Acadia National Park

On a recent trip to Maine to visit Josh's family, we visited Acadia National Park which is located right on the coast on Mount Desert Island. The views were breathtaking! When we first arrived to the park, we started traveling down the Loop Road which takes you all around the island and has many great stops along the way. The first stop was Cadillac Mountain. The fog was so intense on top and visibility wasn't too great. On the way down the mountain, we saw this beautiful view on the left. We loved watching the fog glide over the islands. It was so pretty!

The cute little town of Bar Harbor (pronounced Bah Hah-Bah) can also be seen in these pictures. We later went down into the town to walk around. There are quaint little shops and restaurants everywhere, a park in the middle of the town and of course the harbor. It's very picturesque and I know I could have spent a whole extra day exploring just the town!

Josh's dad is a certified Maine guide so he knew many little secrets to the park such as this cave in the picture below. It's off one of the stops along Loop Road and if you go during low tide then you can actually climb down into the cave and see hundreds of little anemones in the tide pools! It was an awesome feeling being in the cave but I was ready to get out because the tide started coming in while we were exploring!!

Another stop along the road is Thunder Hole shown below. The story is that because of the way that the rocks are formed, water comes in and moves along and hits on the rocks so at a certain time in the tide, it sounds like thunder! We were there about an hour before the peak time but I could still hear the beginnings of the thunder noise.

The beach area of Acadia is another breathtaking area of the park. Being from the south, I couldn't believe how cold the water was and how many people were in the water despite the freezing temperatures! We couldn't ask for much better weather than what we had that day!!

We found out that President Obama vacationed in the area a few days after we were there so it is a popular vacation destination! I definitely recommend visiting the park if you ever have the chance. The park is very visitor friendly. There are SO many recreation opportunities here! It could be a fun-filled day trip or take a few days in order to hike the trails, take a ferry to neighboring islands or relax on the beach!

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