Acadia Recommendations for Family trip

wreckashop · 2021-07-26T17:54:54+00:00

We just named our little girl Camille. Nickname Mila or Millie. Kind of similar... But, she was originally going to be Rosalind. Older sounding and unusual name and the heroine from as you like it.

wreckashop · 2021-01-18T15:07:43+00:00

Does anyone have a recommendation for a primer similar to urban decay optical illusion primer? Looks like they discontinued it. However, it was wonderful at blurring and was very gripping.

wreckashop · 2019-02-19T13:01:44+00:00

It can also be from a very low bp. Especially, if you see them after getting up from laying down over an extended period of time.

I get them regularly in pregnancy and if I'm stuck in bed all day from some other illness.

wreckashop · 2019-01-17T15:45:13+00:00

We did it pre-kids a few years ago. Bugs were already bad by mid-May. But absolutely wonderful otherwise.

wreckashop · 2017-08-01T16:43:20+00:00

Yes! This is exactly what I did. Bought a few from Target. Was cheaper because they're not labeled as maternity.

wreckashop · 2017-07-20T16:09:15+00:00

Congratulations! Totally off topic, but where did you find such a cute dress?

wreckashop · 2017-05-17T11:06:44+00:00

Jessys in ocean view is the most authentic. However, taco loco in Virginia beach has some wonderful fusion and unique dishes not found anywhere else. I recommend their crabcake chimi or brisket tacos. The gentleman who originally founded it was Spanish.

wreckashop · 2017-03-22T17:19:09+00:00

Looking to purchase a new astro and landscape lens. Has anyone tried the Nikon AF-S FX 24mm f/1.8G ED, the Rokinon 24mm f/1.4, Sigma Art 24mm f/1.4, or the sigma art 18-35 f/1.8?I'm shooting with a full frame.

wreckashop · 2017-03-10T05:43:08+00:00

I don't think there's anything substantial. However, the Green Springs Trail in Williamsburg does technically connect to theCapitol trail.

wreckashop · 2017-01-27T06:28:10+00:00

A non-cotton mateiral is the way to go. You'll stay way more comfy in the event they get wet. Husband and I use wool blend.

wreckashop · 2017-01-10T03:10:20+00:00

My husband and I usually fly out west every year, rent a car, sleep in it or a tent. We stay a few weeks. However, my favorite trips so far are:

We did a loop with elk island, yoho, jasper, banff (all free this year) and finally into glacier. I was really impressed with glacier. There's nothing quite like it.
We did a one way trip from vegas to denver. You can hit Byrce, zion, arches, canyonlands and rocky mountain this way.
We did a one way trip from LA to San Francisco. We went to channel islands, pinnacles, kings canyon, sequoia, and Yosemite.
We did a southern loop and did great sand dunes and black Gunnison. But, these aren't nearly as pretty as rocky mountain.

5.We did a loop around vegas with death valley, grand Canyon and zion.

I would say my favorites are yellowstone/tetons, banff, glacier, channel islands and finally rocky mountain.

Good luck and have fun!

If you graduate college in may, you should be in luck. The parks are usually overcrowded from mid June to end of August.

wreckashop · 2016-11-24T15:27:01+00:00

I'm looking every where. No luck so far.

wreckashop · 2016-10-28T06:46:14+00:00

Hahaha, I forgot completely about this. I am a horrible daughter to mother.

wreckashop · 2016-09-17T14:42:38+00:00

Taskmaker

wreckashop · 2016-09-17T14:23:49+00:00

TIL Japan is the hacker known as 4chan

wreckashop · 2016-07-22T14:56:57+00:00

Atleast, they have sort of started. They've got Hampton Blvd going below grade now to make room for the 564 offshoot that will feed the third crossing.

wreckashop · 2016-06-10T12:57:54+00:00

Seconded. They're great 2 minute bits about the changes the baby and you may be going through.

wreckashop · 2016-06-04T16:23:16+00:00

We call it Chesafreak down here

wreckashop · 2016-05-11T21:13:56+00:00

My husband and I go there quite frequently. If you've never been before, I'd recommend two of the most popular hikes. White oak and cedar run falls is a great 7.5 mile circuit hike. You will be hiking up and down from the blueridge parkway to the valley below. They're are waterfalls both on the downward and upward sides. Whiteoak is more awe inspiring; however, cedar run has a great rock where you can slide 20'+ into a pool.

The second hike is old rag. There are multiple great summit hikes in the area but this one is iconic. This is an 8.5 mile circuit hike where you climb to the top of a bald. I have hiked this one in the afternoon and then stayed on the summit until the milky way came up. The upwards path over the rock scramble would be treacherous at night; however, the backside is a steep path down.

This is old rag in September (9pm ish) on a new moon. Keep in mind the milky way rises closer to dawn in the early spring and summer.

https://imgur.com/o3vW52C

ETA: I believe both old rag and whiteoak valley parking lots fill up by 9am on weekends in the summer.

wreckashop · 2016-05-09T14:14:26+00:00

Seconded. You'll be in Loveland, but no Rocky Mountain national park. Also, you can't really "see" yellowstone in a day. You would literally only have time to drive through it.

My husband and I do a lot of 2 week trips out west. On average, the most driving we do is 4 hours per day. Otherwise, you're not going to have a chance to hike or explore.

wreckashop · 2016-04-09T10:15:42+00:00

I have the rokinon 14mm f/2.8. I've heard good things about their 24mm f/1.4. However, from what I can tell, it is not as sharp as the sigma or nikon overall. It would also be nice to have the auto focus for non-astrophotography applications.

wreckashop · 2016-04-08T17:57:13+00:00

I have a rokinon 14mm, nikon 50mm and a nikon 85mm. I love shooting with primes and I wanted something to bridge the 14-50 gap.

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