3 Days in Acadia

Our fantastic weather continued for an inaugural visit to Acadia National Park.

Boothbay for a few days

Onward from Portland was our next stop at an Airbnb near Boothbay.

Exploring a bit near Portland Head Light

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens was a blast!

Taking a scenic break while searching for more trolls

Tasty lunch at Kaler’s

Picking out lobsters to cook at home

Lovely sunsets

Vacation adventures with a toddler

Loaded tater tots at Crave

Random roadside farm with alpacas and donkeys

Portland, Maine for the 4th of July

Smooth travel day on July 3rd into Manchester, NH and a short drive over to Portland to spend a couple nights.

Hummus on a straw at the MCO lounge before our flight

Captain Cecily got us to Manchester on time

Pit stop for dinner at Fisherman’s Catch near Wells, Maine

Successful find of a nearby park in Portland

Seafood options galore for lunch

Gorgeous Gelato!

Lobsters up here are dangerous!

Comfy location for fireworks along the Eastern Promenade

Summer 2022 trip itinerary

Looking forward to a 2-week family trip exploring some areas of the northeast which we have never visited. Planning on a few areas of Maine plus a border crossing into Canada bound for Prince Edward Island.

Wrapping up the trip in Grand Junction

Our last stop was Grand Junction before returning to Denver for a flight back to Florida.

Visitor center at Colorado National Monument was open for visitors

Mini foosball table at our Airbnb house

Gelato Junction serving up some cool treats

Water slide at Lincoln Park in Grand Junction was great on a hot summer day

Exploring the playground before the political kooks in the background got obnoxious and cleared out the area.

Freestyle Olympic diving

Our final night in Colorado was at the Gaylord Rockies resort with poolside cans of red wine.

Fantastic sports bar/restaurant with foosball and Wall of TVs

Telluride Exploration

Spent the second day exploring more of Telluride. We really enjoyed this area and hope to visit again in the future.

Working remotely with better WiFi at mountain village than our condo.

Telluride library has a great kids area

Puzzle upskilling

Snow cone!!

Hanging out at mountain village playground before sunset

No paparazzi

Not the glorious sunset it could have been, but great family time

Our last day in Telluride sporting the Degreed swag

May have to check into this Telluride baseball camp/tourney next year for Charlie

Nice outdoor lunch at Floradora, but hangry Charlie wasn’t enjoying the wait.

Hiking in Telluride

We spent our first day in Telluride with a gondola ride over to Mountain Village, then a hike down into town.

Morning stroll with the kids to explore Town Park

Paraglider inbound to the baseball field

Cecily’s becoming a staring contest champion

Learning how to pan for arrowheads

Cubano style hot dog from a mountain village cafe

Super trampoline at 10,000 feet of elevation

Scenic gondola rides

2.5 miles and 1800’ vertical drop on Telluride Trail

Hiking entertainment

Proper downhill technique

Black Canyon and arrival in Telluride

We took a detour from Ouray to Telluride to visit Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

Great views from behind the visitor center

Overlooking Montrose from the hiking trail near High Point

Cecily loves her hiking

Charlie was our line leader on the hike out to Warner Point

Made it to Pulpit Rock Overlook for a brief ranger talk about some local birds

Celebrating 8 months old in Telluride

Checking out the river trail before dinner on our first night in Telluride

Ouray Part 2

Our plan for day two in Ouray was a trip to the nearby hot springs facility. We ended up only getting in about an hour before some thunderstorms arrived and closed the park. We spent the rest of the day with some downtime and then ventured out for dinner that evening after the rains cleared.

Refried beans at Colorado Boy restaurant were Cecily’s favorite

Ice cream sandwiches at Yankee Girl were delicious

Day 1 in Ouray

We had a fantastic first day in Ouray consisting of some hiking on the perimeter trail, a delicious lunch at Tinberline Deli and chocolate snacks at Mouse’s. The gang was ready for some rest by around 4pm and cooking some food at home has been a welcome change from eating out since arriving in Colorado.

High altitude football to start the day

The perimeter trail was a family-friendly trail with ways to get into town along the way.

Cecily’s meal stop along the trail

Cascade Falls

She sleeps often on hikes just like Charlie used to do when he was younger

We didn’t partake in these hot sauces between morning and afternoon hikes

Box Canyon was our afternoon destination

Trail tunnel to wrap up the day