Marrying Your Passions

pisode 3 of Marrying Your Passions: Continuing our 2024 camping adventure from Bar Harbor west to the stunning Badlands After exploring Maine's Acadia National Park, we continued our epic summer 2024 camping adventure, heading west with our teardrop camper. What started as a potential Canadian route became an incredible 8-day, 2,273-mile journey through family visits and stunning national parks. From Maine to the Midwest Leaving Bar Harbor behind, our first stop was Lake Lauderdale Campground in Cambridge, New York—a practical halfway point that delivered an unexpected highlight. An Unexpected Wildlife Encounter "I'm standing there looking at the sunset, and this black bear just kind of walks around the corner of the shower house, minding his own business, having a lovely evening stroll," Alicia recalls. The encounter showcased perfect campground community spirit—a fellow tent camper helped capture photos, and when our teardrop needed positioning help on the elevated ...