One Thousand Miles, Ninety Thousand Footsteps, and Ten Souvenir Limericks: Acadia NP Memories

Early Evening at Compass Harbor, Acadia National Park.

Destination Acadia

A road trip! A venture to Maine!

We log miles, some in sun, some in rain.

We're pleased to report

We'll sleep in Freeport. 

At first light, we'll be driving a-gain.

Maps and Gear, Ready for a Road Trip.

Freeport

In Freeport, the province of Bean,

It's peaceful, it's tranquil, serene...

Except for the daycare,

For wild children play there, 

And masks are infrequently seen.

Uphill on the Anvil Trail, Schoodic Peninsula.

Moss and Foliage, Schoodic Peninsula.

Acadia: Schoodic Peninsula

At Schoodic Point, boots laced, it's time

To ramble, to scramble, to climb.

The woods are moss-loggy,

Sight lines a big foggy,

The atmosphere mood-filled, sublime.

Perched in the Fog, Schoodic Head.

Foggy Afternoon at Schoodic Point.

Sub-Optimal Dining Options

Bar Harbor's back streets we've been roaming,

No repast to show for our combing.

We settle, it seems,

On two cups of ice cream,

And a drive through the rose-colored gloaming.

Twilight on Cadillac Mountain.

Morning on Sand Beach, Near Great Head.

A Classic

On Wednesday, all rested and fed,

We take to a trail, for we've read,

The hiking's a pleasure,

With sights beyond measure...

Seems everyone yearns for Great Head.

Great Head, Brad on the Rocks.

Iconic Bubble Rock on South Bubble.

Thursday Ten-Mile Wander

At daybreak, we park without trouble,

And clamber up South-then-North Bubble.

We scale each protuberance

With heightened exuberance,

Including, of course, Conners Nubble.

Jordan Pond View from North Bubble.

On the Trail, Looking North to Conners Nubble and Eagle Lake.

Looking across Somes Sound from Mt. St. Sauveur.

Friday, Part One

The rubbled trail to St. Sauveur

Is rocky and scarped, we aver.

While cairns and blue blazes

Reveal what the way is,

We somehow trek back where we were.

An Often-Helpful Bates Cairn.

Ubiquitous Blue Blazes Show the Way.

Friday, Part Two

Acadia Peak, it astounds,

With marvelous views of Somes Sound.

The trail has some crowding,

With logjams and louding,

And some who go up don't go down.

Somes Sound from Acadia Mountain Summit.

Hydration Break on Acadia Peak.

Friday Finale

An afternoon on the South Coast

Offers granite and tide pools, a host.

It's lunchtime, we say:

Brad eats haddock filet.

Barb rolls with fresh lobster on toast.

Pink Fleece on Pink Granite, Ship Harbor.

Tidal Pool, Ship Harbor.

Charlotte's Legendary Lobster Pound, Southwest Harbor.

New Jersey Bound: Crossing the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.

Homeward Bound

Through six states and rain that's systemic,

Through left-lane congestion endemic,

We recollect Maine air

And boot steps we took there...

A good trip, despite the pandemic.

Sunset across Eagle Lake, Acadia National Park.