Acadia National Park

A trip long dreamed about was finally here. We set up the tent, organized our gear, then settled down for a night in the Acadia 'wilderness'.  We were pumped! We read all the brochures, planned our days events, and were ready to take on the world!

Pica was restless.. She ended up finding comfort with us on our bed. First time ever! She was very good through the night though, as she only growled at one person walking to the restroom.  Then our bed was losing air. By morning, we were sleeping on the rocky ground. Oh well, we'll try bed #2!

For now, we had to go.. A 4am appointment on Cadillac Mountain for the sunrise came quickly!  We packed up some warm clothes and set out for the mountain. Once there we knew there wouldn't be a visible sunrise. We were in a cloud. We could see nothing, and the wind and moisture made us very glad we brought warmer clothing. Well, since we weren't going to see the sunrise, we may as well walk the trail! It was beautiful! Rocky, unique structure, and we imagined the view we would normally have!  The next day, we drove to the mountain again and saw the beautiful views just after sunrise. 

During the rest of the trip, we hiked a few small trails, road our bike on the carriage roads, saw Thunder Hole and Bar Harbor, went on a Boat Tour, ate lunch at Jordan Pond House, and Mark even capped it off with a hike on the famous Beehive Trail. We also took a trip to the west side of the island and visited Bass Harbor Lighthouse.

The weather was near perfect! Highs in the 70's, and lows near 60 and no rain!  The campground itself was beautiful, but honestly I don't know how tenters do this on a regular basis. We enjoyed our 3 nights, but with people yelling nearby, kids screaming, and a radio?? What are people thinking! We prefer the solitude, peacefulness and safety of dispersed camping in our rig, so we'll leave tenting to the younger folk. :-)

By the way.. Night #2, our airbed #2 deflated too. For night #3 we set up our last bed option. A nice airbed we borrowed from Ruth & Darrell. It was definitely a quality airbed, because it worked flawlessly!

All in all, the park is absolutely beautiful! If you love to hike and bike, you will LOVE Acadia! 

Stay Details:  Blackwoods Campground; Acadia National Park ME - Site B-16
Notes: The campground is mostly for tenters and small RVs. It has modern toilets in all loops, but the shower house is outside the park nearby and is pay per use. The sites have a good amount of space, but none are totally private because of the taller trees. Sound travels very well. If you are going to Acadia, we recommend this campground. There are also a few other campgrounds in the area that seem nice.

Blackwoods Camping

Lucky Us: on top of Cadillac Mountain at Sunrise!

Chantal Ma Vie Van Andel and DeVos 1993 - $25,000,000

POPOVERS (Overrated)

Bass Harbor Lighthouse

1950 Woody