Thursday, August 15, 2019

Lakes Road Trip 2019: Last of Acadia and into New Hampshire

We had one last morning in Acadia and we saved the two biggest attractions (both accessible by car, therefore good for a morning when we did not want to sweat). We started by driving up to the top of Cadillac mountain, which has a 360 degree view of the park:



Standing on the highest point of the mountain

Geological mark denoting it as such


 





After driving down the mountain, we headed towards Bass Harbor Lighthouse, which is at the exact other end of the park. We made a quick stop when we saw a sign for homemade blueberry pie and then visited the harbor:


Between the front and back side of the lighthouse, we had a picnic lunch in the woods, which included eating our pie straight from the tin with spoons

This woodpecker started pecking at a tree nearby during our picnic

The view of the lighthouse that appears on the quarter

Exploring the rocks in the harbor





From the lighthouse, we set off towards New Hampshire, making a dinner stop in Augusta, where we got to view the outside of the state house (it was just closing and they did not let us peek inside):



Crest on the window looking into the lobby

The sun was setting as we drove into the White Mountains and it was a beautiful end to the day:


The sun was just about set as we got to our hotel

View from the hotel dining room (this was from breakfast the next morning)



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