Today we went to Acadia National Park! As usual, we had no idea what to expect before we got there. Unlike other parks, though, Acadia is not particularly forthcoming with information about what is going on there and the like, so I don’t have many words to say about it… but I do have photos. We did have some pretty serious cloudiness today, so our pictures don’t reflect how stunningly beautiful Acadia would be on a clear, sunny day. We enjoyed our visit a lot in spite of the clouds, but look how ominous they were:

Our first destination within the park was the Jordan Pond House for the traditional popovers, strawberry jam, and tea:

They were very delicious, and so was the view:

After that, we drove around in some very beautiful foliage:

We went to Cadillac Mountain, the tallest mountain within 25 miles of the U.S. east coast (so if you go up there at dawn, you get to be the first person in the country to see the sunrise):

We saw more foliage!!

We went to Sand Beach:

We went to Thunder Hole:

Then we went to Bar Harbor for a very lovely meal at McKay’s Public House where we got to sit in “the nook” (a tiny semi-private doorless room, just big enough for a table for two) just by random chance (or perhaps we charmed the host). Thanks, McKay’s! We’re back in Bangor for tonight and are moving on tomorrow!

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