Acadia National Park

On the first day we visited Acadia, the weather wasn’t very cooperative. At least it wasn’t raining, but it was foggy -

That was at the top of Cadillac Mountain (we drove) and it was windy and freezing. We went back the next afternoon, and this is the type of view we were supposed to have -

So that first day, we opted to walk in the Sieur de Monts Spring area…

… which was lush and green. The Fiddlehead Ferns were coming up…

… the fungi were a riot of color…

… and the birches provided a nice background -

So now on to our second day in the park. From atop Cadillac Mountain you can see the string of Porcupine Islands, as well as the town of Bar Harbor -

The coast of Maine is dotted with innumerable islands -

That afternoon, we tackled a very interesting trail - the Beehive Trail. This was one of the markings that showed us where to go on the trail -

yes…straight up

It wasn’t a very long trail, but it was super fun to scramble up…

… and had great views from the top -

On our last full day in Acadia, we drove over to the Schoodic Peninsula, which is a small part of the park on the mainland (the main part of the park is on Mount Desert Island).

Schoodic Point had some really interesting rocks -

… that you could explore -

We kept seeing all this white stuff on the ground in the woods, so I had to get a close-up of it -

Reindeer Lichen

Now as we head north, we’ll bid the coast of Maine adieu -