New England is exceptional, the land of colonial history, temperate summers, windy coasts, and seemingly endless scenery that will steal your breath for an alarming length of time.

There has been no other place that has made me feel more like I had crested the summit of the world than Acadia National Park. Tucked away in the northeast corner of the country, Acadia National Park offers something for every type of visitor.

Maine, Maine, Maine, salty, delicious, hauntingly beautiful, over crowded Maine. My first week there ignited a love for this irregular, northern state, but man do I wish I could have had it a little bit more to myself.