Mount
Desert Island
Northeast
Harbor Marina
What
a beautiful day we had...the sun was back and the temperature was in the 70s. A
perfect day for hiking the carriage trails through Acadia National Park. We
caught the bus to Brown Mountain and hiked about five miles. We could have
ridden our bikes on the trails and we would have covered more ground, but we
wouldn't have really been able to enjoy the beautiful scenery as much. Hiking gave
us the chance to stop and enjoy the views, wander off the trails a little and
to pick blueberries. The wild blueberries are ripe and there were everywhere! They
are small berries, not like the ones we get in the store and so much fun to
pick.
The
carriage roads were built to follow contours of the land and take advantage of
the scenic views. They were graded so they wouldn't be too steep or have sharp
curves, making them easy for horse-drawn carriages to use. Today you can still
take a carriage tour of these roads. They make hiking and biking this wonderful
park accessible to people of all skill levels.
After
hiking this morning we caught the bus back to Bar Harbor and enjoyed our picnic
lunch in the park. The town looked a lot different today in the sun. We had a
chance to see the beautiful waterfront that was shrouded in fog yesterday and I
even had a chance to get a haircut.
LL
Bean pays for the Island Explorer...it's the free shuttle bus service on Mount
Desert. It makes getting around so easy. You can hop on and off anywhere you
like. Just wave the bus down and they pick you up. On our way back to our
marina we took the bus that went down the eastern side of the island. What
amazing view you get from here, cliffs that drop off sharply into the sea.
Mount Desert is a beautiful island and there is so much to see and do. Our few
days here will not be long enough to cover it all.
Our morning view...very nice
One of the wonderful carriage trails.
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