Beech Mountain



Beech Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine (5/13/2009)

This is hike #9 ("Beech Mountain") in "Chapter 2: Down East" of the book Foghorn Outdoors' Maine Hiking (First Edition) and also hike #4-13 ("Beech Mountain") in the book A Walk in the Park: Acadia's Hiking Guide (Tenth Edition). This was the seventh of nine hikes we did in Maine the week of May 10.

This is the first of three hikes we took on the western side of Mount Desert Island, but still part of Acadia National Park. There are several ways to get to the top of Beech Mountain, the only mountain in the park with a fire tower. We took what is probably the quickest route, making this hike relatively short but one which still afforded super views, especially over Long Pond.

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Another beautiful mountain ...

... another rocky climb



Views soon begin


Long Pond

 

Greening Island

View to the Cranberry Islands

[photo by Laura]

 



And ...

... more ...

... climbing
 


The fire tower


Climbing to the tower

View from the base
 



View south


Echo Lake in the rear
 


[photo by Laura]

Under the tower


 


Ridge path over Long Pond

View of Long Pond


Western Mountain behind Laura
 


Southern end of Western Mountain

Boat in Long Pond


What goes up must come down
 

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