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| A beautiful sunset for our last night at Salisbury Beach State Park..... |
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| Early alarm this morning..outside temperature 43F brrr....but soon warms up to a pleasant mid 70's....mainly interstate today and several sections of toll roads but even with our extra axels minimal amounts... |
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| From Massachusetts into New Hampshire and just 25 miles to the Maine State Border and a pit stop and information at the Welcome Centre....amongst other info we learn that 90% of the countries blueberries are grown in Maine... |
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| From the I-95 N onto the I-295 through Portland, NH and this is the sort of interstate we like !!! |
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| Camp Harris at Timberland Acres RV Park, Trenton, Bar Harbor and our home for the next 7 days... |
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| Thursday 24th and our first visit to Acadia National Park approx 17 miles from our campsite....Acadia is on Mount Desert Island and takes up most of the island, there is another small part on the "mainland" which we will visit later in the week... |
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| Today we drive part of the picturesque 27 mile loop road....although there are 2 big cruise liners anchored off of the island and many tour coaches in the park it is big enough with many pullouts and parking to accommodate us all....the previous pic and this one are taken from Cadillac Mountain at 1,530ft it is the highest point on the north Atlantic Seaboard....it was also a great place to stop while admiring the view for our lunchtime sandwich..... |
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| Next stop is the Sieur de Morts area (lots of French ancestry in Maine) and a nice 2 and half mile walk via the boardwalk in pic below to Tarn Lake.... |
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| Day 2 in Acadia....chilly wind today and partially cloudy.... Egg Rock Lighthouse...built 1875... |
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| We hike the coastal path....approx 6 miles in total....plenty of spots to walk out onto the rocks for better views... |
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Some of the coastline is quite dramatic...during the winter we would imagine it is very dramatic !!!! Top right of the photo is a lobster pot marker, Maine lobster is world renown and is the main industry here... |
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| Thunder Hole....a naturally formed inlet, at high tide the waves create a deep thunderous sound..... |
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| Much of this area reminds us of the west coast of Canada and Vancouver Island .... |
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| We are surprised that this pretty miniature daisy like wildflower is still blooming as the temperatures are starting to dip...they are very prolific in this area blooming and growing in rocks and crevices... |
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| Otter Cliff and the turn around point in our hike....Otter Cliff at 110ft high is one of the highest headlands north of Rio de Janeiro..... |
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| Waves crashing onto the rocks and a good spot for out lunchtime sandwich.... |
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| This sign made us smile :)... |
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| We've had a really great couple of days in Acadia NP...very picturesque ..tomorrow we plan to drive one of the recommended scenic coastal drives... More soon from the Rocky Campers..... |
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