{"id":9566,"date":"2024-10-13T22:59:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T14:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9566"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:29:44","slug":"20241013acadia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/13\/20241013acadia\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of October 2024 Trip to Acadia National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another day spent hitting trails and overlooks in Acadia National Park, with perhaps more vibrant foliage and even larger crowds than the previous day.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3813.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3813.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/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 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for the day was to tackle one or two more (such as Bar Island, Jordan Pond or Beehive), before making the drive back to Boston in the evening.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Bass_Harbor_Head_Light_Station\">Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This was a lighthouse located on the southern end of Mt Desert Island, at the mouth of Bass Harbor. Constructed in 1858, this lighthouse was perched on a rocky cliff overlooking a rugged coastline, making it a favorite subject for dramatic photography.<\/p>\n<p>Since this lighthouse was located somewhat out of the way compared to other attractions of Acadia National Park, I decided to visit it first thing in the morning. Its parking lot held about 20-30 cars, which was full by the time I arrived around 10am, resulting in a 10-minute wait.<br \/>\nFrom the parking lot, a short path led down the cliffs to its iconic postcard-worthy views (p1-p2 below). There was also a separate path leading to the actual lighthouse (p3 below), which was closed to the public.<\/p>\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\/13\/DSC_3812.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3812.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3814.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3814.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20241013_103627C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/20241013_103627C9.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3819.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3819.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Bass Harbor\" \/><\/a><\/br>Islands off Bass Harbor<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3816.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3816.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Tour Boat off Bass Harbor Head Light\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tour Boat off Bass Harbor Head Light<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I would see the same boat again later at Newport Cove.<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3812.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3814.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/20241013_103627C9.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3819.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Bass Harbor\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3816.jpg\" alt=\"Tour Boat off Bass Harbor Head Light\" \/><\/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 from Bass Harbor Head Light Station.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3812.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3812.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3814.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3814.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20241013_103627C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/20241013_103627C9.jpg\" alt=\"Bass Harbor Head Light Station\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bass Harbor Head Light Station<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3819.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3819.jpg\" alt=\"Islands off Bass Harbor\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Islands off Bass Harbor<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3816.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3816.jpg\" alt=\"Tour Boat off Bass Harbor Head Light\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tour Boat off Bass Harbor Head Light<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I would see the same boat again later at Newport Cove.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Bass_Harbor_Marsh\">Bass Harbor Marsh<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>On my way to Bass Harbor Head Light, I recalled driving over a bridge with beautiful surrounding landscape, which turned out to be Bass Harbor Marsh. There, a winding river gracefully wove through a golden expanse of marshland, backdropped by forests wearing foliage colors and mirroring the blue skies above and the distant silhouettes of mountains on the horizon.<\/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\/13\/DSC_3823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3823.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3828.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3824.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3824.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3825.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3825.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Marshall Brook\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trees along Marshall Brook<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3823.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3828.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3824.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3825.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Marshall Brook\" \/><\/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\/13\/DSC_3823.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3823.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3828.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3828.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3824.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3824.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains beyond Bass Harbor Marsh<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3825.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3825.jpg\" alt=\"Trees along Marshall Brook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trees along Marshall Brook<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Schooner_Head_Overlook\">Schooner Head Overlook<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Leaving Bass Harbor Head Light, I headed towards the eastern coast of Mt Desert Island which was the heart of Acadia National Park. From Schooner Head Overlook, a short path led down the cliffs to Maine&#8217;s iconic rugged coastline.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s worth mentioning that if one took a few steps off the trail toward the sea, one may find an &#8220;alcove&#8221; below the trail (p3 below). It&#8217;s much deeper than what it appeared from the outside that it&#8217;s classified as a cave, &#8220;Anemone Cave&#8221;. Interestingly, it has been removed from the park maps to protect its delicate ecosystem and to minimize the risk of hikers being injured or trapped inside. From what I could see, the rocks at the cave&#8217;s entrance were slick with ocean spray, making it clear that venturing into the cave would require both courage and skill.<\/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\/13\/DSC_3830.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3830.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Shore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3839.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Shore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3837.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alcove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Likely created by the erosion from the waves. This was actually classified as a cave.