The sun can be seen earliest in the U.S. from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. It is the highest point on the East Coast. We didn’t drive to the top of the mountain for the sunrise, but I saw it from the campground – the beginning of a perfect day. We had a leisurely morning and a hot breakfast for a change. Then we headed to the one-way drive around the main portion of Acadia National Park. Our first stop was the top of Cadillac Mountain. There was a graveled path at the top to hike around and get out as far on the edges of the rocks as I am comfortable with. There were spectacular views of the many inlets, bays and islands in waters around Frenchman’s Bay.
When we came down from the mountain we continued to drive along the shore and made a bunch of stops. One of the first was at “Sandy Beach” where we waded into the Atlantic Ocean. It was quite a bit colder than our last ocean experience off Sanibel Island, but not as cold as Lake Superior.
We continued along the shore until we got to the rocks of “Thunder Hole.” This area was closed last week during the high surf resulting from the off-shore hurricane. Today the tide was fairly low and the ocean was quiet so there were no huge waves. Big waves would have been awesome to see, but we are really enjoying the sunny 75 degree weather.
All the climbing up and down rocks and stairs to the water wore us plumb out and we spent the late part of the afternoon napping and reading. Tomorrow we will see the park from the water!
When we came down from the mountain we continued to drive along the shore and made a bunch of stops. One of the first was at “Sandy Beach” where we waded into the Atlantic Ocean. It was quite a bit colder than our last ocean experience off Sanibel Island, but not as cold as Lake Superior.
We continued along the shore until we got to the rocks of “Thunder Hole.” This area was closed last week during the high surf resulting from the off-shore hurricane. Today the tide was fairly low and the ocean was quiet so there were no huge waves. Big waves would have been awesome to see, but we are really enjoying the sunny 75 degree weather.
All the climbing up and down rocks and stairs to the water wore us plumb out and we spent the late part of the afternoon napping and reading. Tomorrow we will see the park from the water!
1 comment:
I don't think I would have left the camp ground with a view like that.
Tim.
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