Tuesday, May 26, 2009

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

Acadia National Park
Maine
Scenic Overlook

This weekend our family took a little vacation to the first National Park East of the Mississippi. We visited Arcadia National Park in Maine, just a short 5 hour drive away from Boston.
Acadia had a breathtaking beauty about it. There were so many shades of green, brown, blue, and even pinks. We left early Saturday morning and Berkeley did so well in the car, what a trooper. He is going to be a wonderful little traveler. I was so pleased with how well he did with all the driving, in and out of the car and rides in the back pack. I hate to brag, but my child is a total ROCK STAR!

Our first adventure was a guided hike that showed the diversity of the Park. All within viewing distance there is a sandy beach, a pebble stone beach and flat rocks for rock climbing. It was a 2 hour adventure and Berkeley loved riding in this stylish backpack. Doesn't he
look ready to go on his first hike? He loved the
view; we may have a nature guy on our hands.


Gorham Mountain Trail

Outside the park is an adorable small town, Bar Harbor. It had cute shops and wonderful restaurants right off the ocean. It was fun to walk around, get something to eat and enjoy the view.
Bar Harbor, Maine

Carriage Road Bridges

Jordan Pond

On Sunday afternoon we walked around the Jordan Pond. It was such a beautiful walk that took us about 2 hours to complete. We took at least 30 pictures during the hike because every opening had such an amazing view.

Cadillac Mountain

This huge 1500 foot mountain allowed us to see the entire park; these pictures cannot even begin to do the view justice.
We had a great time on our little family VACAY. It was great to be together as a family and enjoy the beauty and peacefulness that the scenery offered. I would recommend a trip to all you New Englanders if you have an opportunity. Just a short 5 hour drive and $10 admission to the park is good for a week.

3 comments:

Kim H. said...

Looks like fun, thanks for the tip!

Kara said...

Beautimous! It looks so pretty and I still just want to squish little Berke's cheeks. Stinkin cute boy...oh how I wonder what it would be like to have such a good baby!

Jace and Tami said...

When are you guys going to visit all your friends in Louisville and bring that little Berkeley with you? We miss the parties!