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Mount Washington — Up the Cog Railway, and a Rainy Last Day in the Notch
New England Road Trip 2026 · Bretton Woods, New Hampshire · Wednesday–Thursday, June 10–11 The Omni Mount Washington was our base for three nights, and it gave us the two ends of a great mountain stay: one big bucket-list day,…
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Across the State Line — Breaking Camp for the Omni Mount Washington
New England Road Trip 2026 · Acadia, Maine → Bretton Woods, New Hampshire · Tuesday, June 9 Three nights of tent camping in Acadia, and then it was time for the biggest contrast of the trip: tear down the campsite…
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The Big Sunny Day in Acadia — Cadillac, the Bar Island Sandbar & Lobster on Somes Sound
New England Road Trip 2026 · Acadia National Park, Maine · Monday, June 8 If the rainy day was about making the best of it, this was the day Acadia paid us back. The forecast flipped to clear and ~75°,…
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Acadia in the Rain — Misty Cliffs, Jordan Pond & a Pizza-Movie Night
New England Road Trip 2026 · Acadia National Park, Maine · Sunday, June 7 We woke up to exactly the forecast we'd been watching: rain and fog, the whole island socked in. You can let that wreck a national-park day…
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Down East to Acadia — Camp Setup at Blackwoods
New England Road Trip 2026 · Boothbay → Bar Harbor, Maine · Saturday, June 6 Every trip has a day that's mostly windshield, and this was ours: pack up the harbor, point the car north, and trade Boothbay for the…
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The Coast Road to Boothbay — Baseball, Beer, and a Legendary Lobster Shack
New England Road Trip 2026 · Portland → Boothbay Harbor, Maine · Thursday, June 4 Travel days on a road trip are their own kind of fun: you check out of one place, point the van at the next, and…
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Day 1 — Wheels Up at Dawn, Lobster Rolls by Lunch
New England Road Trip 2026 · Day 1 · Tuesday, June 2 · Portland, Maine Every good family trip seems to start the same way — except this one started a little earlier than most. My alarm went off at…
