Enjoying Our Dash

After Bar Harbor, we spent the night in New Hampshire, then it was off to Vermont. The weather was rainy most of the time we were there, so we had to get creative (and a little wet) to find things to do. With a little bit of research, we found several interesting places to go. First up was the Quechee Gorge, which is part of the 612-acre Quechee Gorge State Park. The land on which the park is located was originally owned by the A. G. Dewey Company, a major wool processor in the 19th century. Water from the falls and the mill pond just above the gorge were used to power the facility. Dewey began making fine satinets in 1836, and shoddy (reworked used wool) in 1841. Numerous machinery and product inventions were created here, including Sheep’s Grey and Dewey’s Gray which was trademarked in 1875. Both types of wool were known for general excellence throughout the country and became the standard fabric for roller coverings in cotton mills. By 1936 this was the oldest mill in the count...

After Cape Cod, we headed north to Bar Harbor. Cole was excited to get there. Here he is making sure that Ed got enough fuel in Dash for us to get there. Once he was sure that we had enough fuel, Cole told us to wake him when we got there. In Bar Harbor, we stayed at the entrance to Mount Desert Island at a great campground right on the water. We had beautiful views of the Mt. Desert Narrows. It was fun watching the tides go in and out every day. The campground had so many activities and things to do. They even has a small restaurant called the Lobster Trap. One evening we decided to try their lobster dinner. It was so good, we went back the next night to have more!! The highlight of this area was Acadia National Park. One morning, we drove up to the top of Cadillac mountain. To say that the views were incredible, would be an understatement. We also spent some time at Thunder Hole. It was really fun hanging out on the cliffs. Cole had a great time as well. Sunset in Bar Ha...

In Cape Cod, we had a chance to stay out on the ‘hook’. Our campground was right in the middle of the Cape Cod National Seashore Park area, so we had a great time exploring here. Atlantic Oaks Campground At the ranger station for the Cape Cod National Seashore Park, Cole received his official Bark Ranger bandana. I think he looks awesome, what do you think? We received some pointers from the park rangers on which area of the park to explore first. The young ranger told us to head for the fire road on the north end of the park. She indicated that it was really cool because you got to walk over the dunes. With that information, we set out for a nice walk. The dunes that we encountered were not what we were expecting. We thought that we were going to walk across a typical dune and get out to the water. Not at all. Cole and I walked to the top of a ‘sand mountain’ and all we could see was a ‘sand bowl’, No water in sight! You can see how steep ...