Helluva Honeymoon

New Hampshire is GORGEOUS! Our first stop in New Hampshire was at Sugarloaf Campground in Twin Mountain, New Hampshire smack dab in the middle of White Mountain National Forest.  Since there were no Harvest Hosts or Boondockers Welcome options in the area, Kristopher found dry camping in United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service land for $20 per night.  While that rate is quite steep since we are accustomed to dry camping for free, the location made it well worth the cost. Our first adventure in New Hampshire was to Franconian Notch State Park.  We chose the Basin Cascade trail, and it turned out to be our favorite hike ever. The trailhead was loaded with people, but after our first 1/4 mile, we realized that no one was venturing past the visitor area.  We let Lambeau off leash and continued for over an hour.  The trail was rated as moderate and required us to cross the stream several times.  The trail had several waterfalls, zero mosquitos, ...

When we were in Pennsylvania, a fellow traveler told us to go to Moosehead Lake which is the largest lake in Maine.  Since we are traveling for a whole year, we take advantage of free camping when possible.  We found a fellow-RVer named Kathy on Boondockers Welcome , and she offered us a free place to stay in Brownville, Maine which served as a great hub for exploring central Maine. On Tuesday, we drove to Greenville, Maine to see Moosehead Lake.  We did not take a lot of photos, but you can see the charm of the area.  While there, we went for a nice walk at Lily Bay State Park. When we stopped for our daily ice cream fix, a nice gentleman gave us a map of the area, and we found a waterfall hike to Wilson's Falls on our way home. We enjoyed a two mile hike along the creek to a small waterfall. The next day, it was raining sideways, so we decided to go to Bangor, Maine (about an hour from Brownville) for laundry and other chores.  I ra...

On Saturday, we ventured to Acadia National Park, but unfortunately, the weather was less than ideal; however, we did not let that spoil the adventure.  Of all the National Parks, Acadia is the easiest to drive as Park Loop Road circumnavigates the enter park.  The only branch road that we noticed was to the top of Cadillac Mountain which is said to be the first place the sunrise touches in the United States. Another interesting fact is that Cadillac Mountain is the highest peak (1,530 ft above sea level) on the eastern seaboard north of Rio de Janeiro.  With the shitty weather, the only thing we could see from the top was fog.  As we were driving down the mountain, we could literally see the mist rolling by. One inconvenience of traveling with Lambeau is that most National Parks do not allow dogs on trails.  Acadia is an exception as dogs are allowed on most hikes.  We planned to do a few scenic trails, but our late start prevented us from parking The Be...