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Day 3 of our trip finds Wandering Raleighite and I crashing out in Bangor, Maine after a long day of snarfing and driving.

In the process, we toured the state capitol buildings of Massachusetts and Maine and saw plenty of other things as well.

We got up early to finish off the 11K walk of the Freedom Trail in Boston. The highlight was the tour of the State Capitol, which opened in 1798. It’s arguably one of the most impressive of the nation’s state capitols. We had hoped to go inside Sunday, but that’s the one day of the week the grounds are closed to the public.

Several hours and hundreds of miles later, we found ourselves in Augusta, Maine. We made it just in time to tour the capitol building, which was competed in 1832.

While there, we met a woman from Pittsburgh, Pa., who was in Augusta to visit her 46th state capitol. She planned to travel to Concord, N.H., to add the next one to her list. You never know whom you will run into while snarfing.

Here’s one thing we saw today in Boston that shows how history can take a beating when money is involved. We ran across a plaque on the ground that was placed in 1960 by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. It touted how they had preserved “for all future generations” the view of the North Church, from where Paul Revere left to make his famous ride. After 48 years, you can get a nice view of buildings blocking the view.

Off to a 10K walk in Augusta tomorrow and a sprint into Canada.

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