View over Camden harbor and Penobscot Bay from a hilltop with red fall foliage A river winding through a valley of bright fall foliage in Shenandoah A turquoise alpine lake below jagged grey peaks on the Blue Lakes Trail
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Acadia national park maine — Acadia National Park and Baxter State Park, MEHiking · Maine · Aug 2015

Acadia National Park and Baxter State Park, ME

In 2014, while I was staying in New Hampshire, I took off for 10 days to travel up to Maine. I hadn't been to Maine, except to go to LL Bean in Freeport, in over 30 years. Acadia National Park… A desert trail lined with saguaros and boulders leading toward the snow-dusted Santa Catalina MountainsHiking · Arizona · Jun 2019

Catalina State Park, Tucson AZ

 Lakeside to interlaken — Lakeside to InterLaken, Twin Lakes COHiking · Colorado · Jun 2016

Lakeside to InterLaken, Twin Lakes CO

 A wide alpine valley view with layered mountain peaks and scattered clouds beyond a forested ridgeHiking · Colorado · Aug 2016

Avalanche Trailhead - Colorado Trail, Buena Vista CO

 Taylor resevoir — Taylor Park Reservoir, Gunnison COHiking · Colorado · Jul 2016

Taylor Park Reservoir, Gunnison CO
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White rocks — Sand Cave and White Rocks via the Ewing Trail Hiking · VA + KY · Nov 28, 2025 Sand Cave and White Rocks via the Ewing Trail Go there →