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3833.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Shore<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3831.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock across Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><\/br>Egg Rock across Mt Desert Narrows<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3843.jpg\" alt=\"Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Champlain Mountain<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3830.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3839.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3837.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3833.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3831.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock across Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3843.jpg\" alt=\"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-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\/13\/DSC_3830.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3830.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3839.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Shore<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3837.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3837.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alcove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Likely created by the erosion from the waves. This was actually classified as a cave.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3833.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3833.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky Shore\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocky Shore<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3831.jpg\" alt=\"Egg Rock across Mt Desert Narrows\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Egg Rock across 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\/13\/DSC_3843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3843.jpg\" alt=\"Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Champlain Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After Schooner Head Overlook, my original plan was to check out the nearby Great Head. Unfortunately, its small parking lot only held about 10 cars, and my patience ran out before a spot opened up. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Actually, I had tried to visit Great Head before heading to Schooner Head, but the parking lot was full that time as well.<\/span> From Schooner Head, there was already a line to enter Acadia National Park, so I decided to head towards Bar Harbor, hoping to explore Bar Island. The causeway connecting Bar Island to the mainland was only accessible at low tide, which would have made it a unique and memorable experience. Unfortunately, after circling downtown Bar Harbor for quite a while, I couldn&#8217;t find any parking spots. With no other options, I ended up driving back toward Schooner Head to join the line to enter Acadia National Park.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It seemed that my greedy strategy of &#8220;go somewhere else upon seeing\/experiencing unreasonable wait&#8221; didn&#8217;t work out well around Schooner Head.<\/div>\n<p>It turned out that in addition to being peak foliage weekend, two additional factors contributed to the excessive crowds at Acadia National Park that day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s Columbus Day long weekend.<\/li>\n<li>Weather forecast for the next day wasn&#8217;t promising, so people were eager to enjoy the outdoors today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the end, I was stuck in the line for 20 minutes just to enter Acadia National Park. But just as I thought the ordeal was over, it turned out that there was a secondary traffic jam inside Acadia National Park, as people attempting parallel parking along the road were holding up the flow of traffic behind. It took me 20 minutes to find a spot to park, between Thunder Hole and Otter Cliff. Ultimately, there was just too much traffic than the park could handle, so I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if Acadia decided to enact a timed-entry system in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, my plan was to take the short version of Beehive loop, but given where I had parked, it only made sense for me to include Gorham Mountain for a longer loop. Before starting the Beehive-Gorham hike, I paid the nearby Sand Beach a visit (mainly to use the bathrooms). Among Maine&#8217;s rugged coastline, the presence of such a sandy beach felt like a rare and delightful novelty.<\/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\/13\/DSC_3846.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3846.jpg\" alt=\"Sand Beach\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sand Beach<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3845.jpg\" alt=\"Peninsula\" \/><\/a><\/br>Peninsula<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3850.jpg\" alt=\"The Beehive\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Beehive<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3846.jpg\" alt=\"Sand Beach\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3845.jpg\" alt=\"Peninsula\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3850.jpg\" alt=\"The Beehive\" \/><\/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\/13\/DSC_3846.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3846.jpg\" alt=\"Sand Beach\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sand Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3845.jpg\" alt=\"Peninsula\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Peninsula<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3850.jpg\" alt=\"The Beehive\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Beehive<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Beehive-Gorham_Loop_Hike\">Beehive-Gorham Loop Hike<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Beehive Trail was like a scaled-down version of the Precipice Trail that I hiked the previous day. With the help of iron rungs, it ascended a steep cliff that overlooked the coastline below. However, Beehive was not as tall as Champlain Mountain of Precipice Trail, and the climb wasn\u2019t as exposed.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, this also meant the trail was far more crowded, attracting people less accustomed to climbing. Instead of the fun blast along Precipice that I had the previous day (that I anticipated), it was a constant traffic jam along Beehive Trail. I could have climbed Beehive in 10 minutes, the traffic added an additional 60 minutes and completely drained any enjoyment this trail could have offered. (Worse, I had no cellular signal along the trail.)<br \/>\nAnd since Beehive Trail brought such a torturous experience, I won&#8217;t mention it in detail here.<\/p>\n<p>On top of Beehive, there were some decent views of the surrounding landscape. Beehive wasn&#8217;t the tallest mountain in the area, and after a disappointing <del>climb<\/del> wait, I wasn&#8217;t in the mood to appreciate them.<\/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\/13\/DSC_3854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3854.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Newport Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Newport Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3859.jpg\" alt=\"Gorham Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Gorham Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3862.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3857.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\/13\/DSC_3861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3861.jpg\" alt=\"Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Champlain Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3864.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3864.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks on Beehive Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Exposed Rocks on Beehive Mountain<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3854.