One of my all time favorite photographs, Witch Hole Pond, sunrise, Acadia National Park. Beside the still beauty it was a plan that worked, the only lake on the island with a sunrise perspective and I have never seen a photo of this before.

We are on our way back to Acadia, if all goes well. We are in the Smokies today, a movie premier tomorrow night and then on to parks in MN, MI and WI. We intend then to cross Canada with the recently re-opened border and to VT, NH and ME. We will be in Maine for about 18 days. Then back across New England, New York and some parks in Northern and Eastern Ohio, Pittsburgh and then through West Virginia to visit the newest National Park. As is our custom, there will be new posts from this trip every day, occasional glimpses of a moose, lots of food and ice cream and more than a few camping updates. We have friends to visit and new friends to meet. I hope you will join us. After all you don’t want to miss our visit to the International Mustard Museum, a Wisconsin Supper Club and possibly the 300th park. That will be a celebration. We have been in the GSMNP since Friday, that gives me a two-day cushion to keep the posts up-to-date.

In lieu of my usual Sunday scripture I leave you with this ancient Irish blessing & prayer:

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,

may God hold you in the palm of His hand.