We were fortunate to be able to spend almost two weeks in Acadia National Park. Biking, hiking, and just gazing at the spectacular scenery. It is the high point of our sailing year.
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| Coming into Northeast Harbor, for most of the time, our base for exploring Acadia National Park. |
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| Northeast Harbor on a serene day from our mooring. |
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| Looking north at Jordon Pond with the Bubbles in the distance. |
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| We hiked South Bubble and this was the view looking south towards the ocean. |
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| The cliff walk along the Atlantic shore. |
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| More from the Cliff Walk. |
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| Duck Brook bridge on the carriage trail that we enjoyed biking. |
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| The summit of Cadillac Mountain. We hitch hiked to the top and then took a five hour hike to the base. Days later I saw where this hike was considered one of the top 17 in the United States. We weren't surprised. |
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| Cadillac Mountain from near the summit.We stopped to pick wild blueberries nearby. |
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| Continuing down - our lunch stop is the knoll in the far distance. |
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| More of the hike. |
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| Near the bottom the terrain changes from wind blown granite slabs to almost a rain forest. |
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| The two room school house at the remote fishing village of Frenchboro. Each painted buoy represents a fishing family. As through most of Maine, fishing refers to lobstering. |
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| Hiking through the conservation lands on Frenchboro. |
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| The craggy southern shore of Frenchboro. |
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| South shore of Frenchboro with a boulder beach in the background. |
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| Hiking the blazed trail. |
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| Moss growing on the trees. |
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| Carver's Harbor on Vinlhaven Island is a busy lobstering port, but if you dinghy into the pond adjacent to the harbor, it is very serene. |
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| Our final destination in Maine was Seguin Island. with its famous lighthouse. The keepers are volunteers who sign on for a summer, welcome visitors, and maintain the grounds. This year the keepers were fellow cruisers. |
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| The fourth order Fresnel lens in the lighthouse. |
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| A marine railway extends to the top but visitors walk a trail instead. |
