Even with rain and clouds, Acadia is beautiful

I am finally getting my act together with organizing the 200+ pictures I have from Acadia National Park (G. and I both had digital cameras for the weekend). You'll hear more about the trip in my monthly column in a couple of weeks but here are the highlights.

We were only in Acadia for two days and clearly needed at least a week to really experience the park. In an attempt to maximize our visit, we chose an ocean trail one day and a mountain trail the other day.

The Bubbles hike was recommended to me by a friend and Eagle Lake was near The Bubbles so we mapped out a route around part of Eagle Lake to the summit of the South Bubble. It was an almost 4-mile hike which turned out to be a challenge for the kids but they did great. And although it was overcast and sprinkling when we started the hike, by the time we reached the summit, the skies had cleared enough for us to enjoy a great view of Jordan Pond.

The second day we hiked the Ocean Drive trail from Sand Beach to the Cliffs, about 3-miles roundtrip. And it was cloudy and drizzling that day too but the views were still beautiful.

Eagle Lake

 Fino and L. checking out the view atop the South Bubble

View of Jordan Pond from South Bubble

 Views from the trail along Ocean Drive.

 The kids loved Thunderhole

On the trail just after The Cliffs