We have arrived in Bar Harbor, Maine. It was an adventure, my niece and brother got lost coming to my house in New Hampshire. They did not get in until 3:30 AM. We were on the road for Maine by 8:00 AM the same morning. Hard vacationers that we all are, as I write this post, they are now riding their bicycles to the top of Cadillac Mountain. It is 6:00 AM. We each, in our own unique way, know how to relax.

We were happy that the weather held out yesterday afternoon and evening. We were able to do a short bike ride, thirteen miles, on the carriage trails. The rain hit as the band sounded its last note in the evening.

The carriage roads which lace through the mountains and valleys of Acadia National Park are an engineering feet. Not, perhaps, in the same line as the pyramids of Egypt, but these roads had to be designed to hold up in the wet weather of Maine – not an easy task. Originally designed by John D. Rockefeller so that he could travel to the interior of Mount Desert Island via horse and carriage, these roads today provide an excellent avenue on which to explore Acadia by auto, horseback, bicycle or on foot.

During the last two to three million years, 20 to 30 ice sheets intermittently covered most of New England. Eventually, after the ice melted, some deepened valleys became water basins. These water-filled hollows became Eagle Lake and Echo Lake, in Acadia National Park. In one instance, the glacier cut a trough that resulted from an ice-sculpting "binge," so deep that it filled with sea water. This formed a fjord now called Somes SoundWe will miss you Cheryl as we eat our blueberry pancakes, and later our lobsters and hot dogs up in Bar Harbor Maine. Some of us suffer for our sport. Good luck, hope you bring home some gold.

My Sister-in-law is rowing in a regatta in Philadelphia this weekend. Up until 1957 it was called The People's Regatta. Probably, because of the cold war influences and the Socialist ring to the title, the name was changed to The Independence Regatta. The event is held on the Schuylkill River, the largest tributary in the Delaware River Basin which accounts for about one third of the Delaware's total flow. Philadelphia has a rich rowing history. There are 8 universities and 31 high schools (with more every year!) in the Philadelphia area with rowing programs. Most row out of clubs on Boathouse Row.

We will miss you Cheryl as we eat our blueberry pancakes, and later our lobsters and hot dogs up in Bar Harbor Maine. Some of us suffer for our sport. Good luck, hope you bring home some gold

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I am by no means ready to die! So, with that fact established, let's begin at the beginning: See links for all the Genesis posts to date: Genesis Through My Eyes

In my not too distant past, if I were to see a street person, a bum, sleeping in a door front or on a park bench, I would have kept my distance and perhaps shrugged my shoulders.: He had the "smarts" to ask someone where to go, I didn't

Waldo County, situated in mid-coast Maine along scenic Penobscot Bay, has genuine New England character evidenced by working port towns and quaint rural villages. Visitors are awed by the area's unspoiled beauty. From striking coastal views to sweeping mountain vistas, dramatic natural settings abound. In addition great care has been taken to preserve and refurbish numerous historic landmarks, homes and buildings. Consequently, the Maine of yesteryear is still found here.

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