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Acadia 1

This weekend was a first of sorts…we went camping on Mount Desert Island (spelled like the dry place, pronounced like the one that is fun to eat), which is home to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Paul ordered the jumbo sized tent (and a good thing) from LL Bean, complete with “screened porch.” Even on our first try, it went up as easy as could be!

Our campsite was one away from the water’s edge (a KOA campground), with tidal pools and “beach” (Maine style…mostly rocks) literally a stone’s throw away. At sunset, I headed down to the water:

After I cleared the trees, I spotted a blue heron at some rocks poking up from the low tide:

Considering that the photos were hand-held at very slow shutter speed, I’m amazed that even a few of them turned out! I deleted a bunch, but actually have some good ones!


Our first evening was the chilliest…about 40 degrees Farenheit (that’s maybe 6-8 C? Freezing is 32 F, so warmer than 0 C!). We had a fire, and even though I took a bazillion photos, obviously I needed a tripod. Since I now have one, I’ll have to take it the next time…

And tomorrow I’ll share more pics from our bike ride on the famous “carriage road” network in Acadia. I got to take lots of what I call “reference” photos…the ones I’ll save (bless digital instead of film…I can now afford to take lots!) to use in future quilts….

One Response to “Acadia 1”

  1. martha in ny Says:

    Beautiful pictures. The on time I was in Acadia, we drove up Katadin Mt in the fog and at the top was rainbow. Very 1971!