Acadia National Park preserves 47,000 acres of rocky shores, woodland forest and granite mountain peaks. It is one of the top 10 most-visited national parks, and for good reason. Visitors can hike the trails, bike the carriage roads, enjoy park features such as blow holes and glacier erratics, or enjoy some time at the beach….
[Acadia National Park, Sep 2024] The 27-mile Acadia Park Loop road will present a unique challenge – which stops to make and which to save for later? Many visitors begin their visit to the park with the scenic drive. It helps you get oriented and it is a great introduction to this park’s beauty. Any…
[Acadia National Park, Sep 23, 2024] For our second day in the park, I had two trails on the docket. I also hoped to make it to Jordan Pond House right as it opened at 11 am so we could have their famous popovers! This was an experience I didn’t want to miss, but it…
[Acadia National Park, Sep 22, 2024] There were three hikes at the top of my much longer Acadia wish list: the Beehive, the Precipice, and the Bubbles loop. Two of these, the Beehive and the Precipice, involved climbing on iron rungs on vertical rocks of Acadia granite with plenty of height exposure. The Precipice was…
[Bar Harbor, Maine, Sep 21, 2024] After visiting with Martha in Portland, it was time to make the 3-hour drive to Bar Harbor. The fastest route goes north to Bangor before veering east. Martha recommended we take the upper part of the coastal route instead. So we put Belfast, ME in our GPS and headed…