Acadia National Park – October 2022

Acadia National Park – October 2022

by Kim · Published October 17, 2022 · Updated October 20, 2022

Acadia National Park – October 2022

I'm still having a hard time believing we are in Maine! In October! At Acadia National Park! God's goodness and beautiful creation is overwhelming. The second weekend in Maine we spend three days seeing as much as we could of the park and Bar Harbor.

There is no way we could capture the beauty of the Maine coast, but I tried really hard!

Walking the trail from Thunder Hole to Sand Beach in Acadia National Park. It was so beautiful. It was hard to believe we were actually doing it!

Dale is writing in the sand. Sand Beach is really a nice place to spend an afternoon.

I had to get my toes in the Atlantic Ocean!

Sand Beach in Acadia. It was sunny but chilly. There were people swimming too!

Cadillac Mountain selfie.

Dale's is a "donkey on the edge!"

Sunset from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia. We couldn't get tickets to the sunrise because it is so popular, so we enjoyed the sunset instead!

The Subaru looks great on Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park.

Twice we ate at a restaurant called Route 66. It was filled to the brim with interesting Americana stuff!

Ice cream! A great way to finish up Saturday's activities in Bar Harbor.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Dale leads the way through the Wild Gardens of Acadia. It was so beautiful!

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Wild Gardens of Acadia.

Sunday morning we headed to Gorham Mountain Trail.

Thankfully there are blue paint marks to guide our way along the path.

Gorham trail had a lot of beautiful terrain.

The view of Otter Cove from Gorham Mountain.

We made it to the top of Gorham Mountain.

A view of the restaurant. The wait could be two hours or more. We were blessed with about a 30 minute wait.

Jordan Lake Restaurant is know for its popovers. For more than 100 years there has been a restaurant on the shore of Jordan Pond.

Dale and I enjoyed Sunday lunch at the Jordan House Restaurant. You can see the famous popover on the right. It was just okay.

The view of Jordan Pond from the restaurant. We decided to come back the following day for the hike around the pond.

The first part of the walk around Jordan Pond was a wooden path with beautiful sights on the left and right.

A beaver didn't finish the job!

One of many beautiful views of Jordan Pond.

It was a cloudy day but still a great day to be outside.

Dale let me borrow his cap to keep my ears warm. The wind was chilly.

The evergreens only add to the beauty of the changing leaves.

A nice lady offered to take our photo. Olan Mills backdrops don't hold a candle to this!

My hunky outdoorsy man!

The path was so easy to walk and gave plenty of opportunities to look at the leaves.

I couldn't help but take a hundred photos!

A secret beach along the pond's edge. Only a few thousand people know about it. haha

You can see the beaver lodge under the yellow-leafed tree. There was a lot of beaver teeth marks on trees around the pond.

A view across the pond. It was a 3.3 mile walk around the entire thing.

You may be able to see how clear the water is. It was beautiful. No swimming is allowed.

The trail starts and ends from the Jordan Pond House.

After the walk we grabbed some coffee and watched people eat down on the lawn.

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