{"id":9537,"date":"2024-10-12T22:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9537"},"modified":"2026-01-10T06:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:30:14","slug":"20241012acadia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012acadia\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of October 2024 Trip to Acadia National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A day spent on hitting trails and overlooks in Acadia National Park, among beautiful foliage and crowds.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3653.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3653.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain over Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cadillac Mountain over Eagle Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( 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that rise above rugged, windswept coastlines. Due to the island&#8217;s relatively compact size and the fact that the park is interspersed with residential communities, Acadia offers a network of shorter trails and numerous scenic overlooks along its park loop road. So my plan for the day was to hit a few of the trails before watching the sunset on Cadillac Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>After checking out of the hotel in Bangor at 8am, I had a breakfast along the way, and it&#8217;s 9:30am by the time I reached Acadia. I started the day with a few overlooks along its park loop road. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Overlooks_along_Park_Road\">Overlooks along Park Road<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3546.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3546.jpg\" alt=\"Meadow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Meadow<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From an unofficial turnout near &#8220;Great Meadow&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3547.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3547.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Egg Rock Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3550.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3550.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Egg Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Egg Rock Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3553.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3553.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot of Thunder Hole.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3554.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3554.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shoreline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Thunder Hole.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3556.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3556.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shoreline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Thunder Hole.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3563.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3563.jpg\" alt=\"Beehive Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Beehive Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cliff Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3564.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3564.jpg\" alt=\"Great Head\" \/><\/a><\/br>Great Head<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cliff Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3546.jpg\" alt=\"Meadow\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3547.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3550.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3553.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3554.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3556.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3563.jpg\" alt=\"Beehive Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3564.jpg\" alt=\"Great Head\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3546.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3546.jpg\" alt=\"Meadow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Meadow<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From an unofficial turnout near &#8220;Great Meadow&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3547.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3547.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay<\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Egg Rock Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3550.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3550.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Egg Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Egg Rock Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3553.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3553.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the parking lot of Thunder Hole.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3554.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3554.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shoreline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Thunder Hole.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3556.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3556.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shoreline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Thunder Hole.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3563.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3563.jpg\" alt=\"Beehive Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Beehive Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cliff Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3564.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3564.jpg\" alt=\"Great Head\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Great Head<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cliff Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After navigating the southern stretch of Acadia&#8217;s loop road, my initial plan was to check out Jordan Pond and the nearby Bubble Rock. Unfortunately, after circling around the area for quite some time, I couldn&#8217;t find parking at either location. After all, it was a very busy weekend of the year. As a result, I resorted to my backup plan and headed towards Parkman Mountain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3566.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3566.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain from Otter Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cadillac Mountain from Otter Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cove Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3570.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3570.jpg\" alt=\"Otter Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Otter Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cove Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3572.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3572.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shoreline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Western Point Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3575.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3575.jpg\" alt=\"Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bay<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Hunters Beach Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3579.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3579.jpg\" alt=\"Villa Overlooking the Sea\" \/><\/a><\/br>Villa Overlooking the Sea<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Hunters Beach Overlook.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3580.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3580.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak over Upper Hadlock Pond\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bald Peak over Upper Hadlock Pond<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the Southern end of Upper Hadlock Pond.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3581.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3581.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Hadlock Pond\" \/><\/a><\/br>Upper Hadlock Pond<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the Southern end of Upper Hadlock Pond.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3566.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain from Otter Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3570.jpg\" alt=\"Otter Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3572.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3575.jpg\" alt=\"Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3579.jpg\" alt=\"Villa Overlooking the Sea\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3580.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak over Upper Hadlock Pond\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3581.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Hadlock Pond\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3566.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3566.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain from Otter Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cadillac Mountain from Otter Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cove Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3570.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3570.jpg\" alt=\"Otter Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Otter Cove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Otter Cove Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3572.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3572.jpg\" alt=\"Shoreline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shoreline<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Western Point Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3575.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3575.jpg\" alt=\"Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bay<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Hunters Beach Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3579.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3579.jpg\" alt=\"Villa Overlooking the Sea\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Villa Overlooking the Sea<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Hunters Beach Overlook.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3580.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3580.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak over Upper Hadlock Pond\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bald Peak over Upper Hadlock Pond<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the Southern end of Upper Hadlock Pond.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3581.