From the summit of Cadillac Mountain, we made a couple stops, as we drove back down.. |
Half way down I just had to take a few more pictures of the Porcupine Islands. |
It was clear where I took this shot, but fog still around the islands. |
In this photo, you can barely see the islands. |
We planned on coming back up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain on a clear day. Unfortunately there was just too many other things to do and we never got back up. |
View toward Eagle Lake and Sargent Mountain. |
Our next stop on Acadia National Park loop road was Sand Beach. |
Along the rocky shore of Acadia National Park, there is only one sand beach. |
Swimming is only for the hardy, because even on a warm summer day the waters may be a chilling 50 degrees. There were a couple kids braving the water. |
No dogs on the beach, but I went down a few steps to get the last two pictures. |
Behind the the parking, I notice hikers climbing the mountain. I saw others watching them also. |
The trail is very steep, with iron rungs on ledges of exposed cliffs. The trail is categorized as strenuous. Definitely not a trail for us. |
There is also a trail that takes you along the shore, called, Ocean Path, up from Sand Beach.. It is categorized as easy, with uneven ground, but fairly flat. |
We did this trail, but on another day. Back to the loop drive. |
After Sand Beach the loop drive takes you along the rocky shores. |
There are many pull out stops for views and pictures. |
I believe this is Otter Point. |
I think by looking at the maps, this is Otter cove. The tide was out and there were people digging for clams. |
Walking on the rocks, was very tricky and slippery. |
At the cove there was a bridge letting the water into a lake area. |
Hunter Head view, at the south end of Acadia loop. |
As we approach Jordon's Pond, cars lined the road for quite a distance. As we walked to Jordon Pond restaurant we walked past this house. I think it is called the Gatehouse. |
There is also a trail that goes around Jordon's Pond, that is located behind the restaurant. |
Jordan's Pond with Bubble Mountain in the distance. |
As we left the restaurant, I took a picture of the free shuttle that you can take all over Desert Island. It has a bike rack on the front of it, so you can put your bike on it also. |
There are seventeen stone-face bridges that link the carriage road system. The roads are used by horse drawn carriages and bike riders. There are 45 miles of the carriage road throughout the park. |
Bubble Pond Bridge. |
After driving the loop, we stopped at Acadia National Park Visitor Center to get more information on where the trail heads were for the trails. |
A pretty tree outside of the Visitor Center. It looks like a Pyracantha brush and berries, but it is a tree. If anyone know the name of this tree, please leave a comment with it's name. |
A model of Desert Island and Acadia National Park in the Visitor Center. |
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