still), and wildflowers. When I worked […]