Travel Blogs from Acadia National Park, United States
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Today i wanted to do a walk?? Am i mad?
Time to explore another National Park! Completed our little scenic drive...still very earl...which was lovely cause everywhere was still peaceful and untouched! Found a cool little beach...the only one on Acadia...was really pretty, golden sand and ...
First Americans to See the Sun Rise
... because it was a very calm day; sandy beach, a beautiful beach with some crazy people trying to swim; and Gardens of Acadia, which was our favorite stop because they had gathered all the native plants of the island and grouped them into little labeled ...
Row, Row, Row Our Boat
Klenske, Ink. Woke up to, guess what?, more rain. But 9 am kayaking was still going to happen. At least for us. Nobody else showed up, which was great because we got ourselves a private guided trip. The rain stopped, the sun didn't come out, but the ...
La Nouvelle-Angleterre meilleure que l'ancienne?
... , ça dépend) de l’Appalachian Trail, une sorte de GR géant de 3500 kilomètres de long. L’Acadia National Park, sur la côte du Maine offre de magnifiques paysages marins mais n’a rien de sauvage pour le coup car l’endroit ...
Day 12 - Part 1
... last entry. In my opinion, one of the best days of the trip, if not the best. The weather was perfect for Acadia National Park - cold, clear, and crispy. After an orientation at the visitor's center, we drove up to the top of Cadillac Mountain and ...
Acadia National Park
... on June 15, 2003. I flew in to Portland Maine, rented a car and drove 177 miles to White Birches Campground outside of Acadia national Park. On June 16th I woke up at 7AM and went to Acadia National Park Visitor Center. I drove to Bar Harbor, a cute ...
Lobster and Lumberjacks
Our first full day in Maine started with a trip to Walmart to get Sigrid's car lubed and then we were off to Acadia! After visiting the visitor center, where Madeline asked a million questions, we proceeded to the Blackwoods campground to secure a spot ...
Ba Habaa
... are hundreds of routes through out the park, many right on the ocean. A note to Ari, Z and Josh: summer climbing trip in Acadia? Think about it. Later that night I found myself in the middle of no-where Maine and got some sleep in a Walmart parking lot. ...
Acadia National Park
As the title may have hinted, I spent today at Acadia National Park in Maine. The park is very large and covers land on a number of islands along Maine's coast with the bulk of the park being located on Mt. Desert Island. The park's main ...
The Good Life...
We were already on a high and were fairly certain that Acadia NP would not disappoint. The weather was starting to clear up and the temperature was mild. All along the drive we saw bicyclists pedaling along, enjoying their serene surroundings. As we ...
A week in pictures!
From Eastport, Maine we headed south just over 100 miles to Bar Harbor, Maine and Acadia National Park. Our time here is almost over but we've managed to hit most of the highlights. We haven't had the best of weather and it has hindered our biking ...
Acadia National Park
October 24 We left the hotel and had a long, long ride to Acadia National Park. We stopped off at the visitor's center and Ranger Donna told us about the Park. Lunch was at Jordan Pond House. Mr. Nish and I (Skyler) thought the food was good. The ...
Razzle Dazzle
... curtain, what a welcome sight . . . sunshine. With directions in hand we found an entrance to the carriage roads of Acadia National Park for today's bike ride. The carriage roads were a gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and family who had summered here and ...
Acadia NP
Acadia Nationalpark. Nicht so atemberaubend wie Yellowstone oder die Rocky Mountains, jedoch trotzdem einen Besuch wert. Vom Cadillac Mountain, dem hoechsten Gipfel (466 m) der Region aus, hat man eine wunderbare Sicht auf die sanfte Insellandschaft der ...
Lunch and Tides
…. Cont'd Our lunch was delicious except the bag of chips only had about 3 chips in it. Rachel was really mad ….. grrrrrrr …… for reason which cannot be printed here incase young children read this blog. Tide pooling was next. The ...
More Hiking and tide pools
April 23, 2010 It was hard to wake up. Last night was tiring and long. Not enough sleep because TV and card playing was interfering was messing up our sleep time. Breakfast was cup of noodles with waffles and donuts and miso Soup all mixed together in ...
Not all Robber Barons are bad...
[Note to Readers: Sorry for the lack of updatdes. Internet connectivity has been spotty - at best - so these entries are a mostly a picture dump with a brief [Julia's note: It's not clear to me that Donald understands the definition of "brief."] ...
Acadia National Park
Cont'd ..... At Acadia, it was necessary for everyone to use the Necessary because we had a hike to go on, and as it turn out, it was a long, long, long, long, hike. We drove up to the top of Cadillac Mountain. It is about 1500 feet above sea level and it ...
Do I look fat in the jersey?
... feel the pinch. Due in part to the less-than-fitness and the continuing less-than-stellar weather, we decided to ride the park loop road around Acadia. The main part of the loop is about 20 miles. We cut in and did a bit of riding on ...
Dinner and Birthday
…. Cont'd Dinner was at Hill Fire Restaurant. The buffet was in front of us but we could not serve ourselves. Guess what happened to Rachel ……. Grrrrrrrrr!!!!! Some of us did not like the food except for the mashed potatoes (Maya and ...
Bar Harbor, ME: Lobster Fest
... -Country minivan with my friends and cousin to take my first breath of fresh North Atlantic sea breeze. I finally made it to Acadia National Park! Excited like a child in a candy store, I ran to the most scenic spot I could find … ...
Acadia al fin
Y al final llegamos a Acadia, la semilla de este viaje junto a Chicago. El parque nacional de Acadia ocupa gran parte de Mount Desert Island, además de terrenos en la Isle au Haut y la península Schoodic. En Mount Desert Island es donde se concentra ...
Acadia's car-free carriage roads (26 miles)
... roads, built by J.D.Rockefeller, where no automobiles are allowed. During the trip, we used them extensively, along with the Park Loop Road, where drivers are courteous. Riding there is a joy. Ups and downs and curves provide interesting ...
To New England!
... out that the river was linked to a hydroelectric dam...but it was still a bizarre experience! We arrived at our campsite in Acadia National Park and spent the evening around the campfire bonding over some beer, wine, stargazing and card games. ...
Amazing
Finally, we made it to our goal of Acadia National Park. This is the 27th park I have visited. This doesn't include all the National Monuments, Historic Place, etc. This is just the actual, "Park". We arrived late, once again to ...
Jul 15, 2012
In the groove, 23 miles' ride.
... , timeless cycling and a little bit of hiking. Turns out pot is the favored euphoric in this neighborhood, so the Park Service considered it necessary to dynamite the JP Morgans' cliff mount tea house (around the bend from the vantages pictured ...
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