Acadia National Park, Maine

Posted on | July 30, 2009 | 4 Comments

As we drove further north on our road trip we heard predictions of heavy downpours and rain the following days. We decided to shorten the trip by a day and drive straight to Acadia in Bar Harbor. I was getting kinda burnt out on shopping and wanted to get outside anyway.

Acadia National Park is completely gorgeous. Pay $20 for the day and take your time driving around Mount Desert Island. Every overlook will take your breath away. I was anticipating the breathtaking views from Cadillac Mountain. The drive up the mountain (large hill) was a bit treacherous. My mom is afraid of heights (she was driving) and I’ve developed the fear of cars crashing into ravines somewhere between my 27-30th year of life. This is probably due to the fact I almost drove us off into a ravine in the middle of the winter on the Kangamangus highway in New Hampshire. So we crept our way up the large hill as I gasped at the overlooks while my mom kept her eyes concentrated on the middle of the road. It was a bit hysterical, laughing helped. At the very top the ocean surrounds you in every direction.

I would love to come back with Greg and do some hiking and spend a few days camping. If only it wasn’t so far away. Acadia is 4 hours north of Portland, Maine. When we were driving out of Bar Harbor I counted 12 very large private jets at the small airport. If I only had a jet I would come every weekend! I took a ton of photos. Above and below are my favorites.

Category: maine, travel

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4 Responses to “Acadia National Park, Maine”

Brittany Noel
July 30th, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
I'm so happy you're posting these Maine photos just in time for my trip! I can't wait to go to Acadia. We're camping in Lamoine State Park, right outside of Bar Harbor, for three nights. We plan on doing a whole day in Acadia. Thanks, Katy!

P.S. We're still planning on visiting Marblehead :)
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She Can't Decide
August 1st, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
I hiked the beehive trail years ago and watched the 4th of july fireworks from on top of Cadillac Mt. and LOVED it. I need to get back there someday soon.
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robin
August 4th, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
I'm so jealous. I've spent many summers hiking up Cadillac Mountain and it's been many since I was last there. Those views are so inspirational and the climb so invigorating. I long to be there! Thanks for posting the pics!
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sunshineanddesign
August 10th, 2009 @ 11:17 am
beautiful scenic shots. nicely done!
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