Our next stop was another national park. These places almost feel like home now after visiting so many. We start with some research on the NPS app and our NPS book. Then we stop at the visitor center to get a map, Jr Ranger books, and talk with a ranger about best places for ourContinue reading “Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan”
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Cuyahoga Valley
Even though we are on our way home we still have quite a few stops including more national parks. Our trip through Ohio brought us to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We stayed at the Streetsboro KOA near Cleveland. We really enjoyed our stay here. Our site was right by the pond, they had two playContinue reading “Cuyahoga Valley”
Acadia Day 2
Low tide on our second day was 9:15 am. Our main morning goal was to see some tide pools. There are many good tide pool areas in Acadia. We thought the beach bridge in Bar Harbor sounded unique. When the tide goes out here a land bridge is formed between Bar Harbor and an island.Continue reading “Acadia Day 2”
Acadia Day 1
We had only one stop planned in Maine, Acadia National Park. This was one of our most anticipated places on the list. Everyone was excited as we left Massachusetts on our way to Maine. While driving through New Hampshire we decided to stop for lunch along the Atlantic Ocean. We found a state park withContinue reading “Acadia Day 1”
Valley Forge
To continue on what seems to be a military theme of this trip we spent our next day at Valley Forge. We did the War of 1912 in New Orleans, the Civil War at Stones River and Gettysburg, now we went to the American Revolution. This park is all outside and spread apart. We stoppedContinue reading “Valley Forge”