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3581.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Hadlock Pond\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Upper Hadlock Pond<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the Southern end of Upper Hadlock Pond.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Parkman_Sargent_Mountain_Loop\">Parkman Sargent Mountain Loop<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At least, I managed to find a parking spot here.<br \/>\nTo the east of this trailhead, a network of trails and carriage roads crisscrossed the mountains, offering a range of routes to suit varying distances and levels of physical effort. For me, I picked a variation covering 4 &#8220;peaks&#8221;: Bald Peak, Parkman Mountain, Gilmore Peak and Sargent Mountain.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=208844515&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"desktop-hide\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:3\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=208844515&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Towards Bald Peak which was the first peak of the group, the trail emerged from the trees about 2\/3 of the way in, overlooking some lovely foliage scenes of the forests below (p1 below). Once on top of Bald Peak, there were additional views to the northwest, of Somes Sound and Mt Desert Narrows in the background.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3594.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3594.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Fields in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Fields in Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3593.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3593.jpg\" alt=\"Patches of Foliage on Cedar Swamp Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Patches of Foliage on Cedar Swamp Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3600.jpg\" alt=\"Lakes and Islands\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lakes and Islands<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3602.jpg\" alt=\"Islands\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3603.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Somes Sound<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3604.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3604.jpg\" alt=\"Parkman Mountain from Bald Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Parkman Mountain from Bald Peak<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3594.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Fields in Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3593.jpg\" alt=\"Patches of Foliage on Cedar Swamp Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3600.jpg\" alt=\"Lakes and Islands\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3602.jpg\" alt=\"Islands\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3603.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3604.jpg\" alt=\"Parkman Mountain from Bald Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3594.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3594.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Fields in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Fields in Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3593.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3593.jpg\" alt=\"Patches of Foliage on Cedar Swamp Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Patches of Foliage on Cedar Swamp Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3600.jpg\" alt=\"Lakes and Islands\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lakes and Islands<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3602.jpg\" alt=\"Islands\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3603.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Somes Sound<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3604.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3604.jpg\" alt=\"Parkman Mountain from Bald Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Parkman Mountain from Bald Peak<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A short walk from Bald Peak was Parkman Mountain, where the views closely mirrored those from Bald Peak.<br \/>\nOn the other hand, since the four &#8220;peaks&#8221; weren&#8217;t that far from each other, on top of any of them, the remaining three were all visible. This interconnectedness brought a comforting sense of orientation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3606.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3606.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak from Parkman Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bald Peak from Parkman Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3609.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Somes Harbor<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3616.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3616.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Gilmore Peak from Parkman Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gilmore Peak from Parkman Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which I would pass next on my way to Sargent Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3606.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak from Parkman Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3609.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3616.jpg\" alt=\"Gilmore Peak from Parkman Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3606.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3606.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak from Parkman Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bald Peak from Parkman Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3609.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Harbor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Somes Harbor<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3616.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3616.jpg\" alt=\"Gilmore Peak from Parkman Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gilmore Peak from Parkman Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Which I would pass next on my way to Sargent Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>A brief note about the trail condition. The trail started out as a gentle stroll through the woods (p1-2 below), and then it got steep approaching Bald Peak. There was a short steep section between Bald Peak and Parkman Mountain (p4 below), but the steepest part was the descent from Parkman Mountain heading towards Gilmore Peak (p5 below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3681.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3681.jpg\" width=\"92.3%\" alt=\"Quadrant Tree along Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Quadrant Tree along Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3587.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3587.jpg\" width=\"92.3%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_121123.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_121123.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A slightly steep section, on the way to Bald Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3605.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Bald Peak and Parkman Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_125357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_125357.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Steep Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Parkman Mountain and Gilmore Peak.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3629.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3629.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Onto Sargent Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3681.jpg\" alt=\"Quadrant Tree along Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3587.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_121123.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3605.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_125357.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3629.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3681.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3681.jpg\" alt=\"Quadrant Tree along Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Quadrant Tree along Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3587.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3587.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_121123.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_121123.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A slightly steep section, on the way to Bald Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3605.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail on Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail on Rocks<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Bald Peak and Parkman Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_125357.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_125357.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Between Parkman Mountain and Gilmore Peak.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3629.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3629.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Onto Sargent Mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As for Gilmore Peak, it&#8217;s little more than a small and barren field of rocks, devoid of trees and lacking the distinct prominence I typically associate with mountain peaks. Of the four &#8220;peaks&#8221;, the views from Gilmore were the least inspiring. It&#8217;s so inconspicuous, that I was lost for a brief moment trying to find the trail leaving Gilmore Peak towards Sargent Mountain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3618.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3618.jpg\" alt=\"Parkman Mountain from Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Parkman Mountain from Gilmore Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3619.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3619.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak from Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bald Peak from Gilmore Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3621.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gilmore Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not the most exciting summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3618.jpg\" alt=\"Parkman Mountain from Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3619.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak from Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3621.jpg\" alt=\"Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3618.