Exploring With Intuition

Van Camping and Sailing in North America

Category: Camping

  • Crossing Vermont and Lake Champlain

    13 August 2025 – Wednesday Day 2 of a 2 day trip on route 2 from coastal Maine to Northern New York. We start at the NH/VT border, visit Vermont’s capitol city, and take the van on a ferry ride to New York. Awoke to fog at Riverside Campground and RV Resort in Lebanon, New…

  • Bucksport, ME to Lancaster, NH

    12 August 2025 – Tuesday Today we head west, on day one of a two day drive, to northern New York. 0819 72,537 74°F Bucksport, MaineLeft our kind Harvest Host at Bucksport Trading Company 0921 72,557 79°F Newport, MELeft I-95 and headed west on route 2. 1118 72,660 97°F Rumford, ME The Androscoggin River drops…

  • Rockland to Bucksport

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    11 August 2025 – Monday Today we plan to follow route 1 up the west side of Penobscot Bay. 1015 72,486 73°F Leave Pepper Hill Farm 1053 72,491 74°F Rockland There was plenty of good, level parking available at the Harbor Good parking is also available for dinghies! What drew us to Rockland, aside from…

  • Owls Head and Horses

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    10 August 2025 – Sunday (continued) 1517 72,479 miles 68°FOwls Head Post office. Just around the corner we found a(free) State Park offering beautiful views from Owls Head Light and a rocky beach. Be prepared to climb a few outdoor stairs to reach the base of Owls Head light. The 1852 lighthouse is only 30…

  • Riding Two Foot Rails

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    Riding the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway 10 August 2025 – Sunday 1025 72,442 miles 77°F Alna, Maine Arrived in plenty of time to get our choice of parking spots. Beth relaxed in the van while I went to explore the railyard. Followed the smoke plume to find Engine number 9 fired up and getting…

  • New Feature: Maps!

    28 March 2026: We have a new feature under development. The “by Map” page (below) has map pins that link to the posts about places mentioned in our blog posts. Directions: Click on the map above. Zoom in or out with the + – buttons. Try it in full screen mode by clicking the square…