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  • One Day In Acadia With Dogs: A Local’s Itinerary

    Acadia National Park on the rocky, gorgeous coast of Maine is, hands down, one of the most dog-friendly national parks in the entire United States. It's where the mountains meet the sea, where the ...

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    One Day In Acadia With Dogs: A Local’s Itinerary
  • Where To Get The Best Lobster On Mount Desert Island

    [2026 Guide] If you're heading to Acadia National Park, you're heading to lobster heaven. Mount Desert Island is home to Acadia, Bar Harbor, and some of the most stunning coastline in New ...

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    Where To Get The Best Lobster On Mount Desert Island
  • Dog Friendly Acadia National Park: The Ultimate 2026 Guide

    Updated May 2026 Acadia National Park is special. It may sound cheesy, but there's just something about this place, the way the mountains roll right into the sea, the smell of pine and salt air, ...

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    Dog Friendly Acadia National Park: The Ultimate 2026 Guide
  • The Ultimate Coastal Maine Packing List

    (From Someone Who Lived There 6 Months) Updated for the 2026 travel season A coastal Maine packing list isn't just a what-to-wear list; it's a survival kit for the most mood-swing-prone ...

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    The Ultimate Coastal Maine Packing List

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November 23, 2021

30 Gifts For Female Travelers

It’s that time of year again! Can anyone else believe we are already buying Christmas presents again? If you are looking for the perfect gift for the female traveler in your life, look no further!

November 9, 2021

3 Days On The Upper Peninsula

Honestly, the Upper Peninsula has something for everyone and you could spend weeks there without experiencing all that this amazing place has to offer…

November 2, 2021

The Eerie Ghost Town In The Smokies

In the lush valley, where Jake’s Creek and the Little River meet, you can find the magical Daisy Town…

October 19, 2021

The Most Dog Friendly National Parks

If you’ve traveled to many National Parks with your pups, then you know that in general, they are not very dog-friendly…

October 12, 2021

One Day Of Chasing Waterfalls On The Upper Peninsula

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is a wild and wonderful escape, but if I’m being totally honest, I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t anticipating anything extraordinary, but the UP absolutely blew me away.  There are more than 300 waterfalls scattered across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and it is home to all of the waterfalls in the Great Lakes State except for one…

September 28, 2021

The Stanley Hotel: Spirited Night Tour

While the Stanley Hotel in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado may be famous for its old world charm, it is also known as Stephen King’s inspiration for The Shining. King and his wife stayed the night in room 217 and The Stanley became the inspiration for the Overlook Hotel in the book…

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Hi! I'm Vanessa, a 30 something, sunset chasing traveler. I'm here to inspire you to travel wherever, whenever, and with whoever you can. My Huskies, Loki and Freya are usually along for the ride. I have a soul that likes to wander, a desire to experience the unknown, and a curiousity to discover things off the beaten path. I hope you'll stick around for awhile!

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Happy Birthday Freya 🎉🎉 6 years of my Freya Lu 🤍 Happy Birthday Freya 🎉🎉 6 years of my Freya Lu 🤍

Six years of sass, side-eye, and the most enthusiastic awooos every single morning when she wakes up. Six years of that wiggle butt walk that says “I’m so happy you’re here” without a single word. Six years of trail miles, road miles, and curling up after a long day of adventuring.

She’s been a national park dog, a beach dog, a mountain dog, and a “lay belly-up in the dirt” dog, and sometimes all in the same week.

Happy 6th birthday to my sweet, sassy, wildly loved girl. 
The road is better with you on it 🐾
A hill I’m willing to die on… Every park has a qu A hill I’m willing to die on…

Every park has a quiet side, the district that takes a little more effort to reach, the trailhead two turns past the busy one, the road most people skip because it doesn’t lead to the postcard. And almost every single time, that’s the part of the park I remember most.

Less crowded doesn’t mean less beautiful. It usually means more.

📍Lamar Valley, Yellowstone (most people don’t want to make the drive)

#nationalparks #nationalparkgeek #findyourpark #hiddengems #offthebeatenpath
The best sunsets aren’t on the geotag list. Pinky The best sunsets aren’t on the geotag list. Pinky promise 🌅
Turns out I don’t need 2,000 square feet. I don’t Turns out I don’t need 2,000 square feet. I don’t need a guest room nobody uses or a closet full of clothes I don’t wear. I need my dogs, my person, a window that changes view, and somewhere quiet to drink my coffee.

The cure wasn’t a vacation. It was less of everything except the parts that mattered.
The hidden side of Acadia National Park nobody’s t The hidden side of Acadia National Park nobody’s talking about 🌅

Schoodic Peninsula is the only mainland section of Acadia, and it gets about 8% of the park’s total visitors. 

No timed-entry reservations. No fighting for parking at Cadillac. Just pink granite, crashing Atlantic surf, and a sunset view back toward Mount Desert Island that genuinely stops your brain for a second.

This is Schoodic Point. 419-million-year-old pink granite that glows at golden hour. The sun sets behind Cadillac Mountain across Frenchman Bay. You can spread out on the rocks and find your own quiet stretch, even on a busy summer evening.

📍 Save this for your next Maine trip 🌊🐳🐚⚓️

The complete guide to Schoodic including getting there, the best stops, the unmarked pulloff you absolutely cannot miss, and sunset strategy is live on the blog ✨ Link in stories! 

👋 Hi, I’m Vanessa @thewellwornshoes, a millennial nomad chasing National Parks, dog-friendly trails, and golden hour from the road! I share the hidden gems and real side of life so you can skip the guesswork and get straight to your own adventure!

#AcadiaNationalPark #SchoodicPeninsula #MaineTravel #NationalParkGuide #sunsetchasers
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