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3618.jpg\" alt=\"Parkman Mountain from Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Parkman Mountain from Gilmore Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3619.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3619.jpg\" alt=\"Bald Peak from Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bald Peak from Gilmore Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3621.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3621.jpg\" alt=\"Gilmore Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gilmore Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not the most exciting summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, it&#8217;s Sargent Mountain, the tallest of the group. Its summit featured the most expansive stretch of exposed rocks, larger than the previous three summits combined, so no wonder it offered the best views. It overlooked two bodies of water, Eagle Lake to the east and Somes Sound to the west, reflecting the geology of Mt Desert Island where arrays of mountains were interleaved with valleys, lakes and fjards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3636.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker of Sargent Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit Marker of Sargent Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3631.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Somes Sound<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3632.jpg\" width=\"88.4%\" alt=\"Hills to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills to the West<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The three patches of exposed rocks in the foreground were Bald Peak, Parkman Mountain and Gilmore Peak. They were along the path that I took.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3633.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound and Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><\/br>Somes Sound and Mt Desert Narrows<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3634.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Desert Narrows to the North<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3636.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker of Sargent Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3631.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3632.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3633.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound and Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3634.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3636.jpg\" alt=\"Summit Marker of Sargent Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit Marker of Sargent Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3631.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Somes Sound<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3632.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills to the West<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The three patches of exposed rocks in the foreground were Bald Peak, Parkman Mountain and Gilmore Peak. They were along the path that I took.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3633.jpg\" alt=\"Somes Sound and Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Somes Sound and Mt Desert Narrows<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3634.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Desert Narrows to the North<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Hints of vibrant foliage emerged towards the direction of Eagle Lake, a welcomed departure from the predominantly evergreen forests stretching towards Somes Sound. Wind was strong that day, casting fleeting shadows of clouds on the landscape for a dynamic scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3649.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain over Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cadillac Mountain over Eagle Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3647.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Eagle Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3640.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3640.jpg\" alt=\"Pemetic Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Pemetic Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3651.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3651.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"South Bubble before Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>South Bubble before Cadillac Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Much of the western face of South Bubble was exposed rocks from this angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3649.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain over Eagle Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3647.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3640.jpg\" alt=\"Pemetic Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3651.jpg\" alt=\"South Bubble before Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3649.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain over Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cadillac Mountain over Eagle Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3647.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Eagle Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3640.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3640.jpg\" alt=\"Pemetic Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Pemetic Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3651.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3651.jpg\" alt=\"South Bubble before Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>South Bubble before Cadillac Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Much of the western face of South Bubble was exposed rocks from this angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Leaving Sargent Mountain, the trail continued above the treeline on exposed rocks for some distance. The view of island-dotted sea in front provided a serene and ever-present companion for this part of the trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3656.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3656.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail against Ocean Backdrop<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3660.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3660.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail against Ocean Backdrop<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3661.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3661.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail against Ocean Backdrop<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3658.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3658.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Sargent Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail from Sargent Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3656.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3660.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3661.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3658.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Sargent Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3656.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3656.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3660.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3660.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3661.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3661.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Ocean Backdrop\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail against Ocean Backdrop<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3658.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3658.jpg\" alt=\"Trail from Sargent Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail from Sargent Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Compared to my ascent, the descent along Hadlock Creek featured more vibrant hues of foliage along the way. This was particularly evident along the carriage road, where a few groups of trees in various stages of transformation formed a dazzling mosaic of colors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3665.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3665.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dried Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_141819.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_141819.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_141940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_141940.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Decorated with Fallen Leaves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail Decorated with Fallen Leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142030.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142030.jpg\" width=\"96.2%\" alt=\"Hadlock Falls\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hadlock Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Little water flowing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142053.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142053.jpg\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Dried Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142205.jpg\" alt=\"Carriage Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Carriage Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3680.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3680.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fiery Leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3665.jpg\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_141819.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_141940.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Decorated with Fallen Leaves\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_142030.jpg\" alt=\"Hadlock Falls\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_142053.jpg\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_142205.jpg\" alt=\"Carriage Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3680.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3665.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3665.jpg\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dried Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_141819.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_141819.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_141940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_141940.jpg\" alt=\"Trail Decorated with Fallen Leaves\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail Decorated with Fallen Leaves<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142030.