 To get our bearings, our first stop was the top of Cadillac Mountain. It's the tallest mountain in the park, but thankfully has a road to the summit. |
 Brian and Meredith on the summit of Cadillac Mountain. |
 Brian and Katie with the town of Bar Harbor far below. |
 Katie was thrilled to find wild blueberries growing everywhere on the summit. |
 Meredith supervises the blueberry harvest. |
 Katie anxiously looks for beaver in a small lake with three visible beaver lodges. |
 She's all smiles even though the beaver remain out of sight. |
 Meredith and Katie lose it on the hike up Gorham Mountain, overlooking the coast. |
 Katie checks out the view. |
 From Gorham, you can see the Sand Beach below. |
 Katie looks for seals, whales, or any other aquatic mammals from on high. |
 Meredith enjoys the sunshine! |
 Acadia is one of our favorite places in Maine! |
 The Bowl, a mountain pond, is a great place to take a break. |
 Katie and Meredith debate the merits of swimming in the cold water. |
 Meredith cools her feet only seconds before tentacles pull her under the surface. |
 After the tentacle incident, Katie gets as high above the Bowl as possible. |
 Meredith knows how to enjoy her summer break! |
 Katie seems to be having a relaxing time as well. |
 Meanwhile, Brian is trying to figure out how the heck they are supposed to get down from here. |
 Brian calculates the probablity of surviving a dive from this vantage point. |
 A brother and sister moment. |
 Once seated, Brian refused to move for days. |
 The Beehive is one of the most demanding climbs in the park. We decided to save it for another trip! |
 Slightly left of center you can see hikers making their way up the sheer rock face. |
 Our hike down from Gorham takes us through a beautiful birch forest. |
 The birches, ferns, and granite trails are great reasons to hike in Maine! |
 Katie along Maine's famous rocky coast. |
 Meredith takes a turn on lookout duty. |
 Waves and tidepools on the coast. |
 Jordan Pond gradually becomes a shallow wetland over time. |
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 Our second day of hiking is much more strenuous. We climb Penobscot Mountain over Jordan Pond. |
 A quick photo op during the climb. |
 Once we get past the steepest part, we have beautiful views the rest of the way to the summit. |
 Unfortunately the change in altitude causes Meredith's tongue to swell up. |
 Katie seems tired near the summit. |
 Katie and Meredith take a breather above Jordan Pond. |
 Success!! A group portrait on the summit. |
 Views of the islands in the Atlantic from the top. |
 Sargent Mountain Pond surrounded by evergreens. |
 Katie traverses one of the steeper parts of the Penobscot Mountain trail. |
 Meredith is happy to make it back down safely. |
 We make it back down to Jordan Pond before sunset. |
 A view of the coast from Sand Beach, a rare nonrocky spot. |
 Thunder Hole is one of the most famous attractions at Acadia. When the tide is right, waves splash 20-30 feet in the air. During our summer trip, it wasn't doing too much. |
 Compare the previous shot to this picture from our October trip! I made two 15 sec movies during that trip. Click here and here to see Thunder Hole in action. (Each is about 4.7 MB.) |
 Waves wash over the rocks near Thunder Hole. To see how Acadia looks in the fall, check out the gallery from our October 2004 trip. |