Ted. For our visit to Maine, we booked an Airbnb in the Bangor area so we could explore a bit of the midcoast region which includes Acadia National Park.
Acadia was the first national park east of the Mississippi and now welcomes over 4 million visitors ever year! The name is an homage to the 17th century French colony of Acadia which included this region. The park consists of a collection of islands and a portion of the mainland.
On our first visit, we drove to Mount Desert Island and hopped on a bus which is the easiest way to get around since the parking lots were jam packed. I took some photos from the bus because it was standing room only and there were lines to get back on.
Getting off at Jordan Pond, we were able to escape the throngs by walking the 4 mile loop along its shores.
Rested and refreshed, we chose to skip the crowds at Bar Harbor and made our way back to Bangor for a chilled beverage.
A couple of days later we drove to Schoodic Point on the mainland part of the park. It was immediately obvious that few people were interested in driving all that way so we just about had the park all to ourselves.
Everywhere we went in Acadia was spectacular but I bet you can guess which part of the park we preferred.
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