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142030.jpg\" alt=\"Hadlock Falls\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hadlock Falls<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Little water flowing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142053.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142053.jpg\" alt=\"Dried Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dried Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142205.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142205.jpg\" alt=\"Carriage Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Carriage Road<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3680.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3680.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fiery Leaves<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142213.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors on Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142221.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142221.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors on Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3676.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors on Trees<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3679.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3679.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fiery Leaves<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3589.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3589.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fiery Leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_142213.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_142221.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3676.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3679.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3589.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142213.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142213.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_142221.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_142221.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3676.jpg\" alt=\"Blend of Colors on Trees\" \/><\/a><\/br>Blend of Colors on Trees<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3679.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3679.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3589.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3589.jpg\" alt=\"Fiery Leaves\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fiery Leaves<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I got back to my car from hiking this Sargent Mountain loop at 2:40pm. That left me enough time to check out Precipice Trail before catching sunset on Cadillac Mountain.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Precipice_Trail\">Precipice Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Arguably the most exhilarating &#8220;trail&#8221; in Acadia National Park, Precipice Trail scales a towering cliff that overlooks Mt Desert Narrows. Wherever there was exposure, there were iron rungs to aid climbers, so that the climb never exceeded YDS class 3. The narrowest and most exposed sections were towards the top, allowing visitors to gradually acclimate to the terrain on the less daunting lower portions.<br \/>\nIt amazed me how few people I ran into along Precipice Trail (about than 5 groups in the climbing section), to the degree that I was almost speedrunning through the climb, energized by the sheer excitement it provided. I had such a phenomenal time at Precipice Trail that this was no doubt the highlight of the trip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_152204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_152204.jpg\" alt=\"Beginning of Climbing Section along Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Beginning of Climbing Section along Precipice Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_154539.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_154539.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Precipice Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_154941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_154941.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Precipice Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_155235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_155235.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Precipice Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_152204.jpg\" alt=\"Beginning of Climbing Section along Precipice Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_154539.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_154941.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_155235.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_152204.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_152204.jpg\" alt=\"Beginning of Climbing Section along Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Beginning of Climbing Section along Precipice Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_154539.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_154539.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Precipice Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_154941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_154941.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Precipice Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_155235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_155235.jpg\" alt=\"Precipice Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Precipice Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I used a helmet-mounted GoPro to record my entire climb, and I couldn&#8217;t help but marvel at just how much joy this experience brought me. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">I tried to minimize my use of artificial iron rungs but there were places where they were absolutely necessary for fallible humans.<\/span> Here&#8217;s the video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SYMPLLuPQNE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the end of Precipice Trail was Champlain Mountain, on top of which I took some rest to appreciate the views of Mt Desert Narrows below. The day was windy, yet the waves were so gentle that the waters of the Narrows appeared serene, their surface undisturbed, glowing softly in the afternoon light.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3693.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3693.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit of Champlain Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3690.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3690.jpg\" alt=\"Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Frenchman Bay<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3686.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3686.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock before Schoodic Peninsula\" \/><\/a><\/br>Egg Rock before Schoodic Peninsula<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3687.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3687.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3685.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3685.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Schooner Head\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Schooner Head<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3699.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3699.jpg\" alt=\"Frenchman Bay from Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Frenchman Bay from Champlain Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3693.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3690.jpg\" alt=\"Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3686.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock before Schoodic Peninsula\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3687.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3685.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Schooner Head\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3699.jpg\" alt=\"Frenchman Bay from Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3693.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3693.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of Champlain Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3690.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3690.jpg\" alt=\"Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Frenchman Bay<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3686.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3686.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock before Schoodic Peninsula\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Egg Rock before Schoodic Peninsula<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3687.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3687.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3685.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3685.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Schooner Head\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Schooner Head<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3699.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3699.jpg\" alt=\"Frenchman Bay from Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Frenchman Bay from Champlain Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The descent from Champlain Mountain was somewhat steep, but nowhere to the level of climbing along Precipice Trail. With the assistance of hiking poles, it felt more like a calm and uneventful stroll.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3701.jpg\" width=\"43.55%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_164027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/20241012_164027.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_164714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/20241012_164714.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_164756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/20241012_164756.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_165008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_165008.jpg\" width=\"87.11%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3701.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_164714.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_165008.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3701.jpg\" width=\"46.05%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_164027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/20241012_164027.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_164714.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/20241012_164714.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_164756.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-m\/20241012_164756.