Our first outing was a trip to Bar Harbor. We pulled over at several places along the way to enjoy the beautiful views.
Our first stop was Cadillac Mountain.
View from Cadillac Mountain
Cadillac Mountain is 1,530 feet high. It’s the highest mountain on the Eastern
Seaboard of the US and the only mountain in Acadia National Park with a motor
vehicle road to the top.
Between October 7 and March 6, the summit is the first
place in the US to see the sunrise.
Our next stop was Sand Beach where there is a 12-foot
variance between high and low tide.
Sand Beach is one of the few cold-water, shell-based sand
beaches in the world. Sand beaches are
uncommon in Maine because cold water traps gases that dissolve seashells.
Bar Harbor is definitely a tourist town!
The town encompasses the entire northern and northeastern
section of Mount Desert Island. It’s the third largest island in the
continental United States. It was
originally settled in 1763.
We were very lucky that there were no cruise ships
docking today! The cruise schedule for
this year shows that between April 28 and November 7, 177 ships will be docking
in Bar Harbor carrying 275,200 passengers!
We spent a little time walking around and I bought a cute
little magnet. This is a beautiful area but
we will avoid it once the summer tourist season starts after July 4th.
Sure wish we were going to explore it with you! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteWish you were too!
DeleteWe're back at Aroostook NWR for the summer. Any chance you'll be up this way? (no blog these days... only Facebook and e-mail)
ReplyDeleteWe thought that you two had dropped off the face of the planet!! We were planning to head up that direction just to see if you were up there. We'll make plans and let you know.
DeleteNope... we're alive and still kickin' I don't blog anymore... I do check my Facebook sometimes. We'll be here all of June. Heading to Ohio for a couple week the end of July. Back here for a big weir project starting Aug 1. And then? Heading back to Mexico sometime. You can find me at: sharonrver @gmail.com
Deleteor even phone us: 207-328-4665. It would be great seeing y'all again!
We'll let you know when we're coming!
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