Wednesday saw the sun peek through the clouds right after sunrise. After leaving the hotel I had planned out a loop hike of the Long Pond Trail, part of the Great Notch Trail, and part of Gilley trail. I thought this would take all day so I packed a lunch. I did 5.5 miles inContinue reading “Acadia National Park – Day 4”
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Acadia National Park – Data and Statistics
Acadia presented the option for lots of data. It was the first extended vacation I have taken planned by me, with only me in attendance. Costs I wanted to camp for several reasons. First, because camping is fun and I enjoy it. There’s something special about sleeping outside under the stars and cooking over theContinue reading “Acadia National Park – Data and Statistics”
Acadia National Park – Day 3
Tuesday’s morning plan was to drive the loop road to hit Monument Cover and Boulder Beach for sunrise. The weather did not cooperate so I just went to Otter Cliffs and saw no sunrise. By the time I got back to the campsite it was misting and I had no faith my fire would startContinue reading “Acadia National Park – Day 3”
Acadia National Park – Day 2
Day 2 saw some actual planning on my part. I woke up at 5:30 to drive up Cadillac Mountain for sunrise (at 6:30). There was no parking at the top. I was lucky and found a roadside spot on my way down. This was frustrating because, again, I did not realize how crowded this parkContinue reading “Acadia National Park – Day 2”
Acadia National Park – Day 1
Day 0 was a driving day. I started in Ashburn, VA, and ended up in Freeport, ME 12 hours later. On to Day 1, I woke up in Freeport and did my pilgrimage to the LL Bean flagship store. The giant Bean Boot out front is really cool, as are the interlocked moose inContinue reading “Acadia National Park – Day 1”
50th Anniversary – Apollo 11
The 50th anniversary of the moon landings – Apollo 11 – was a few weeks ago. The Smithsonian hosted a special event where the Washington Monument was used as a projection screen for the Saturn V launch and moon landing. It was spectacular. The sound during the rocket launch caused the ground I was sittingContinue reading “50th Anniversary – Apollo 11”
Kayaking the DC Monuments
I have wanted to do an REI event ever since I moved to Virginia. The Sunset Kayak Tour of the DC Monuments has been at the top of the list and Friday I finally did it. I was a little nervous about bringing my camera, but it turned out fine. The waves were not tooContinue reading “Kayaking the DC Monuments”
Cherry Blossoms
Last weekend was the start of peak cherry blossoms blooming in Washington DC. I rode the Metro in with some friends, and we walked around the Tidal Basin and then had brunch in Adams Morgan. ISO 200 | f/8 | 1/500 | 70mm ISO 200 | f/8 | 1/400 | 135mm ISO 200 | f/8Continue reading “Cherry Blossoms”
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park is one of those places that I didn’t care for growing up. In high school we went through as part of our Virginia vacation and I found it just did not compare to the wonders out west, like the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, or any others. The light was flat, theContinue reading “Shenandoah National Park”
Shenandoah River State Park
Friday saw what was originally last weekend’s plan – Shenandoah River State Park. This park is in the Shenandoah valley, right past Shenandoah National Park and Front Royal, nestled along a few bends in the Shenandoah river. I definitely need to go camping at this park. They have cabins, tent sites, and yurts. One ofContinue reading “Shenandoah River State Park”
Ben There Shot That 