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| Map of our 2021 National Parks/New England tour |
Day 1 Wednesday July 21st La Crosse
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| We start by visiting Zach's parents in Holmen (suburb of La Crosse) |
Day 2-3
Explore Indiana sand dunes
Stay Portage
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| After about a 5 hour drive we reach Indiana Sand Dunes National Park, the newest national park and our first national park of the trip. We have one full day to explore all as many beaches and trails as possible. |
Day 4-5
Explore Cuhuoga National Park
Stay Stow
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| Next stop is National Park #2 Cuyahoga national park. We have one full day to explore all the hiking trails and have Lincoln see some waterfalls (currently this is good hiking motivation) |
Day 6 Get up early drive to Mystic CT
We have one of the longest drives of the trip this day. I am hoping we can get out and stretch but it is 9 hours of driving and an unhelpful time zone switch
Day 7
Mystic Aquarium, seaport muesum and explore
Stay Mystic
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| In Mystic we are staying pretty close to the action. We hope to visit the seaport museum and the aquarium and maybe get some local hikes in |
Day 8-9
Drive cape cod, whale watching, kayaking, biking
Stay Yarmouth
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| We are staying somewhat in the middle of cape cod. We hope to get in whale watching, kayaking and maybe some biking |
Day 10
Visit Nantucket
Stay Boston
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| We hope to get up pretty early to take a ferry to daytrip to Nantucket and see some beaches and the whaling museum |
Day 11-12
Explore Boston
Stay Boston
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| We have 3 nights in Boston to see all the historical sights and hopefully Harvard, MIT and Fenway! |
Day 13-14
Drive to Portsmouth stop in Salem
Explore Portsmouth
Stay Portsmouth
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| It is a pretty short drive to Portsmouth so we will stop in Salem to see some historical things. |
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| Portsmouth we are staying right near the water in a cute place with a pool! |
Day 15
Drive to Boothsbay (stop at Portland and/or Botanical gardens)
Stay Norwegan resort
Cruise to see puffins
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| Aside from Acadia this is what I am most looking forward to. We will go on a puffin cruise to see a big nesting area. |
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| Also the Norwegan resort we are staying at looks amazing and has bikes and rowboats to rent. |
Day 17-19
Acadia explore
Stay Rose Eden Cottage
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| Our cute little cottage place is also one of the top rated places to get Lobster |
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| There are so many sights and hikes to do in Acadia! |
Day 20-22
Drive to North Conway
Stay Cabin near north conway
Explore white mountains
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| This is part Lincoln is really looking forward to. The Mt Washington Cog railway. We might even get to take the steam engine up! |
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| Also we will stop a franconia notch park and other places for lots of hikes in our 3 days |
Day 23-24
Drive to Burlington stops in Montpellier and Stow
Stay Burlington airbnb
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| Lots of stops between White Mountains to Burlington, but everyone agrees on getting ice cream (plus some beer stops for the adults!) |
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| Burlington looks super cute and we have a little airbnb right near the action |
Day 25-26
Drive to Niagara falls (stop in Seneca)
Stay house in Niagara fall
Explore Niagara falls
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| Have to make a stop at Seneca falls for women's history (that and it breaks up the really long drive!) |
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| Niagara falls! We are hoping to do a boat tour and some walks |
Day 27-28
Drive to Mackinaw City
Mackinaw island and area
Stay St. Ignacious
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| Mackinaw Island. We will do the circle bike tour and stop here for the lookout we somehow missed last time. |
Day 29-31
Drive to cabin, stay at cabin in Republic or in Marquette
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| Stop in Marquette and/or Republic to see Dick Connie and Abby |
Day 32-33
Drive to Duluth
Explore Duluth
Duluth to home
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| And finally stop in Duluth to see my parents, and hopefully take Lincoln and Juniper on a few tourist things |
Home on Sunday Aug 22rd, just in time to start our new jobs!
