April 8th was Kipp's birthday and we decided that we would take the day off and actually try to enjoy some of the great sights Maine has to offer. We made our way up to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. The weather was absolutely gorgeous with pristine skies and warm temps, at least for Maine.
It took us about and hour and half to get to Bar Harbor which at this time of year is pretty quiet, in fact it makes Camden look really busy. Only certain parts of Acadia National Park are open so we hit the highlights, Sandy Beach, Thunder Hole, and Jordan's Pond. All of these are located on the park loop road. Sandy Beach was spectacular. It is a beautiful stretch of beach surrounded by mountains (eastcoast mountains). The waves were crashing and the sun sparkled on the water. The sand was warm enough to walk barefoot, however, the water was a wee bit cold about 40 degrees. After soaking in the sun and smell of salt air we drove over to Thunder Hole named as such because when the waves break it is supposed to sound like thunder. The view is amazing. There is a parking area and you can walk down to the rocks and look over on the ocean. I can't say that I heard anything that sounded like thunder but it still was worth seeing. From there we continued to drive on the open sections of the park loop road. The secenary is lovely. We drove along Sargent Road which runs next to Sommes Sound an area that looks like something from the Swiss Alps. We found Jordan's Pond which was still frozen but nonetheless beautiful. The park has tons of hiking trails and plenty of scenic overlooks.
The drive up to Acadia is beautiful and it was a great way to spend Kipp's BirthdayIt was nice drive up and certainly making what my Aunt would call a "diamond day". We loop road is partially open
It took us about and hour and half to get to Bar Harbor which at this time of year is pretty quiet, in fact it makes Camden look really busy. Only certain parts of Acadia National Park are open so we hit the highlights, Sandy Beach, Thunder Hole, and Jordan's Pond. All of these are located on the park loop road. Sandy Beach was spectacular. It is a beautiful stretch of beach surrounded by mountains (eastcoast mountains). The waves were crashing and the sun sparkled on the water. The sand was warm enough to walk barefoot, however, the water was a wee bit cold about 40 degrees. After soaking in the sun and smell of salt air we drove over to Thunder Hole named as such because when the waves break it is supposed to sound like thunder. The view is amazing. There is a parking area and you can walk down to the rocks and look over on the ocean. I can't say that I heard anything that sounded like thunder but it still was worth seeing. From there we continued to drive on the open sections of the park loop road. The secenary is lovely. We drove along Sargent Road which runs next to Sommes Sound an area that looks like something from the Swiss Alps. We found Jordan's Pond which was still frozen but nonetheless beautiful. The park has tons of hiking trails and plenty of scenic overlooks.
The drive up to Acadia is beautiful and it was a great way to spend Kipp's BirthdayIt was nice drive up and certainly making what my Aunt would call a "diamond day". We loop road is partially open
