Our little packed mailboat traveled further and further from shore and the town of Stonington started to look like a fake model railroad town. We sipped our coffees and watched as…
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uckily for us our campground was not too far from Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse - a quintessential Acadia spot to watch the sunset, and one I 'discovered' by looking at gift…
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We drove around not knowing much about this part of the island except that pretty much every place we drove by that held promise of food seemed to be closed on…
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Our home for the night was a nice quiet site surrounded by a semicircular grove of trees nearly hidden from view of the road. Finally we had found some privacy --…
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After a day of hiking we decided to brave the crowds and grab a bite to eat at Jordan Pond, one of the most popular stops along Park Loop Road. As…
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There are a lot of hikes like the Beehive trail in Acadia known as "non technical climbs." The kind where footholds are notched into the side of a mountain and iron…
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As much as we try to avoid the crowds, witnessing "the first sunrise of the continental United States" was too hard to resist. We set our alarms for the ungodly hour…
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As cliche as it sounds, one of the top things we wanted to do while in Maine was eat lobster. Lobster pounds were everywhere, even in the rest area buildings along…
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Acadia BEACHES HIKING MAINE NATIONAL PARKSACADIA NATIONAL PARK | Schooner Head Overlook, Sand Beach + Otter Cove
We chased the sun, for what seemed like forever, on the longest day of the year, clambering over rocky, wave-licked cliffs that hugged the rugged coastline. In search of a quiet…