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  1. wastle avatar

    RE: Some time in eastern Canada

    by wastle 20 May 2012

    Here's a not quite Grand Manaan but close suggestion. On the way south from Saint John, NB look for Saint George. At SG turn off towards…

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    RE: East Coast Road/Camping Trip

    by trekker502 12 March 2012

    The Maine coastline is beautiful. Stop in Campobello Island, New Brunswick, to see the Bay of Fundy tides (or, have you already been…

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    RE: East Coast Road Trip

    by trekker502 25 February 2012

    I recommend spending two nights in Cape Cod and visiting the lighthouse near the tip -- very photogenic. If you like outdoors fishing…

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    RE: Maine/New Brunswick OR Nova Scotia/New Brunswick ?

    by trekker502 05 January 2012

    I am not sure that the ferry still operates between Portland, ME, and Halifax -- it has stopped between Bar Harbor and Halifax. Acadia…

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    RE: Roadtrip US 17 Coastal Highway

    by OhWanderlust 23 August 2011

    Trekker, Thanks for the tips on free overnight parking and the national park campgrounds. Saving money here and there will allow me…

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    RE: Roadtrip US 17 Coastal Highway

    by trekker502 23 August 2011

    Campobello Island, off of Highway #1, Northeast Maine, in New Brunswick, has great scenery of the Bay of Fundy, President Roosevelt's…

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    RE: Eleven day road trip

    by trekker502 08 August 2011

    You should not have problems finding accommodations after Labor Day and before the autumn "leaf peeper" season. Later in September, the…

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    RE: what to see and do in Maine

    by trekker502 08 August 2011

    I recommend that you camp at Bar Harbor Campground, which is along the main road to the town of Bar Harbor (5 miles west of the town),…

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    Camping in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

    by fturnertl 12 May 2011

    Hello. My family will have two weeks to spend in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia this summer and have come up with a preliminary itinerary.…

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    RE: Road trip - where to go?!

    by trekker502 16 February 2011

    Fishing ports are on Mount Desert Island, east of Ellsworth and Bangor, Maine, several hours' drive north of Portland along Interstate…

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    RE: alaska or new england

    by trekker502 14 February 2011

    Actually, many of the cities in Alaska -- Anchorage, Wasilla, Girdwood, and Homer -- are much more modern-appearing than those that you…

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    RE: alaska or new england

    by trekker502 14 February 2011

    Actually, many of the cities in Alaska -- Anchorage, Wasilla, Girdwood, and Homer -- are much more modern-appearing than those that you…

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    RE: 4th of July in Maine

    by trekker502 14 January 2011

    In Maine, along the coast, the most spectacular fireworks displays would be over the water. willysnout would probably tell you to stop…

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    RE: Kyaking and Hiking in Maine

    by trekker502 01 August 2010

    The Bay of Fundy, around Grand Manan Island and Campobello Island, has the highest fluctuation of ocean tides in the world and would be…

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    RE: Coastal Maine Camping

    by trekker502 15 July 2010

    There is a very nice campground on Campobello Island (FDR's childhood home) in New Brunswick on the Bay of Fundy. Lots of varieties of…

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    RE: Road Trip New England in June! Itinerary Advice Needed

    by trekker502 12 May 2010

    I spent 4 months at Bar Harbor/Acadia National Park last summer. There are many hiking trails -- free shuttlebuses when you have the…

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    RE: Great Northern Road Trip - seeking advice

    by trekker502 21 April 2010

    I drove the TransCanada Highway from Saskatchewan to Quebec City last May, and it was beautiful. There are many campgrounds, but not…

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    RE: NYC- Quebec- Montreal-NYC bicycle route suggestions?

    by trekker502 10 March 2010

    There is lots of traffic on the roads in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Take a Greyhound bus to Portsmouth, New Hampshire,…

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    RE: Blank slate: the big picture question.

    by trekker502 05 February 2010

    I would start in Alaska in June and explore the state including Denali NP and Kenai Fjords ,then drive south through the Yukon Territory…

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    RE: ONE MONTH IN THE US

    by trekker502 11 December 2009

    Vinny -- post #4 clearly tries to dissuade them from spending time in California! Leanne, there are beautiful, small villages in Marin…

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    RE: Cross Canada Travel ending in Work-for-Stay

    by trekker502 09 December 2009

    Actually, after you reach Thunder Bay, you will reenter mixed deciduous and evergreen forests at Lake of the Woods and eastward. You…

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    RE: Help With Planning a Road Trip N/E USA/Canada

    by trekker502 03 December 2009

    I agree about skipping Toronto and advise driving north through Vermont to Montreal, visiting national parks in Quebec and New Brunswick,…

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    RE: Women traveling US solo? Or in an RV?

    by trekker502 20 October 2009

    I discovered that many of the Rest Areas along the major highways (I-75, I-10) in the South have armed security guards patrolling from…

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    Whales Appearing in Droves off Down East Coast

    by trekker502 12 September 2009

    In yesterday's +Portland Press Herald+, it was reported that after Hurricane Bill blew through, there have been dozens of sightings each…

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    RE: Maine Lobster Shacks

    by trekker502 08 September 2009

    I did not see anything interesting in Lubec, just passed through en route to Campobello Island -- the bridge access is right there. Campobe…

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