I had such a great time yesterday (with my mini “Acadian Triathlon”) that I really wanted to get back out and do some more hiking and biking. The legs, however, thought that today was more suited for a whale watching tour. The legs won out. I had wanted to go out on one these tours […]
Acadia
My Acadian Triathlon
After yesterday’s hike, I was really wanting to put together another nice climb—but I also wanted to do some more biking and/or paddling. Some many choices. But that’s the great thing about Acadia—there’s so much to do in such a small area. I put together a “triathlon” of sorts (hike, paddle, and bike) all originating […]
Hiking Cadillac Mountain
I wasn’t really interested in doing any paddling today so I put together a nice hiking loop starting at a parking area just south of a lake called “The Tarn” on Highway 3. After a short connecting trail, I took the Canon Brook trail for 1.8 miles before turning north on the South Cadillac Trail […]
Here at Last!
I’ve been looking forward to getting back up to Acadia National Park from the moment I got home after last year’s trip–and I’m finally back. Friday’s drive went pretty much as expected. I got out pretty early and with the exception of about 15 miles of congestion in Connecticut, made pretty good time and pulled […]
Two Weeks and Counting…
Less than two weeks before I hit the road to Acadia and boy, am I ready. In my original planning, I thought it would be fun to take a day trip from Bar Harbor over to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia via the Cat Ferry just to do a little biking but, unfortunately, the ferry schedule only […]