Acadia National Park-Day 8

When we were at Acadia National Park before we took a trolley tour around it, which was very informative, but this time we just wanted to take our time and go on our own. We stopped at the visitors center and got a narrative cd to listen to in our car as you went around the park at your own pace. There are a few very large homes that some folks have for summer homes. 

I love the rocky ledges

 This is the only part of the island that has a sandy beach, the rest is all rock.

 Not too far after leaving Sand Beach you come to Thunder Hole. When we were here before the water was at high tide and was very impressive. The water was splashing up to where you see the people on the left.  If you look close to the upper right of the tall rock, this crazy guy was leaning over and using an under water camera to take pictures of the sounds from where Thunder Hole gets its name.

 This is actually it. The water goes up under the rocks and when it comes back out it make a loud roaring sound when the tide is high.

 Just more rocky ledges. The formations and colors are amazing.

 We had stopped before going into the park and bought some sandwiches and stopped about halfway around and sat on a ledge and ate. This was a boat that had come into check his lobster pots.

  Another nice summer house to our right where we were sitting.

         Our eating partner. He was very polite and didn't bother us.

 This is one of the many rock bridges that President Theodore Roosevelt suggested to build for carriage rides and still active today. 

 At the park the high-lite is to go to the top of Cadillac Mountain. The view is just amazing. I won't bore you with all the details, but here it is. Buddy took so many pictures, I have had a hard time finding the best ones to post. It was a bit hazy, but still nice.

 This is Bar Harbor (zoomed in) from Cadillac Mountain.

 Yep, we walked back up this from getting pictures.