#RunningTo Weeks 25 & 26 in Review: Niagara Falls, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Acadia National Park, Boston

Posted on by Thomas Mark Zuniga

So. I apologize. In racing across eastern Canada and New England to make it back to Eden in time for Thanksgiving, I missed blogging last week. THERE WAS NO TIME.

To rectify the situation, I’ve combined this week’s usual “week in review” into a double-dose of weekly review goodness. It all started with my first visit to Niagara Falls — the “Grand Canyon of the East,” as I like to call it. Gorgeous.

Despite the -5 degree frigidity (Celsius, thank goodness), Canada treated me just as handsomely as the previous two times. From Toronto to Ottawa to Montreal, the sights were special; the people, even more so.

Acadia National Park in eastern Maine was a definite highlight of this trip. It was awesome to be there in the off-season when it’s free, hardly anyone else is there, and did I mention it was totally FREE? I’d never before ventured to those uppermost regions of New England, so it was a refreshing collection of moments.

And then BAHSTON to wrap it all up.

Enjoy these moments from the wandering weeks that were, and stay tuned this Monday for a special announcement and the beginning of the end! (Dun dun dun . . . join my newsletter for first dibs on the big reveal.)

#RunningTo: Niagara Falls
N I A G A R A
#RunningTo: Niagara Falls
The seagulls were more popular photo opps than the Falls themselves. No kidding.
#RunningTo: Toronto, ON
Which way to Toronto?
#RunningTo: Toronto, ON
I bet NOBODY in Toronto has done this before now.
#RunningTo: Snow
Canada.
#RunningTo: Ottawa, ON
Frigid temperatures aside, the Canadian flame burns eternally in Ottawa.
#RunningTo: Montreal, QC
Not in Kansas anymore . . .
#RunningTo: Montreal, QC
MONTREAL. A bit nippy out.
#RunningTo: Montreal, QC
Save me from this language barrier, Katniss.
#RunningTo: Montreal, QC
Notre Dame in Old Montreal!
#RunningTo: Montreal, QC
THE FINAL POUTINE: Pepperoni & Mushroom Edition.
#RunningTo: Montreal, QC
Couchsurfed with these two in Montreal after first meeting them in South Dakota! Oh this life.
#RunningTo: Acadia National Park
About to enter a magical wonderland in Maine!
#RunningTo: Acadia National Park
Ice walls at Acadia!
#RunningTo: Acadia National Park
Some Acadian shoreline.
#RunningTo: Acadia National Park
Atop Cadillac Mountain at Acadia. One of my favorites from this entire trip.
#RunningTo: Boston, MA
Church graveyard in the heart of Boston.
#RunningTo: Boston, MA
Paul Revere’s grave! The humble little Holy Grail of tombs, basically.
#RunningTo: Boston, MA
Old Ironsides! Hadn’t seen this guy since my youth. I’m a bit bigger now.
#RunningTo: Boston, MA
BUNKER HILL. I need a new big tall monument thing shtick.
#RunningTo: Boston, MA
F E N W A Y. In the rain.
#RunningTo: Boston, MA
Lovely lobster dinner provided by my Bostonian host! #blessed
#RunningTo: Thanksgiving Traffic
Insane pre-Thanksgiving traffic and yet I don’t seem to mind.
#RunningTo: Thanksgiving
What I raced back to Pennsylvania for. #blessedindeed

I hope y’all had the happiest of Thanksgivings! Anything lovely or quirky happen around the dinner table?

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[…] I’d seen glimmers of a foreign French culture in five other Canadian provinces, but nothing to the extent I experienced in Québec. From the architecture to the language, it’s like I hopped over Lord Atlantic and lived a […]

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Aunt Laurel J. 29 November 2014
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All the photos are great,Tom! Especially enjoyed the one of family gathering for Thanksgiving.

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Thomas Mark Zuniga 2 December 2014
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Aunt Laurel J. All the photos are great,Tom! Especially enjoyed

Glad you enjoyed seeing the fam, Aunt Laurel! Such a fun Thanksgiving (especially with the Eagles playing).

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naturgesetz 29 November 2014
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Nice that you got the spire of Park Street Church in the graveyard shot, as well as finding Paul Revere’s grave. And you certainly covered a lot of ground: all the way from Charlestown to Fenway. I hope Old Ironsides was open for a tour or at least a look-see.

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Published by Thomas Mark Zuniga

Melancholic delighter in the what-comes-next. I'm the site editor and podcast host for Your Other Brothers, a community navigating faith, homosexuality, and masculinity. Together. My favorite place is the space where coffee and vulnerability meet.