pudgy_groundhog
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I only post trip reports once in a blue moon, but figured since Steve and I were probably the last VFTT souls to make it to Maine, I thought I might as well post a report. 
Over Labor Day we spent a week in Maine visiting Baxter, the Bold Coast, and Acadia. Given my "motherly condition" (as a ranger put it), our trip was more low key than normal, but still very enjoyable.
We started out in Baxter where we first spent two nights in Nesowadnehunk Field, where we really enjoyed the wide open space for star gazing and we had a female moose serve as our alarm clock one morning. While in this part of the park we hiked Sentinel Mountain, Doubletop, and The Owl and also paid a visit to Niagara Falls and canoed on Daicey Pond.
For our last two nights we stayed at South Branch Pond. Wow -- what a campsite for car camping! We really enjoyed our stay at South Branch Pond and hiking the Traveler Loop was one of the highlights of our trip.
Lazing around South Branch Pond:
Hiking the Traveler Loop:
After Baxter we headed for the coast where we stayed at Cobscook Bay for one night and hiked the Bold Coast trail on the Cutler Preserve. This was another highlight. A nice 10.5 mile loop (~4 miles or so along the coast) with beautiful views of the rugged coast and we had it all to ourselves (besides the seals, porpoises, and bald eagle ).
A few steps from our campsite at Cobscook Bay:
From the Bold Coast:
Our last stop was Acadia. Up to this point we had seen very few people (on several hikes we never saw another person), so Acadia was a little bit of a shock, but it still wasn't nearly as crowded as I expected it to be. We were pretty lackadaisical in Acadia, mainly doing the tourist thing. The highlight in Acadia was attending a tide pool talk with a ranger (our timing was good, they only offer it in the spring and fall -- this was the second talk of the fall season). There was a group of about 20 who met at Ship Harbor and made the short hike to the water. After the ranger, Lisa, debriefed us on tide pooling she set us loose to see what we could find. Everybody brought back their finds and she talked in depth about all the plants and creatures. It was a lot of fun and interesting.
Steve exploring the tide pools:
A starfish:
Anyhow -- that's it in a nutshell. Loved our time up there and hope to make it back eventually.
Thanks for taking a look!
FYI, all of the pictures and some trip notes are here:
Maine 07
Over Labor Day we spent a week in Maine visiting Baxter, the Bold Coast, and Acadia. Given my "motherly condition" (as a ranger put it), our trip was more low key than normal, but still very enjoyable.
We started out in Baxter where we first spent two nights in Nesowadnehunk Field, where we really enjoyed the wide open space for star gazing and we had a female moose serve as our alarm clock one morning. While in this part of the park we hiked Sentinel Mountain, Doubletop, and The Owl and also paid a visit to Niagara Falls and canoed on Daicey Pond.
For our last two nights we stayed at South Branch Pond. Wow -- what a campsite for car camping! We really enjoyed our stay at South Branch Pond and hiking the Traveler Loop was one of the highlights of our trip.
Lazing around South Branch Pond:
Hiking the Traveler Loop:
After Baxter we headed for the coast where we stayed at Cobscook Bay for one night and hiked the Bold Coast trail on the Cutler Preserve. This was another highlight. A nice 10.5 mile loop (~4 miles or so along the coast) with beautiful views of the rugged coast and we had it all to ourselves (besides the seals, porpoises, and bald eagle
).A few steps from our campsite at Cobscook Bay:
From the Bold Coast:
Our last stop was Acadia. Up to this point we had seen very few people (on several hikes we never saw another person), so Acadia was a little bit of a shock, but it still wasn't nearly as crowded as I expected it to be. We were pretty lackadaisical in Acadia, mainly doing the tourist thing.
The highlight in Acadia was attending a tide pool talk with a ranger (our timing was good, they only offer it in the spring and fall -- this was the second talk of the fall season). There was a group of about 20 who met at Ship Harbor and made the short hike to the water. After the ranger, Lisa, debriefed us on tide pooling she set us loose to see what we could find. Everybody brought back their finds and she talked in depth about all the plants and creatures. It was a lot of fun and interesting. Steve exploring the tide pools:
A starfish:
Anyhow -- that's it in a nutshell. Loved our time up there and hope to make it back eventually.
Thanks for taking a look!
FYI, all of the pictures and some trip notes are here:
Maine 07
