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Last Updated: May 2026
We made our way back to Barton, Vermont — a homecoming of sorts. It had been a couple of months since Jake and Sadie had seen each other, and at six months old Sadie had roughly doubled in size, which made playtime considerably more equal and considerably more energetic. Tired dogs, as any dog owner knows, are the very best dogs. We were glad to be back.
Last Updated: May 2026
It was early October when we crossed from Maine into the White Mountains of New Hampshire — the leaves just beginning to turn, the days warm and sunny, the nights dropping into the cool 40s. That combination of weather is our favorite on the road, and the White Mountains delivered it perfectly. This is leaf-peeper country at its finest, and with Mount Washington looming over the region, there was no shortage of reasons to slow down and look around.
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Last Updated: May 2026
This was our last campground in Maine before turning north toward New Hampshire and Vermont for the fall foliage. We had two things on the agenda: a visit to the Apple Store in Portland (our iMac’s video card had failed, followed immediately by the hard drive — a clear sign it was time for retirement), and a few days exploring the southern Maine coast. Apple takes the recycling seriously: they ship the old hardware back to California where it gets broken down into components for new products. A dignified end for a machine that had served us well on the road. With that errand sorted, we had the coastline to ourselves as the season wound down.
Last Updated: May 2026
On our way south to Portland, we made a deliberate detour into Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The town’s reputation for scenic coves, waterfront restaurants, and walkable streets had been on our radar, and it delivered exactly what we hoped for — plus a foggy side trip to East Boothbay that turned out to be one of the more atmospheric drives of the whole summer.
Last Updated: May 2026
Traveling south from Acadia, we pulled into Belfast, Maine for a few days — and the primary reason was simple: the view from our motorhome was of the ocean. What followed turned out to be one of the more enjoyable stops of the whole 2017 summer trip. Belfast is a small city that has continually reinvented itself over three centuries, and it wears that history well — in its architecture, its waterfront, and its remarkably good food scene.
Last Updated: May 2026
We timed our visit to Acadia National Park deliberately. By waiting until after Labor Day, we traded peak-season crowds for cooler air, changing foliage, and the kind of unhurried pace that lets you actually absorb a place. Between two very different campgrounds — one perched close to the wild, uncrowded Schoodic Peninsula and the other deep in the Southwest Harbor woods — we spent a full week exploring granite headlands, tidal pools, carriage roads, and the sweeping panoramic views from Cadillac Mountain.
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