Florida to Maine
We've been going West over the summer for years now, falling in love with Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana. We haven't been to Maine since 2007. We're looking at heading north October 5th. Three questions:
1. We just retired as teachers and have never gotten to see the leaves change as we've always been in the classroom in the fall. We'd also like to visit Washington DC again. We're thinking of heading straight to Maine first and then making the aforementioned stops on the way home. Should we do the long haul taking I-95 North?
2. Last time in Maine we stayed at Blackwoods in Acadia NP but we're bigger now. Their max length is 35' and we're 35.7' and apparently we're too tall at 12.7'. I called and they said they've changed the park and that the 7 inches over in length would mess up our RV in their culverts. I get it, so my question is, where would you all recommend we stay? It seems that Mt Desert Island closes up shop early in October. Maybe we need to find a way to depart Florida earlier.
3. Lastly, we know we want to stay at Cherry Hill when visiting DC, but then we have a lot of options to see the fall colors. We love Davidson River Campground and Mount Pisgah in NC, but we've never experienced the Shenandoah area. Again, as newly retired teachers, we're rookies at this fall travel thing. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks so much for any feedback!
1. We just retired as teachers and have never gotten to see the leaves change as we've always been in the classroom in the fall. We'd also like to visit Washington DC again. We're thinking of heading straight to Maine first and then making the aforementioned stops on the way home. Should we do the long haul taking I-95 North?
2. Last time in Maine we stayed at Blackwoods in Acadia NP but we're bigger now. Their max length is 35' and we're 35.7' and apparently we're too tall at 12.7'. I called and they said they've changed the park and that the 7 inches over in length would mess up our RV in their culverts. I get it, so my question is, where would you all recommend we stay? It seems that Mt Desert Island closes up shop early in October. Maybe we need to find a way to depart Florida earlier.
3. Lastly, we know we want to stay at Cherry Hill when visiting DC, but then we have a lot of options to see the fall colors. We love Davidson River Campground and Mount Pisgah in NC, but we've never experienced the Shenandoah area. Again, as newly retired teachers, we're rookies at this fall travel thing. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks so much for any feedback!
