This is hike #11 ("Acadia Mountain") in "Chapter 2: Down East" of the book
Foghorn Outdoors' Maine Hiking (First Edition). This was the eighth of nine hikes we did in Maine the week of May 10.
This is the second of three hikes we took on the western side of Mount Desert Island (all in the same day). Acadia Mountain is on the other side of Echo Lake from Beech Mountain and is bordered on the east by the gorgeous Somes Sound. So there are plenty of views of water in this spectacular hike across the mountain. The first part of the hike is the ascent on the western side, often steep. Next comes a stroll, with some ups and downs, along the ridge, and then a very steep descent along the eastern side with constant views of the sound. The last part, alas, is a relatively boring return to the car on a fire road. (Click on the thumbnail to bring up a bigger image in a pop-up window)
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Trail head on Route 102 |
Beautiful stream |
A red squirrel ... |
... let us watch him eat |
Steep ascent |
[photo by Laura] |
Beech Mountain fire tower |
Southern end of Somes Sound |
More uphill |
Beech Mountain |
Self-portrait |
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View south |
Clayton, some guy we met |
View of the sound [photo by Laura] |
Our lunch spot |
Boat in the sound |
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Steep descent here |
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Norumbega Mountain |
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Beech Mountain in far rear |
Low-flying turkey vulture |
Three in one shot |
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[photo by Laura] |
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Tugboat in sound |
Continous views ... |
... out to the Atlantic |
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Steep descent continues |
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On the bank of the sound |
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[photo by Laura] |
Fire road back |
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