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Originally Posted by forgotten username
wow, this cadillac mountain place looks amazing. Love the granite / woods combo. And the proximity of water.
To, those first photos look very fall-like !
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It's Acadia National Park in coastal Maine
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Originally Posted by Steelernation71
Great photos again, Tommy.
Nei--the Maine photos are pretty too, if not that dramatic. My favorites are the ones looking down at the lakes-mountains appear the biggest there. Seems like a nice place to visit for a weekend sometime.
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The mountains aren't big though steep. It's nice break to be able to hike up and get a view in a short time instead of trudging up for hours in thick forest. And the rocky coast and ocean adds to variety. Last day was kinda humid, after going inland a bit I could see puffy vertical cumulus that were absent at Acadia.
Now on to a taller mountain...
Mt. Kathadin
Elevation: 5250 feet
Elevation Gain: 4710 feet
Time: 11 hours
start of the hike looked unpromising, was able to see the mountain the previous evening or morning due to clouds
got better fast
clouds back and forth
nice glacial cirque
open viewpoint at 3100 feet, treeline is only at 3500 feet up here
a few minutes later a cloud retreated. But still looked like a rain cloud
ridge I ascended
looking back down
Path on the rest of the mountain, you can make out a path going up on the right half of the summit. Part to the left of the summit is more steeply sloping
north side of the summit is rather flat topped
Big sign at summit. No LED monitor displaying weather conditions and climate averages. Nor cafeteria or post office.
up ahead
lots of boulders
Was worried clouds and rain could roll in, but it stayed clear. Another fun stretch ahead
Those two guys from Toronto had done the ridge earlier in the week while fogged over. Did it again hoping to get a clear view. Narrow trail spot
looking back
Steep descent with a scramble
and then ascent
nice evening light. Area felt extremely remote. Forest... and more forest, almost no residents to the north.
mountain casts a shadow
mountain was back in the clouds the next morning
Millinocket, 25 miles to the south. Walked around as I need to repair my car before driving hundreds of miles.
coffee shop has no coffee
Portland, Maine is busier. Popular tourist spot and I think most were from Maine, but in a very rural state, it's the only real city to visit even if it isn't big.
There's a six block stretch next to the harbor made up of nothing but red brick buildings. Seems to be for tourists
glass and brick make an odd contrast; city had a surprising amount of new buildings scattered in the center
Main commercial street was filled with people and sidewalk vendors on a FRiday late afternoon. "Love trumps hate" sign may have been to welcome Donald Trump when he held a rally a few blocks away a month ago
Unclear what they were marching about; maybe labor union related
art museum had a painting of Katahdin
and a White Mountains waterfall
residential street a few blocks away
Crowded momunent square. Momument to Maine Civil War soliders
Sunset
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