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Newport Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3859.jpg\" alt=\"Gorham Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3862.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3857.jpg\" alt=\"Islands in Frenchman Bay\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3861.jpg\" alt=\"Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3864.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks on Beehive 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-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\/13\/DSC_3854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3854.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Newport Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Newport Cove<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3859.jpg\" alt=\"Gorham Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gorham Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3862.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3857.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\/13\/DSC_3861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3861.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\/13\/DSC_3864.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3864.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed Rocks on Beehive Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Exposed Rocks on Beehive Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>However, I found some consolation further along the trail at &#8220;The Bowl&#8221;, which was a lake with tranquil waters surrounded by beautiful foliage. More importantly, it&#8217;s a stark contrast to the overcrowding that I had endured on the Beehive Trail. It&#8217;s as if its relatively seclusion possessed some kind of quite magic to sooth my frayed nerves.<\/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\/13\/DSC_3881.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3881.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Bowl<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3883.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3883.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Bowl<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3867.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3867.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Bowl<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3881.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3883.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3867.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/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<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3881.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3881.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3883.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3883.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3867.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3867.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/a><\/br>The Bowl<\/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\/13\/DSC_3868_DSC_3879-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3868_DSC_3879-11.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowl\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Bowl<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20241013_153105.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-m\/20241013_153105.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20241013_153255.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-m\/20241013_153255.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Foliage continued along the trail after leaving The Bowl, onto Gorham Mountain. Most people tackling Beehive took the shorter loop variant down, so the trail towards Gorham Mountain was pretty quiet.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, Gorham Mountain brought salvation as it presented a dazzling display of colors of the southern flank of Cadillac Mountain, likely the most enchanting that I witnessed in Acadia throughout this trip. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(It also helped to have a cloudy overhanging sky, softening what would otherwise be harsh afternoon light.)<\/span><\/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\/13\/DSC_3892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3892.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3896.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3896.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3890.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3890.jpg\" alt=\"Village of Otter Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Village of Otter Creek<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3891.jpg\" alt=\"Otter Cove and Distant Cranberry Isles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Otter Cove and Distant Cranberry Isles<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3892.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3896.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3890.jpg\" alt=\"Village of Otter Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3891.jpg\" alt=\"Otter Cove and Distant Cranberry Isles\" \/><\/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 from Gorham Mountain.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3892.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3896.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3896.jpg\" alt=\"Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cadillac Mountain and Champlain Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3890.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3890.jpg\" alt=\"Village of Otter Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Village of Otter Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3891.jpg\" alt=\"Otter Cove and Distant Cranberry Isles\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Otter Cove and Distant Cranberry Isles<\/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\/13\/DSC_3897_DSC_3906-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3897_DSC_3906-10.jpg\" alt=\"View from Gorham Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Gorham Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Continuing on, a few (unofficial) overlooks along the trail offered views overlooking the coastline, and the foliage in between the mountain and the sea.<\/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\/13\/DSC_3885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3885.jpg\" alt=\"Newport Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newport Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3914.jpg\" alt=\"Newport Cove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newport Cove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3911.jpg\" alt=\"Shore of Mt Desert Island\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shore of Mt Desert Island<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3915.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Foliage on Tree<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3885.jpg\" alt=\"Newport Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3914.jpg\" alt=\"Newport Cove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3911.jpg\" alt=\"Shore of Mt Desert Island\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3915.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Tree\" \/><\/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\/13\/DSC_3885.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3885.jpg\" alt=\"Newport Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newport Cove<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3914.