Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

My wife and I traveled to Mount Desert Island, Maine, home to Acadia National Park, the town of Bar Harbor and several very small fishing villages including Northeast Harbor, Southwest Harbor and Bernard. Acadia is unique in that it was the first national park completely amassed from donated lands. Thus the park runs into and out of private properties and villages. Much of the property had belonged to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. who strove to protect the area from development. There are many miles of carriage roads with unique stone bridges and miles of trails and a paved loop road. A unique feature is Cadillac Mountain which overlooks the island. The rays of the rising sun strike the United States at this point first. The park was established in 1919 and was the first national park east of the Mississippi River.
I will post 24 photos that I think best portray the beauty of the island and the nature of the park's past and present.

Please bear with me as I post the photos. I hope you enjoy the tour.

pink granite is everywhere


Schooner Head


Schooner Head and Frenchman Bay


Great Head


the Bluffs


more coastline


low bush blueberry and fir tree seedlings


red squirrel munching on a cone


Bubble Pond & North and South Bubble mountains


one of the two carriage road gatehouses built for the gatemen to reside in and control the roads


one of the 17 stone carriage road bridges


north end of Bubble Pond


atop Cadillac Mountain


Cadillac and lower Frenchman Bay


crise ship leaving Bar Harbor through the Porcupine Islands


Sunset from atop Cadillac Mountain


Northeast Harbor


more docks, Northeast Harbor


Southwest Harbor


lobster boats, Southwest Harbor


Bubble Rock atop South Bubble Mountain, note tour bus below


Bubble Rock and Frenchman Bay in the distance


Cruise ships at anchor in Bar Harbor


walking the gravel bar of Bar Harbor at low tide


cruise ship from Bar Island

Perilin Loc: Ohio

Beautiful shots.

farmerjim Loc: Rugby, England

North end of Bubble Pond :thumbup: Smashing shot. A fine set. :thumbup:

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Thanks, Perilin.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Thank you Farmerjim. Glad you enjoyed them.

LDM5 Loc: Templeton, MA

Beautiful photos of a beautiful place. :thumbup: :thumbup:

ftpecktim Loc: MONTANA

Great series you have here.

2MATO Loc: CNY -Central NoWhere

Lovely, crisp series. Just like being there - well, OK, not quite. Thanks for sharing.

Silver Fox Loc: Texas

Great series of Beautiful photos.

Bkh42 Loc: N.I. UK

Thankyou so much for posting these beautiful shots.

I seem to keep repeating myself at times but it is such a pleasure to see
different parts of the world via this forum.
Well done

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Thanks.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Thanks much.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Thanks for looking.

Mr. B Loc: eastern Connecticut

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed them.