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_165008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_165008.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Mount_Cadillac_Sunset\">Mount Cadillac Sunset<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Finally, I ended the day by watching the sunset from the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak in Acadia National Park and the tallest mountain along the eastern seaboard of the United States.<br \/>\nGiven its popularity, the park authority enacted a timed-entry reservation system for the road up Cadillac Mountain. The most thought-after time slot was sunrise, which unfortunately I couldn&#8217;t get a reservation of. <del>(Honestly, I would struggle to wake up early for that.)<\/del> As an alternative, I chose to watch the sunset from Cadillac Mountain instead.<br \/>\nIt turned out that sunrise was more popular than sunset on Cadillac Mountain for a reason. The summit of Cadillac Mountain offered clear views to the east, while for viewing sunset, one had to walk a short distance to a clearing in the woods. It also helped that Champlain Mountain to the east was shorter (323m) than Sargent Mountain to the west (419m).<\/p>\n<p>I finished my hike of Precipice Trail earlier than expected, so I arrived at the top of Cadillac Mountain with about 30 minutes to spare before sunset. I used this time to explore the summit area, with sweeping views of Mount Desert Narrows stretching out in the distance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3702.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3718.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3718.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage on Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3720.jpg\" alt=\"Cranberry Isles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cranberry Isles<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_173446C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_173446C9.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage on Mountains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3702.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3718.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3720.jpg\" alt=\"Cranberry Isles\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/20241012_173446C9.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-15, #splide-thumb-15 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the summit of Cadillac Mountain.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3702.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3718.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3718.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage on Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3720.jpg\" alt=\"Cranberry Isles\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cranberry Isles<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/20241012_173446C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/20241012_173446C9.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage on Mountains<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3703_DSC_3714-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3703_DSC_3714-12.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows from Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Desert Narrows from Cadillac Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then came the sunset. Behind Sargent Mountain, the cloudless horizon blazed with a radiant glow, casting a breathtaking backdrop as the sun descended behind Mount Megunticook, another prominent peak along Maine&#8217;s coastline. Though it lies 42 miles (68 km) away, the unobstructed view made it feel strikingly near, as if distance had dissolved in the clarity of the evening air.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3731.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset over Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset over Eagle Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3761.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3761.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Over Mt Megunticook across Penobscot Bay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3762.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3762.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Eagle Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3782.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3782.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Eagle Lake<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3776.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3776.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Desert Narrows<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3783.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3783.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sunset Glow<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3727.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Distant Jericho Bay from Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in Distant Jericho Bay from Cadillac Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3731.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset over Eagle Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3761.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3762.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3782.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3776.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3783.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3727.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Distant Jericho Bay from Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-16, #splide-thumb-16 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the sunset from Cadillac Mountain.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3731.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3731.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset over Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset over Eagle Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3761.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3761.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Over Mt Megunticook across Penobscot Bay.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3762.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3762.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3782.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3782.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Eagle Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Eagle Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3776.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3776.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Desert Narrows<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3783.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3783.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset Glow\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset Glow<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3727.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3727.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Distant Jericho Bay from Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands in Distant Jericho Bay from Cadillac Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3763_DSC_3775-13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3763_DSC_3775-13.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset from Cadillac Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sunset from Cadillac Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, without the warmth of the sun, the sunset viewpoint atop Cadillac Mountain quickly turned chilly with the wind biting at my hands that gripped the camera. As a result, I didn&#8217;t linger long before making my way back.<\/p>\n<p>After warming my hands in my pockets on the way back, I snapped a few final photos on Cadillac Mountain before driving back. The golden hues of twilight seemed to deepen the vibrancy of the surrounding foliage, painting the landscape in a fleeting, enchanting glow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3791.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3791.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3797.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3797.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3799.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3799.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Desert Narrows<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3800.jpg\" alt=\"Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Champlain Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3809.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3809.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Islands under Moonlight and Twilight\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Islands under Moonlight and Twilight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3791.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3797.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3799.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3800.jpg\" alt=\"Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3809.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Islands under Moonlight and Twilight\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-17, #splide-thumb-17 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3791.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3791.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3797.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3797.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands in Frenchman Bay beyond Bar Harbor<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3799.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3799.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Desert Narrows<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3800.jpg\" alt=\"Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Champlain Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/DSC_3809.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_3809.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Islands under Moonlight and Twilight\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Islands under Moonlight and Twilight<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Hotel_TownePlace_Suites_Bangor\">Hotel: TownePlace Suites Bangor<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is where I spent my Marriott free night certificate that was about to expire, which to some degree contributed to my decision to visit Acadia. A brief review of it: It&#8217;s remarkably new (that wasn&#8217;t on Google Earth&#8217;s default view), and its facilities reflected that freshness. 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