The fog was lifting this morning when we left for the Acadia National Park. Our first stop was the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. It sits on the edge of a cliff and is very difficult to photograph without descending the steps down the cliff. After reaching the bottom of the cliff, it is necessary to crawl over about 100 feet of large boulders to reach a point to photograph the lighthouse. It can only be reached at low tide.
The fog was still hugging the water and offered some eerie images.
Our next stop was at an area of the beach that is called Seawall. Seawall is an area of naturally occurring granite, loose boulders, and rock.
The fog looks like it is crawling along the through the trees and over the water.
At 1,532 feet, Cadillac Mountain is the center piece of the Acadia National Park. It is the highest point along the North Atlantic seaboard. It is one of 20 mountains on Desert Island. It is composed of mostly pink granite with forests of spruce and pitch pine.
Looking down from the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the town is Bar Harbor. There are two cruise ships anchored just outside the harbor. The passengers are ferried to Bar Harbor by small boats.
Another view from the summit looks down on the Frenchman Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Normal tide is about eight feet along the southeast coast of Acadia. Note the cave like wear in the rock near center of the photo.
Several lobster boats run out of Bass Harbor. Note the traps on the dock.
Tomorrow we will be returning to Acadia.
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