Traveling the Maine Coast

August 29, 2019

When people talk about true beauty, they often talk about the golden temples in India, colorful cities in Italy, or bustling life in Singapore. Yet, one does not need to travel halfway around the world to experience true beauty and tranquility – just visit your backyard or even the Maine Coast!

Last week, after years of anticipation, we finished our trek up the Maine Coast and spent a week exploring Acadia National Park. There are not enough words to describe the natural beauty that the Maine Coast and Acadia portrayed. From countless hikes (yes, hikes) to exploring the various antique stores across the island the trip was truly unforgettable.

Many of the mornings we spent hiking the various trails that are part of Acadia. The hikes were spectacular, despite the countless mosquito bites I got. Since we stayed in Southwest Harbor, out of the hustle and bustle of Bar Harbor we had access to many of quieter hiking trials. As such, we explored the Seawall and hiked both the Wonderland and Ship Harbor trails in Southwest Harbor. We even adventured up Cadillac Mountain, but due to the fog was unable to hike or get many pictures. One of our longer hikes was the Jordan Pond loop at 3.5 miles – which accounted for some of the most breathtaking pictures of the trip. All in all, we hiked 30+ miles during our week in Acadia. Below are pictures from our hikes, but none of the pictures begin do the scenery justice:

Besides our hikes, we also spent some parts of the days exploring the small Maine seacoast towns and the various antique shops the area had to offer. Although we loved driving town to town in search of the next antique store, we quickly found that the prices were extremely high. Therefore, these adventures were more for the fun of it, not necessarily buying. The benefit of going town to town is we got to try various restaurants and have countless lobster rolls! Here are some of our pictures from exploring the various towns and shops on Mount Desert Island:

If you ever want to see true beauty, without having to travel around the world or spend a lot of money consider a trip up the Maine Coast and time in Acadia. It will be a trip you will never forget (I know I will not)!