Bar Harbor, Maine - September, 1994

Yes, that's me sitting on the rocks at the beach at Acadia National Park, just outside of Bar Harbor, Maine. Bar Harbor is the largest town/city located on Mt. Desert Island (pronounced Dessert, like the sweet stuff you eat after dinner). Acadia National Park is also located on the island, and it is just beautiful. In fact, most of the island is part of the Park.

Pictures of Acadia National Park

Pictures from Mt. Desert Island

It has almost been ten years since I was there as I write this, so my memories are a bit fuzzy as to what, exactly, happened and where I went during my long weekend there. I do remember the following very vividly:

• I arranged the trip very soon after I returned from my long, 10-day trip to Yellowstone National Park. I was still in "hyper-travel mode", meaning that I was in a mood to pretty go and see any- and every- thing. I go thru these periodically; they generally last for about 1 year. These periods are then followed by the "no-travel mode", which means I am traveled out and I probably won't go anywhere for a while. A while being six months to a year.
• The trip was over a long weekend in September (but I could not tell you the exact dates, only that it was in the second half of the month). I drove over to Bar Harbor on a Friday, I believe, and returned on a Monday. The drive, one-way, is about nine hours from Albany, New York.
• I stayed at a bread-and-breakfast run by a very nice family. I don't remember the name, but I do remember that the father of the family pretty much took care of the bread-and-breakfast (the mother was a special education teacher), and he was a fantastic tour guide. He had maps and guides and printouts - you name it, he had it. And he knew all the good spots to visit, and was not afraid to tell you about them.
• It was very cold on the Saturday, the day I spent visiting Acadia National Park. It was overcast and gloomy. Even wearing a somewhat heavy ski jacket, I remember being cold. I also took a boat trip over to a nearby island not connected to the mainland, and all passengers on the trip were provided with blankets. That night, it was even colder - I had gone over to the mainland (there was a bridge connecting the island to the mainland) to the Walmart in Trenton (I believe) and bought some flannel pajamas. The innkeeper had even provided me with a space heater for my room because it was off to the side of the main house and was hard to heat. (NOTE: The last night of my stay, I was moved to a room on the second floor of the main house, and had no such heat problems.)
• Sunday was very sunny and much warmer. I went hiking on the west side of the island in Acadia National Park with a couple I just met up with while I was on the trail. I also visited a very rocky beach and spent some time sitting in the hammock of the yard at the inn.

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