Acadia National Park: Still my favorite all-around National Park. The ability to hike, bike, and kayak within minutes of Bar Harbor (as well as the other towns located on Mount Desert Island) makes this an outstanding destination for an “active” vacation. It’s one of the few places where I’ve taken the equipment for all three
I arrived at Millinocket, Maine early enough to stop in the Baxter State Park Visitor Center and pick up a trail map and guide book. Sunday was a “Class III” day with “Dudley, Knife Edge and Cathedral trails closed due to snow and ice”. This was not what I was hoping for. Checking out the
I arrived at Fundy National Park late Friday night and managed to find the Chignecto North Campground. Fortunately the entrance station was still open and I was able to register and get a site. Sunday morning dawned cold and windy so I pretty much ruled out biking or kayaking. I drove to the visitor center,
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
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