September 21, 2012
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Our next stop was Bar Harbor/Acadia National Park. Sam and I have been there several times, but its beauty never gets old.
One of my favorite things to do there is sit on the rocks and watch the ocean. Dee and Jerry liked it too. Some people brought chairs, but there’s something about sitting on a rock …
These guys were rappelling up and down this cliff. We chose not to join them. As you can see, the tide was out. My mother was right: ”It’s always low tide.”
I like this shot because of the variety of boats, from a small lobster boat to a cruise ship.
View from the top of Cadillac Mountain. It’s about 1,520 feet high and is the highest mountain within 25 miles of a coastline on the east coast. At some times of the year, this is the spot the sun hits the U.S. first It was a hazy day, but you can see the town of Bar Harbor and even the sand bar which gave the town its name.
They don’t call it the rugged rock-bound coast of Maine for nothing.
Acadia is one of the few national parks on the east coast and so it draws a lot of people. If you can avoid it, don’t go in the summer. Parking is limited at the various scenic spots and the crowds are large. September is an excellent time to go. The weather is still warm but the crowds have thinned. It truly is a spectacular place.
