As I mentioned in an earlier post, Linda had not been to any of the national parks west of the Mississippi. So, to celebrate a special occasion (her birthday), we decided to visit a few of the best parks (my opinion) along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountain range. They included Glacier National Park in Montana, Yellowstone in Wyoming, Zion in Utah, Grand Canyon in Arizona, and Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Since we were in the neighborhood, we stopped in at the Grand Teton (Wyoming), Bryce Canyon (Utah), Mesa Verde (Colorado) and Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colorado) National Parks. We also stopped in at a few National Parks on the way to and from the Rockies. In each of these parks, we hiked a few outstanding trails, motorcycled along scenic parkways, visited iconic locations, and stayed in park campgrounds, all in an effort to get to know what's so special about each of these amazing places. Here's a brief visual recap ...
Linda and I began a fourteen day trip along the Maine coast with an awesome week in the Mid Coast, near Acadia National Park. We spent that first week with Chris, Cathryn, Anna, and Rosie (Linda's son and his family) in and around Brooklin. Highlights included hanging out with the charming and precocious Anna and her parents, hikes to the Penobscot Bay and Acadia National Park, a couple of boat trips around coastal islands, and much more A hike near our BnB to Harriman Point in Blue Hill Bay Hike to Harriman Point A hike around Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park Hike around Jordan Pond Hike around Jordan Pond Hike around Jordan Pond Hike around Jordan Pond Hike around Jordan Pond A Lobster Boat Tour of the Merchant's Row Islands near Stonington A Lobster Boat Tour of the Merchant's Row Islands Merchant's Row Islands Boat Tour Merchant's Row Islands Boat Tour Merchant's Row Islands Boat Tour A Sailboat Cruise around the Brooklin Islands A Cruise around the Bro...