Acadia National Park - Part 1

Today we toured Acadia National Park along the park loop auto road on the eastern peninsula of Mount Desert Island.  Considering how close it is to us compared to some of the national parks out west, I’m almost ashamed to admit that it’s been 32 years since we last visited here!

The weather was more October-like than what we would expect in early June, but that didn’t interfere with our sight-seeing – although the views from the top of Cadillac Mountain were a bit disappointing due to the low-lying clouds. 

Among the highlights of the loop were the “Wild Gardens of Acadia”, with neatly bordered paths among native plants and flowers – Jack-in-the-Pulpits, Ladies Slippers, Cinnamon Ferns, and others.  In the midst of our meanderings in the flowers was yet another surprise --- former coworkers that we hadn’t seen in at least a decade, who just happened to be visiting at the same time!  It’s funny to think that if we had been just a minute or two earlier or later, we never would have known that Elaine and Bob were also visiting Acadia.   It also makes me wonder how many places we’ve been where we just missed seeing people that we know!

     


















 

Dramatic scenery and wildlife were abundant throughout the park.