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Maine and definitely to Bar Harbor,
Acadia National
Park. We came to enjoy a couple weeks of it and the see
some of the other things like the Maine Coast. Here is a
little bit about what we enjoyed while there. This was our first day into the park. |
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| The troops heading into the visitors center, we need to find out what is going on, get maps, and you have to pay to drive through the park. Luckily, Jim has an "old farts" Golden Age Pass, so we could drive around for free! | As we started our drive on the Park Loop Road, to check out some of the sights; this was some of the islands in Frenchman's Bay along with anchored lobster boats. |
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| Our first pull over, a Kodak moment :) | "Summer cottages" around Bar Harbor. The rich and famous (but mostly rich) have summer homes in the area. |
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| What can you see down there??? | This is Sand Beach, we had to check it out, a very popular place. |
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| cuties on the beach... | Looking back at Sand Beach from the rocky shore further down the road. |
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| The stairs down to Thunder Hole. | The inlet of water that makes up Thunder Hole. When the tide comes in, the water crashes at the end of the inlet and makes a BIG splash. |
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| The tide is coming in, so here is a little show of what it would look like. When the tide is truly in, I guess you can get pretty wet. | Hanging out at the bottom of the ramp where you can see the Thunder Hole. |
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| Enjoying a little lunch break. We picked up some sub sandwiches in town and then enjoyed them here at Otter Point. | A view of Otter Cove from the point. |
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| Dave took this great picture of a fungi | A picture of Dave taking the picture of the fungi :) |
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| We stopped at Jordan Pond, there was a little (3.1 miles I think) around the pond, so we decided to stretch our legs. | The outdoor seating at the restaurant... it was quite busy. |
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| Dave & Vicki with the North & South Bubble hills behind them. | Kim and VIcki posing for the boys on the trail. |
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| Looking across Jordan Pond, which is part of the watershed for Bar Harbor and the island, no swimming, drinking, no fishing, don't even think about putting your big toe in here! | Jim, Dave & Vicki on the trail. |
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| Vicki on the trail, yep, this is part of the trail, granite rocks. We hiked on dirt, granite.. | and a boardwalk too! |
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| Dave, Vicki & Jim conferring with one of the rangers. The fog is starting to come down if you look closely at the hills in the background. | We saved the top of Cadillac Mtn for the end of the day, it looks like we made the wrong decision, it was socked in with fog once we got to the top. |
| Dave & Vicki only have a couple of days
to enjoy the park, so on the second day we split up. Dave &
Vicki are going to rent bikes and do a little riding around the
carriage trails (no cars allowed). Jim and I are going to
check out a few other things. This is what Jim and I saw... |
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| View of Frenchman Bay from the top of Cadillac Mountain. | Looking down at Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain. |
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| a little frog in the Wild Gardens of Acadia | green cranberries... |
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| Beaver Dam Pond, if you look closely, there are two beaver huts in the back of the pond. | This is a beaver dam, it is keeping the water in the pond. |
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| We checked out the stables to see what it would cost to do a horse drawn carriage ride. You had to book in advance and just didn't meet our schedule. | We saw this horse & cart riding across one of the carriage roads close to Jordon Pond. |
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| An old Carriage House in the park. | Jim and I stopped for lunch at Jordan Pond House Restaurant, this is my lobster bisque, salad and popover. The restaurant is famous for their popovers. |
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| This is Jim's lunch, a quiche, lobster bisque and a popover. Lunch was pretty darn yummy! | Boats anchored off of Seal Harbor beach. |
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| Jim waiting once again for me :) | I'm playing in one of the rivlets of water running to the ocean. |
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Another entrance to the park, this one is at Seal Harbor. |
| Dave & Vicki took a little time to themselves, rented bikes and toured some of the park, only where bikes or horses could go (unless you really wanted to do a LOT of hiking.) | |
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| Bikes by Eagle Lake. | Vicki on top of Day Mountain. |
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| biking on one of the carriage roads with the main road above. | Jordan Pond... They were biking past it, we were having lunch here. |
| Dave & Vicki took off to enjoy New Hampshire and Vermont, we were still in Bar Harbor to see more of the area. | |
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| Acadia is broken up into several areas, this is off of the mainland, not the island where most people think of Acadia park. | a picnic area at Frazier Point looking at Winter Harbor. |
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| More of Winter Harbor, a boater enjoying the afternoon. | Mark Island lighthouse and lobster bouys. |
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| Fog rolling in over the harbor... | Another view of Mark Island from top of Schoodic Head mtn. |
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| Bunker Harbor and more lobster boats. | Lobster fishermen unloading there catch at Bunker Harbor. |
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Lobster boats in the fog. |
| We also drove around on the other side of the island (Mount Desert Island) to Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. | |
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| Bouy marker out in Bass Harbor | Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in the late afternoon light before a storm... |
