Another OT Trip report: Bar Harbor/Acadia

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 8:13 pm

We just got back from a week in and around Maine. We traveled from NJ to Wells, ME and spent an overnight at my sister's cottage before moving on to Bar Harbor (another 3.5 hours or so north).
For all the times we have been to Maine this was an area we had never visited. It was lovely and way off season so at times it seemed like we had the entire National Park to ourselves.

On the way to BH we had to cross Penobscot River via this beautiful bridge.
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If you look at the top of the left tower you can see the observatory. The views up there on this perfectly clear day were fabulous.
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We made it to the summit of Cadillac Mountain in time for sunset. I was never so cold in my life. The wind could have knocked a smaller person right over!
But it was worth it!
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We stayed at the Primrose Inn which we enjoyed quite a lot.
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I ushered in my birthday back atop the mountain for sunrise.
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We also took a boat trip that day. Historical light houses. That was cold too but not nearly as bad as sunset.
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The next day we spent doing an audio tour of the park in our own vehicle. If you don't know there is a 22 mile park loop road that lets you basically circumnavigate the park. I thought this would take us a few hours. We started at 10 and wrapped up around 5:30 with still one more stop to go. It was a GREAT trip and we explored some areas extensively.
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Towards the end of the day the fog started rolling in.
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The next day we visited Northeast Harbor (last stop on audio tour). To get there we had to drive along Somes Sound, the only fjord on the east coast.
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And also Bass Head Light
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We headed back to Wells for the rest of the week and we closed up my sister's cottage for the winter.

It was a great week .. until next year, Maine!

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iowaguy · Post by **iowaguy** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:18 pm

Nice report, MB---thanks! Beautiful fall photos. Would love to visit Bar Harbor some time.

Nancie-Pa · Post by **Nancie-Pa** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:32 am

Thanks for the beautiful fall TR. A Northeast Autumn is the best! But I'd still give it up for STJ

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:46 am

Very nice pictures!

We visited Bar Harbor and the park in 1996 and Mr. PA pesters to go again each summer.

loria · Post by **loria** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:08 am

so lovely there--that bridge is just down the road from my brother's house.

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:16 am

Beautiful pictures!

FinsUp · Post by **FinsUp** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:22 pm

Wow Mary Beth, you make the state I call home look gorgeous!! I'm glad you had a great vacation, beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing!!

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:30 pm

FinsUp wrote:Wow Mary Beth, you make the state I call home look gorgeous!!

Easy to do! Thank you for saying so.

VaGirl · Post by **VaGirl** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 4:15 pm

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. I was up that way about 8 years or so ago and loved it. Your pictures made me realize I need to get back up that way again.

linne · Post by **linne** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:58 pm

What beautiful pictures. The fall colours are just
so fantastic. It seems as if they are even stronger than the fall colours in Denmark. Don't know why.

Linne

shoemak38 · Post by **shoemak38** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 12:35 pm

linne wrote:What beautiful pictures. The fall colours are just
so fantastic. It seems as if they are even stronger than the fall colours in Denmark. Don't know why.

Linne

the sugar maple leaves give northern new england their bright foliage color and the bonus is maple syrup

http://www.yankeefoliage.com/

http://landscaping.about.com/od/fallfol ... Photos.htm

http://www.vermontmaple.org

jayseadee · Post by **jayseadee** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:21 pm

Your pictures are gorgeous! I want to go there again.

lark22 · Post by **lark22** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:32 pm

Thanks for the report -- I love love love Acadia! We didn't get a chance to go this year, so your trip report let me visit vicariously

linne · Post by **linne** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:55 am

shoemak38 wrote:
linne wrote:What beautiful pictures. The fall colours are just
so fantastic. It seems as if they are even stronger than the fall colours in Denmark. Don't know why.

Linne
the sugar maple leaves give northern new england their bright foliage color and the bonus is maple syrup

http://www.yankeefoliage.com/

http://landscaping.about.com/od/fallfol ... Photos.htm

http://www.vermontmaple.org

Thanks for the info and the link - what beautiful pictures.

Although we don’t see this red colour in the trees here, we enjoy the fall. We have just had a sunny weekend in Boennerup, the beech trees still have many leaves there, and it’s so great to see the colours against a blue sea.

Linne

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