Monday 9/28 – Wednesday 9/30

Monday was spent in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. We arrived late Sunday afternoon and had enough time to tour the Mt. Washington Hotel (c.1902). It is a beautiful piece of history.








Tuesday morning was cold but no rain! This would be a perfect day for the ride up the 8 mile Mt. Washington Auto Road. The road is barely 2 lanes wide and is steep. The view is constantly changing from the base of the mountain to the top. Once you reach the top you will have fleeting periods when you are not cloud shrouded! You discover on the way down that you didn’t see all the views.
We finished the day with a couple of short hikes to Crystal Cascade and Glen Ellis Falls, both at Pinkham Notch.








Today (Wednesday) we get the rain coupled with 40 degree temperatures! But…the fun MUST go on!! As we drove to Franconia Notch our hopes were not high. Once again we were reminded that mountain weather has its own rules. As we approached the Flume Trail, the rain became a light mist. We enjoyed our hike to the Flume and Avalanche Falls.
As we drove to our next destination, The Kancamagus Highway, the rain cleared (but the temperature didn’t get above 47). The fall colors are alive and well on the “Kanc”! 34 miles of beautiful scenery, hiking opportunities and history. Dusk comes early up here (like 5:30pm!), so we didn’t hike as much as we would have liked. We did walk to one more waterfall, Sabbaday Falls.

Wednesday 9/23 – Saturday 9/26
A MUCH easier border crossing! A few questions, a peek into the trailer and we were on our way. We have decided to head to Acadia National Park. After a late lunch in Eastport, (yes, one more lobster roll!), we set up camp in Cobscook State Park (we stayed here on the way north). We were able to camp right on the water this time. What a beautiful view we had out the front door.

We were not sure we would be able to get a campsite in Acadia National Park, but we were lucky! It has been 30 years since we camped in Acadia, so it was a re-introduction. Our first hike was on a ranger led tour of the Bridges of Rockefeller’s Carriage Road. This is 57 miles of automobile free roads. Our tour focused on 2 of the 17 granite faced bridges. Great tour!

We next drove to the summit of Cadillac Mountain. It was a very windy, cold day. We spent very little time walking (really, being blown around) outside. I did get a few decent pictures.

Saturday morning we walked to the shore of Otter Cove (just a short distance from the campground). Mark found a fishing shack that appears to be privately owned, but in the park. He also took a great picture of one of the granite faced bridges.

We lunched in Bar Harbor, joined by the passengers of two cruise boats that were in port!!