Seeing as this might well be my last free weekend for a while, I took advantage of the beautiful weather and headed to the mountains. I was also itching to take out my new Aliner Sportliner popup camper and a fall weekend in the mountains seemed like the perfect way to break it in. Thumbing
I decided to start Sunday morning with some hiking and save the paddling for later in the afternoon. I overheard some folks mentioning The Precipice and had seen the trail head as I was driving the Loop Road. As I was to later discover, The Precipice is one of Acadia’s most well-known trails. In fact,
Friday morning was bright and sunny so I decided to paddle Eagle Lake. I had checked out the launch site the day before and although there isn’t much parking, it looked like a pretty nice place. Getting there early, I was able to unload the kayak at the water’s edge and still park at the
A week of 100 degree temperatures got me longing for the mountains. Even if it wasn’t going to be significantly cooler, at least I would have a view. So I pulled out my copy of “Day & Overnight Hikes in the Shenandoah National Park” by Johnny Molloy and started flipping pages. I chose the Rocky