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3914.jpg\" alt=\"Newport Cove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newport Cove<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3911.jpg\" alt=\"Shore of Mt Desert Island\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shore of Mt Desert Island<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3915.jpg\" alt=\"Foliage on Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Foliage on Tree<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Later on, the trail forked into two branches (both ways through). I opted for the more exciting Cadillac Cliffs Path (the eastern one), which followed the base of extensive rocky cliffs.<\/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\/13\/DSC_3916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3916.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail on Metal Rungs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail on Metal Rungs<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3917.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3917.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Cliffs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3918.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Trail under Cliffs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail under Cliffs<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3919.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Cliffs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliffs<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20241013_161706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/20241013_161706.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3916.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Metal Rungs\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3917.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3918.jpg\" alt=\"Trail under Cliffs\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_3919.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/20241013_161706.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-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\/13\/DSC_3916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3916.jpg\" alt=\"Trail on Metal Rungs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail on Metal Rungs<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3917.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3917.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3918.jpg\" alt=\"Trail under Cliffs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail under Cliffs<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3919.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DSC_3919.jpg\" alt=\"Cliffs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliffs<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/20241013_161706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/20241013_161706.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/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\/13\/DSC_3926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3926.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocky Shoreline\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DSC_3928.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_3928.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocky Shoreline\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocky Shoreline<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After getting back to my car from Gorham Mountain, I continued driving along the park. These photos were taken at Otter Point, as some final glimpses of Acadia&#8217;s rugged coastline.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Drone_Tour_of_Somes_Sound\">Drone Tour of Somes Sound<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Since Mt Desert Island was a habited island before the establishment of Acadia National Park, not all of its land was managed by NPS. Therefore, I found a spot along Somes Sound outside the park boundary and launched my drone for an aerial tour of the sound. Somes Sound resembled a long and narrow fjord, but was technically classified as a fjard given its lack of vertical relief.<\/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\/13\/DJI_0901.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0901.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Suminsby Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Suminsby Park<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0899.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0899.jpg\" alt=\"Sargent Cove along Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sargent Cove along Somes Sound<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0904.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0904.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Shores of Somes Sound<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0882_393_C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0882_393_C.jpg\" alt=\"Road along Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road along Somes Sound<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0871.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0871.jpg\" alt=\"Mouth of Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mouth of Somes Sound<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0907.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forest in Foliage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Forest in Foliage<\/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\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0901.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Suminsby Park\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0899.jpg\" alt=\"Sargent Cove along Somes Sound\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0904.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Somes Sound\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0882_393_C.jpg\" alt=\"Road along Somes Sound\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0871.jpg\" alt=\"Mouth of Somes Sound\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0907.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forest in Foliage\" \/><\/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\/13\/DJI_0901.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0901.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Suminsby Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Suminsby Park<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0899.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0899.jpg\" alt=\"Sargent Cove along Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Sargent Cove along Somes Sound<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0904.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0904.jpg\" alt=\"Shores of Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Shores of Somes Sound<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0882_393_C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0882_393_C.jpg\" alt=\"Road along Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Road along Somes Sound<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0871.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0871.jpg\" alt=\"Mouth of Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mouth of Somes Sound<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0907.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Forest in Foliage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Forest in Foliage<\/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\/13\/DJI_0872_DJI_0881-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0872_DJI_0881-10.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0858_DJI_0869-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0858_DJI_0869-12.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/DJI_0885_DJI_0898-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/10\/13\/thumbnails\/DJI_0885_DJI_0898-14.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Somes Sound\" \/><\/a><\/br>Overlooking Somes Sound<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Near its mouth (top), in the middle (center) and near its end (bottom).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/csUls89kVLw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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