Eighty-eight days until we hit the trail. We are figuring out the shuttle points and getting our gear together. Originally, we were going to shuttle to the end and back to the start. Marty had the idea of leaving a car midway and then at the end. Just in case something happens that we need to get out – heaven…
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70 Miles on the Appalachian Trail
We are preparing to hike a 70 mile section of the AT this coming October. It’ll be a beautiful hike with the fall foliage in full glory. I have done many, many day hikes since getting out of the military, but I haven’t done a week long ruck or hike since then. I have officially been out of the military…
Acadia Day 3: Carriage Roads
Acadia National park has about 45 miles of carriage roads. No cars are allowed on the carriage roads; it is open for hiking, horses and cycling. Absolutely stunning beauty all around. I am so glad that we decided to bring our bikes to ride along the carriage roads. On day 3, we rode our bicycles 25 miles around the carriage…
Back to Maine Day 2 – Lighthouses
On our second day, we accomplished quite a bit. We got up early to drive into Bar Harbor for a lighthouse boat tour. It was freezing, but we stuck it out. At one point, we were the only people on the top deck of the boat. As we got back to the house, the moon was beautiful. I was able…
Acadia National Park Day 2
Part 1 – Acadia Mountain Trail In the morning, we headed to Bar Harbor to board a boat to go on a lighthouse tour. Afterward, we ate a delish lobster roll (they had gluten free buns!) and then we hiked Acadia Mountain Trail. It was an amazing trail on the quiet side of the island. It was fairly difficult with…
Beehive Trail, Bass Harbor Head Light- Acadia National Park
Day 1 – Acadia National Park The first day at Acadia, we made it out fairly early to get to the Beehive Trail. The park was really crowed despite us being there the last few days of the peak season. Shops and restaurants were closing down for the season. We were able to get in the last day a local…
My Little Red Bike 